Purvaparayata, ū貹ⲹٲ: 3 definitions
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Purvaparayata 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Termsū貹ⲹٲ (पूर्वापराय�).—Directed east to west. Note: ū貹ⲹٲ is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryū貹ⲹٲ (पूर्वापराय�):—[from pūrvpara > pūrva] mf()n. running from east to west, [Ktyyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 49 < [Volume 3 (1874)]
History of Science in South Asia
Bhskara I on the Construction of the Armillary Sphere < [Vol. 3 (2015)]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 5) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]