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Saurashtrika, ³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù¾±°ì²¹: 7 definitions

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Saurashtrika 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 ³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù¾±°ì²¹ can be transliterated into English as Saurastrika or Saurashtrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù¾±°ì²¹ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤�) or SaurÄṣṭra refers to an ancient kingdom or tribe of people, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “If Mars should be eclipsed by RÄhu [—the eclipsed or eclipsing lunar or solar disc as the case may be], the people of Ä€vanti, those living on the banks of the KÄverÄ« and the Narmada and haughty princes will be afflicted with miseries. [...] If Saturn should be so eclipsed, the people of Marubhava, of Puá¹£kara and of SaurÄṣṭra, the minerals, the low classes inhabiting the Arbuda hills, and the hillmen of Gomanta and PÄriyÄtrÄ will perish immediatelyâ€�.

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù¾±°ì²¹ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤�).â€�

1) A kind of poison.

2) Bell-metal, brass.

Derivable forms: ²õ²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù¾±°ì²¹³¾ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤•मà¥�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù¾±°ì²¹ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤�).—n.

(-°ì²¹á¹�) A sort of poison, (that of a kind of snake according to some, but according to others, a vegetable or mineral.) E. ²õ³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù²¹ the country, and á¹»·²¹°ì aff.

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

1) ³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù¾±°ì²¹ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤�):—[from ²õ²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù²¹] mfn. belonging to SurÄt, [VarÄha-mihira’s Bá¹›hat-saṃhitÄ]

2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the inhabitants of SurÄt, [Caraka]

3) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of poison (cf. [preceding]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] bell-metal, brass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṭ°ù¾±°ì²¹ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤�):â€�(°ì²¹á¹�) 1. n. A sort of poison.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

SaurÄṣṭrikÄ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤•ा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³§´Ç°ù²¹á¹­á¹­³ó¾±²âÄå.

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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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