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Graishmika, ³Ò°ù²¹¾±á¹£m¾±°ì²¹: 7 definitions

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Graishmika 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 ³Ò°ù²¹¾±á¹£m¾±°ì²¹ can be transliterated into English as Graismika or Graishmika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

³Ò°ù²¹¾±á¹£m¾±°ì²¹ (गà¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤·à¥à¤®à¤¿à¤�).—Summer; Mitra and Varuṇa, Atri and Vasiṣṭha, Taká¹£aka and Rambha, MenakÄ and SahajanyÄ, HahÄ and HahÅ«, Rathasvana and Rathacitra, Pauruá¹£eya and Vadha, all reside with the sun.*

  • * VÄyu-purÄṇa 52. 6.
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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

³Ò°ù²¹¾±á¹£m¾±°ì²¹ (गà¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤·à¥à¤®à¤¿à¤�) refers to “summerâ€� (i.e., Grīṣma), according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “If the course of Mercury should just precede that of Venus, and if Mercury should then have either disappeared or reappeared, there will be rain in the land; diseases and bilious jaundice [i.e., pittajarogaâ€�rogÄn pittaja kÄmalÄṃśca] will afflict mankind; the crops of Grīṣma [i.e., ²µ°ù²¹¾±á¹£m¾±°ì²¹] will flourish ; ascetics, persons who have performed sacrificial rites, physicians, dancers or wrestlers, horses, the VaiÅ›yas, cows, rulers in their chariots and all yellow objects will perish and the west will sufferâ€�.

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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

³Ò°ù²¹¾±á¹£m¾±°ì²¹ (गà¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤·à¥à¤®à¤¿à¤�).â€�a. Relating to summer; गà¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤·à¥à¤®à¥Œ मासौ गोपà¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¾à¤µà¤•à¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¨à¥ (²µ°ù²¹¾±á¹£m²¹u mÄsau goptÄrÄvakurvan) Av.15.4.2.

See also (synonyms): ²µ°ù²¹¾±á¹£m²¹.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³Ò°ù²¹¾±á¹£m¾±°ì²¹ (गà¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤·à¥à¤®à¤¿à¤�).—[adjective] relating to the summer.

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

1) ³Ò°ù²¹¾±á¹£m¾±°ì²¹ (गà¥à¤°à¥ˆà¤·à¥à¤®à¤¿à¤�):—[from ²µ°ù²¹¾±á¹£m²¹] mfn. = grīṣmam adhÄ«te veda vÄ [gana] ±¹²¹²õ²¹²Ô³ÙÄå»å¾±

2) [v.s. ...] n. anything that grows in summer, [VarÄha-mihira’s Bá¹›hat-saṃhitÄ ix, 43]

3) [v.s. ...] [xl, 2].

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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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