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Kshayakrit, °­á¹£a²â²¹°ìá¹›t: 5 definitions

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Kshayakrit 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.

The Sanskrit term °­á¹£a²â²¹°ìá¹›t can be transliterated into English as Ksayakrt or Kshayakrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

°­á¹£a²â²¹°ìá¹›t (कà¥à¤·à¤¯à¤•ृतà¥) refers to “that which causes loss and ruinâ€�, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “The five years of the eleventh yuga areâ€�1. Piá¹…gala, 2. KÄlayukta, 3. SiddhÄrtha, 4. Raudra, 5. Durmati. In the first year there will be much rain and fear from thieves and mankind will suffer from consumption of the lungs and the like asthmatic complaints. In the year KÄlayukta mankind will suffer from various evils; but in SiddhÄrtha they will be happy in more ways than one. In the year Raudra mankind will suffer much and there will be loss and ruin [i.e., °ìá¹£a²â²¹°ìá¹›t] in the land. In Durmati there will be moderate rainâ€�.

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Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

°­á¹£a²â²¹°ìá¹›t (कà¥à¤·à¤¯à¤•ृतà¥).—[adjective] making an end, destroying (—Â�).

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

1) °­á¹£a²â²¹°ìá¹›t (कà¥à¤·à¤¯à¤•ृतà¥):—[=°ìá¹£a²â²¹-°ìá¹›t] [from °ìá¹£a²â²¹ > ká¹£i] mfn. causing ruin or loss or destruction, [VarÄha-mihira’s YogayÄtrÄ; Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ xi; SuÅ›ruta]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (t) (= °ìá¹£a²â²¹) Name of the last year of the sixty years' Bá¹›haspati cycle.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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