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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब) refers to the “solar disc”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The dark spots, also known as ketus, the sons of Rāhu are Tāmasa, Kīlaka and the like, and are 33 in number. How they affect the earth depends upon their color, position and shape. [...] If there should appear on the solar disc [i.e., sūryabimba] ketus other than the thirty-three already mentioned, or spots pike like in shape the effects of these and of solar eclipses are the same as those assigned to them in the Chapters (V and XI) on Rāhucāra and Ketucāra. The princes of the countries in which the spots are visible will be afflicted with miseries”.

Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)

Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब) refers to the “sun’s orb”, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[...] Now the characteristics of the ground on which the water clock is to be set up. On a ground, sloped to the east and north, which has been smeared with cow-dung, a vessel called kuṇḍa, faultless (avraṇa) and auspicious, should be placed ... upon grains of rice and should be encircled with thread dyed in saffron; then it should be filled with clear water. The water clock (i.e. the bowl) should be placed on the placid water in the basin, when the Sun’s orb is half visible [i.e., sūryabimba-ardhadarśana], after worshipping Gaṇeśa and the Sun, and after bowing to the teacher and to the personal deity. [...]”.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब) refers to the “sun”, according to the Kulakaulinīmata 5.88-99.—Accordingly, “The goddess (Tripurabhairavī) is red like vermillion and the Bandhūka flower. [...] A rosary, brilliant like a hundred suns [i.e., śatasūrya-samaprabha], is in the right hand. She makes a fear dispelling gesture with the left and a boon-bestowing one with the right. The garland around her neck hangs down to her feet. Its form divine and enveloped in blazing flames brilliant like the sun [i.e., sūryabimba-nibha], it looks like red coral. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब) or Sūryabimbalakṣaṇa (lit. “chapter concerning the sun-design) is the name of chapter 13 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—Description of the chapter [sūryabimba-lakṣaṇa]: Given the single lotus-motif, certain alterations can be made to produce the so-called “sun-design”—which is supposed to contain Brahma (1-13).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Google Books: Consecration Rituals In South Asia

Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब) is employed during rituals related to the re-installation of damaged idols from the temple, according to Kerala ritual texts such as the Śaivāgamanibandhana, Prayogamañjarī and the Īśanagurudevapaddhati.—[...] A rope made of grass and the hair from a cow’s tail is tied to the idol and the other end to the neck of a bull standing in front of the sanctum. Then all five pull the idol from its pīṭha and replace it supine on the pīṭha, with the head on the southern side, and wash it with water. The priest once more moves the vāsanāśakti from the idol to the sūryabimba, and covers it with cloth. The idol is brought out of the sanctum with the head foremost. [...]

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

India history and geography

Source: Academia: Ritual Period: A Comparative Study of Three Newar Buddhist Menarche Manuals

Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब) refers to the “(Darśana of the) reflection of the sun”.—Barha is the name of a ritual for pre-puberty Newar girls which involves women leading the girl children out of their seclusion and, in an open space, make them engage ritually with images of the sun god and the sun itself, thus performing the Sūryadarśana. [...] Part of the ritual is “Performing the Darśana of the Reflection of Sūrya” (‘sūryabimba darśana yānācvaṃgu’)

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sūryabimba (सूर्यबिंब).—n (S) The disk of the sun.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sūryabimba (सूर्यबिंब).—n The disk of the sun.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब).—the disc of the sun.

Derivable forms: sūryabimbaḥ (सूर्यबिम्बः).

Sūryabimba is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūrya and bimba (बिम्ब).

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

Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब).—[neuter] the orb of the sun.

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

1) Sūryabimba (सूर्यबिम्ब):—[=sūrya-bimba] [from sūrya > sūr] m. or n. the disc of the sun, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a sacred place, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Suryabimba 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sūryabiṃba (ಸೂರ್ಯಬಿಂಬ):—[noun] the disc of the sun.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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