Dashami

Dashami (Sanskrit: दशमी, romanized: Daśamī) is the Sanskrit word for "tenth",¹ and is the tenth day in the lunar fortnight (Paksha) of the Hindu calendar. Each month has two Dashami days, being the tenth day of the "bright" (Shukla) and of the "dark" (Krishna) fortnights respectively.² Dashami occurs on the tenth and the twenty-fifth day of each month.

Occasions

The Hindu observance of Vijayadashami, celebrated during the festival of Navarati, falls on a dashami.³

References

Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita Grammar: An Introductory Course Based on Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī's Śrī Hārināmāmṛta-vyākaraṇam. Shri Krishna Balarama Mandir. 2001. p. 33.
Manish Verma (2013). Fasts and Festivals of India. New Delhi: Diamond Pocket Books. p. 10. ISBN 9788171820764.
Anne T. Mocko (2016). Demoting Vishnu: Ritual, Politics, and the Unraveling of Nepal's Hindu Monarchy. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780190275228.

Pt. Vilas Thuse. "Dasara - Vijaya Dashami". Holy World of Astrology and Pooja Vidhi. Pt. Vilas Thuse. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2015.

[1] Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita Grammar: An Introductory Course Based on Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī's Śrī Hārināmāmṛta-vyākaraṇam. Shri Krishna Balarama Mandir. 2001. p. 33.

[2] Manish Verma (2013). Fasts and Festivals of India. New Delhi: Diamond Pocket Books. p. 10. ISBN 9788171820764.

[3] Anne T. Mocko (2016). Demoting Vishnu: Ritual, Politics, and the Unraveling of Nepal's Hindu Monarchy. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780190275228.

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