पक्षति

{ pakṣatiḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पक्षति  f.  f. the root or pit of a bird's wing, [VS.]; [Kāv.]; [Rājat.] ( cf. [Pāṇ. 5-2, 25])
-ता  f. the feathers or plumage of a bird, [Kād.]; [Bālar.] ( ifc.; f.)

ROOTS:

ता

°ती   the first तिथि or day of the half month (also ), [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पक्षतिः [pakṣatiḥ]  f. f.
The root of a wing; अलिखञ्चञ्चुपुटेन पक्षती [N.2.2;] खङ्गच्छिन्नजटायुपक्षतिः [U.3.43;] [Si.11.26;] पार्श्व- द्वितयसंसक्तनिषङ्गद्वयपक्षतौ [Śiva.B.29.16.]
The first day of a lunar fortnight.

Shabda-Sagara

पक्षति  f.  ( -तिः-ती)
1. The first day of the half month.
2. The root or insertion of a wing.
E. पक्ष a fortnight, &c. तिन् aff. and ङीष् optionally added.

ROOTS:

पक्ष तिन् ङीष्