Pragvatakula, ʰ岵ṭaܱ, Pragvata-kula: 2 definitions
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Pragvatakula 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)
: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasiṃha and the Early Transmission of Tājika Astrologyʰ岵ṭaܱ (प्राग्वाटकुल) refers to a particular clan (anvaya).—The other potentially earliest preserved work on Tājika doctrine was authored by Samarasiṃha, who traces his ancestry through the Prāgvāṭa clan (anvaya). According to Pingree, Samarasiṃha wrote his Gaṇakabhūṣaṇa or Tājikatantrasāra or Karmaprakāśikā in Gujarāt in 1274. The ʰ岵ṭaܱ is a mixed Jain and Hindu kinship group, known today as Porwad or Porwal and generally considered to form part of the non-Brahman Baniyā or merchant caste.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa 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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰ岵ṭaܱ (प्राग्वाटकुल):—[=岵-ṭa-ܱ] [from prāg > prāñc] n. Name of a family, [Bhadrabāhu-caritra]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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: Pragvata, Kola.
Full-text: Pragvata, Samarasimha.
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