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Golakshana, ҴDZṣaṇa, Go-lakshana: 4 definitions

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Golakshana 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 ҴDZṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Golaksana or Golakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Golakshana in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Jyotiṣa

ҴDZṣaṇa (गोलक्ष�) refers to the “signs of cows� and is the name of the fiftieth chapter of the Gārgīyadzپṣa. It is similar to the 61th chapter of Vārahamihira’s work known as the Bṛhatsaṃhitā. The Gārgīyadzپṣa is one of the most comprehensive of Garga’s texts and written in the form of a dialogue between Krauṣṭuki (Ṛṣiputra) and Garga discussing astral and other omens, comprising a total of sixty-two chapters (viz., -ṣaṇa), known as ṅg and summarized in the Aṅgasamuddiśa (“enumeration of the divisions�, introductory portion).

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

ҴDZṣaṇa (गोलक्ष�) refers to �(knowledge regarding the) features of a cow�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “A true Astrologer is also one who has thoroughly mastered the Science of Saṃhitā. [...] It also treats of the prediction of events from the flight of the 첹ñᲹԲ and from the appearance of various abnormal phenomena, of expiatory ceremonies; of miscellaneous planetary phenomena; of ṛt-첹; of the royal sword; of 貹ṭa; of the features of a house cock, a cow [i.e., ū], a sheep, a horse, an elephant, a man and a woman. It also treats of the treatment of women; of moles in the body; of injuries to shoes and clothes; of hairy fans; of walking sticks: of beds and seats; of lamplight; of tooth brush and the like�.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Golakshana in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ҴDZṣaṇa (गोलक्ष�):—[=-ṣaṇa] [from go] n. ‘marks of a cow� See ܱṣaṇi첹.

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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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