Traigarta: 5 definitions
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Traigarta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraTraigarta (त्रैगर्त) or Trigarta refers to an ancient kingdom or tribe of people, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 10), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the course of Saturn should lie through the constellation of Viśākhā, the Trigartas, the Chinese and the Kulūtas, saffron, lac, crops and everything of bright, red or crimson colour will suffer. If the course of Saturn should lie through the constellation of Anurādhā, the Kulūtas, the Taṅgaṇas, the Khasas, the people of Kāśmīra, ministers, drivers and bell-ringers will suffer, and friends will turn into enemies”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTraigarta (त्रैगर्त).—i. e. trigarta + a (and traigartaka traigarta + ka), I. adj. Proper to the Trigartas, Mahābhārata 4, 1117. Ii. m. 1. A prince of the Trigartas, Mahābhārata 4, 1070. 2. pl. = Trigarta. Iii. f. tī, A princess of the Trigartas, Mahābhārata 1, 3788.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Traigarta (त्रैगर्त):—[from traiṃśa] mfn. = taka, [Mahābhārata iv, 1117]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([gana] yaudheyādi, [Pāṇini 4-1, 111]) a Trigarta prince, [Mahābhārata iv, vi; Rājataraṅgiṇī v]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the Trigartas, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā x, xvi f.]
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Starts with: Traigartaka, Traigartayana, Traigartayanaka, Traigartayani.
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Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 5 - State of Knowledge in the Atharvaveda-Parisistas < [Chapter 2c - General study of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)