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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Ūrdhvakaṇṭha (ऊर्ध्वकण्ठ) refers to a country belonging to “Āgneyī (south-eastern division)” classified under the constellations of Āśleṣā, Maghā and Pūrvaphālguni, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Āśleṣā, Maghā and Pūrvaphālguni represent the south-eastern division consisting of [i.e., Ūrdhvakaṇṭha] [...]”.

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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

Ūrdhvakaṇṭha (ऊर्ध्वकण्ठ).—a. with the neck upraised.

-ṇṭhī Name of a plant (mahāśatāvarī).

Ūrdhvakaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūrdhva and kaṇṭha (कण्ठ).

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

1) Ūrdhvakaṇṭha (ऊर्ध्वकण्ठ):—[=ūrdhva-kaṇṭha] [from ūrdhva] m. [plural] Name of a people, [VbṛS.]

2) Ūrdhvakaṇṭhā (ऊर्ध्वकण्ठा):—[=ūrdhva-kaṇṭhā] [from ūrdhva-kaṇṭha > ūrdhva] f. a species of asparagus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Urdhvakantha 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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Partial matches: Urdhva, Kantha.

Starts with: Urdhvakanthaka.

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