విజయదశమి

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) + Telugu దశమి (daśami, “the tenth day of a lunar fortnight”).

Noun

విజయదశమి • (vijayadaśami) ? (plural విజయదశములు)

The tenth day of the month Asvayuja, being the day after the festival to Sarasvati, when all books, arms and instruments of trade are worshipped.

References

Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1168

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