Navagraha, Navan-graha, 狈补惫补驳谤补丑腻, Nava-graha: 19 definitions

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In Buddhism
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In Jainism
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2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Navagraha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

Hands that indicate the Nine Planets (nava-graha):

厂奴谤测补,
Candra,
础峁単腻谤补办丑补,
Budha,
叠峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈,
艢耻办谤补,
艢补苍补颈蝉肠补谤补,
Rahu,
Ketu;

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Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (艣ilpa)

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す) refers to the 鈥渘ine planetary divinities鈥�, images of which are found scattered within Hindu temples.鈥擳. A. Gopinath Rao points out the specificities of each temple by saying that each temple is filled with numerous images of gods, goddesses, 辫补谤颈惫腻谤补-诲别惫补迟补蝉 (gods related in a family), devas (attendants to the gods), 艣腻濒补驳谤腻尘腻蝉 (cakra鈥揳n ammonite shell), 产腻苍补濒颈峁単腻蝉 (egg-shaped pebbles), yantras (mystic and magical diagrams engraved upon metallic plates), navagrahas (the nine planetary divinities), certain divine animals and birds, certain holy rivers, tanks, trees and sepulchers of saints.

The nine planets are:鈥�

S奴rya (Sun),
Candra (Moon),
A峁単膩raka (Mars),
Budha (Mercury),
B峁沨aspat墨 (Jupiter),
艢ukra (Venus),
艢ani or 艢anai艣cara (Saturn),
R膩hu (dragon鈥檚 head),
Ketu (dragon鈥檚 tail).

Few planets are discussed with respect to the hastas in Bharatanatyam and iconography.

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Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す) refers to the 鈥渘ine planets鈥�, according to the 膧艣val膩yana驳峁沨测补pari艣i峁ａ弓a (2.3).鈥擺Images of and offerings to grahas]鈥擳he materials which are used to compose the images (辫谤补迟颈尘腻) of the grahas [i.e., navagraha] are prescribed: red copper (Sun), crystal (Moon), red sandal-wood (Mars), gold (Mercury and Jupiter), silver (Venus), iron (Saturn), lead (R膩hu) and white copper (Ketu) [i.e., 办腻峁僺测补]. Such prescriptions for the planetary images are not found in 驳峁沨测补 texts except in the 膧艣val膩yana驳峁沨测补pari艣i峁ａ弓a (2.3) where the materials [i.e., for the nava辫谤补迟颈尘腻] are almost the same as those in Y膩j帽avalkyasm峁泃i, the only difference being the use of saffron for Mercury instead of gold. According to the 艢膩ntikalpa (13.3), red copper (Sun and Mars), gold (Mercury and Jupiter), silver (Moon and Venus), and black iron (Saturn, R膩hu, and Ketu) are used.

: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (astronomy)

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す) refers to the 鈥渘ine planets鈥�, according to the 艢补苍墨办补迟丑腻 by J墨vanad膩saka Bh墨v膩峁嚹� (classified as literature dealing with astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he nine planets (navagraha) quarelled about their relative greatness. They first went to Indra to solve the debate. He did not find any solution and sent them to king Vikram膩ditya who was to decide who is great or who is small. [...]鈥�.

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Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� 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.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: Apam Napat: Indian Mythology

In Indian Astrology, the nine planets are :

Surya the sun,
Chandra the moon,
Budha (Mercury),
Shukra (Venus),
Brihaspati (Jupiter) also known as Guru,
Angaraka (Mars),
Shani (Saturn),
Rahu
and Ketu.

Parvati, in her role as Shakti, is said to the overlord of these planets. According to the Puranas, the planets control all aspects of our lives. Even the Gods themselves are not exempt from their influence.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す) refers to category of afflictions [i.e., 苍补惫补驳谤补丑腻谤颈峁ａ弓补-艣腻苍迟颈-办腻尘补苍腻谤迟丑补峁�], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す) refers to a group of deities representing the 鈥渘ine planets鈥�, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.鈥擳he Jainas following the earlier Brahmanic tradition reduced the Planetary system to a group of iconic representations, which constitute an important class of gods known as Jyoti峁a-Devas. [...] In the discoveries of Jaina scriptures, we have had very little instance of meeting with the separate figures of their nine planets (navagraha).

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography (history)

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す) refers to the 鈥渘ine planets鈥�.鈥擣rom time immemorial people in India believed in the power of the planets [viz., navagraha] either for evil or for good. That belief is still current. The Hindus, Buddhists and Jainas alike shared in this belief, and in all these three religious systems the planets were deified and they were given a form, weapon and colour.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す).鈥攎 (S) The nine planets; viz. the sun, moon, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, rahu, ketu. 2 Revilingly or irrisively. A term for an association or band of persons; answering to Crew, pack, knot, gang.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す).鈥�m The nine planets. A term for an association or band of persons; answering to Crew, pack, knot, gang.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

狈补惫补驳谤补丑腻 (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す啶�).鈥�m. (pl.) the nine planets. (the sun, the moon, 5 planets, 谤腻丑耻 and ketu; see under graha. -gva nine-fold, consisting of nine. -肠补峁囜笉颈办腻 f. the nine 肠补峁囜笉颈办腻s (艣ailaputr墨, brahmac膩ri峁嚹�, candragha峁囜弓膩, k奴峁膩峁囜笉膩, skanda- m膩t膩, k膩ty膩yan墨, mah膩gaur墨, k膩lar膩tri, siddhid膩); Cha峁囜笉墨 P膩峁環a.

Derivable forms: 苍补惫补驳谤补丑腻岣� (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す啶距).

狈补惫补驳谤补丑腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms navan and 驳谤补丑腻 (啶椸啶班す啶�).

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

狈补惫补驳谤补丑腻 (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す啶�).鈥攎. plu.

(-丑腻岣�) The nine planets, or sun, moon, five planets, and the ascending and descending nodes. E. nava for navan, and graha a planet.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す).鈥攁dj. lately caught, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 58, 2.

Navagraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nava and graha (啶椸啶班す).

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

1) Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す):鈥擺=nava-graha] [from nava] 1. nava-graha mfn. (for 2. See 4. nava) recently caught. Kad.

2) [=nava-graha] [from nava] 2. nava-graha m. [plural] the 9 planets (id est. sun, moon, 5 planets with R膩hu and Ketu), [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す):鈥擺nava-graha] (丑腻岣�) 1. m. plu. Sun, moon, five planets and the nodes.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Navagraha (嗖ㄠ驳嗖椸硩嗖班补):鈥擺noun] (astrol.) (pl.) the nine planets that supposedly rule the destiny of all beings.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Navagraha (啶ㄠさ啶椸啶班す):鈥攏. Astron. the 'nine' planets, viz. Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Rahu and Ketu;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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