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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Sopaplava (सोपप्लव) (Cf. Sopadrava) refers to “suffering” or “destruction”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the eclipses should fall in the lunar month of Vaiśākha cotton, gingelly and beans will be injured; the Ikṣvākus, the Yaudheyas, the Śakas and the Kaliṅgas will suffer [i.e., sopaplava]; but there will be prosperity over the land”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sopaplava (सोपप्लव).—a.

1) Afflicted with any great calamity.

2) Invaded or overrun by enemies.

3) Eclipsed (as the sun or moon); ब्रह्मघोषैर्विरहितः पर्वतोऽयं न शोभते । रजसा तमसा चैव सोमः सोपप्लवो यथा (brahmaghoṣairvirahitaḥ parvato'yaṃ na śobhate | rajasā tamasā caiva somaḥ sopaplavo yathā) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.328.13.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sopaplava (सोपप्लव).—m.

(-vaḥ) The sun or moon in eclipse. f.

(-vā) 1. Afflicted with great calamities. 2. Over-run by enemies. 3. Eclipsed, (as the sun or moon.) E. sa with, upaplava a portent, an eclipse.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sopaplava (सोपप्लव).—m. the sun or moon in eclipse.

Sopaplava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and upaplava (उपप्लव).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sopaplava (सोपप्लव):—mfn. eclipsed (as the sun or moon), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) afflicted with any great calamity, overrun or attacked by enemies, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sopaplava (सोपप्लव):—[so+paplava] (vaḥ) 1. m. The sun or moon in eclipse.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sopaplava in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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