Saurashtrika, ³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù¾±°ì²¹: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù¾±°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 Varahamihira³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù¾±°ì²¹ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤�) or SaurÄá¹£á¹ra 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 SaurÄá¹£á¹ra, the minerals, the low classes inhabiting the Arbuda hills, and the hillmen of Gomanta and PÄriyÄtrÄ will perish immediatelyâ€�.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù¾±°ì²¹ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤�).â€�
1) A kind of poison.
2) Bell-metal, brass.
Derivable forms: ²õ²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù¾±°ì²¹³¾ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤•मà¥�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù¾±°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°ùÄåṣṰù²¹ the country, and á¹»·²¹°ì aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù¾±°ì²¹ (सौराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤�):—[from ²õ²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù²¹] 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 Dictionary³§²¹³Ü°ùÄåṣṰù¾±°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)SaurÄá¹£á¹rikÄ (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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Full-text: Saroshtrika, Soratthiya, Sorashtrika, Saroshtika, Saurashtra, Visha.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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Bhagavad-gita Mahatmya (by N.A. Deshpande)
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
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Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
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