( -ṣaḥ-ṣī-ṣaṃ) Astrological, astronomical, relating to the heavenly bodies. Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ṣam 1 Astronomy, astrology, the science of the course of the heavenly bodies and divisions of time resting thereon कलामात्रा- विशेषज्ञाञ् ज्योतिषे च परं गतान् ( kalāmātrā- viśeṣajñāñ jyotiṣe ca paraṃ gatān) Rām.7.94.7.Ģ) One of the six Vedāṅgas (being a short tract on astronomy). Jyotisha in Sanskrit glossary Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary 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.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa 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). Note: Jyotiṣa is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry. Jyotiṣa (ज्योतिष).-Astronomy and astrology. Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms He must be of noble birth and of agreeable appearance meek, truthful and without jealousy of proportional limbs of joints well built and of good growth have no physical defects be of fine hands, feet, nails, eyes, chin, teeth, ears, forehead, eye-brows and head of fine physique and of high, sonorous voice”. Jyotiṣa (ज्योतिष) or Jyotiṣaka refers to an “astrologer” (one who is versed in Saṃhita, Astronomy and Horoscopy), 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, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. Jyotisha in Jyotisha glossary Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE. The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. Jyotiṣa (ज्योतिष).-The science of Astronomy begins in Dvāpara 1 a part of Viṣṇu 2 attributed to Garga who learnt it from Śeṣa.
(See full article at Story of Jyotiṣa from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani) Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index But even before that time astronomy had fully expanded and grown in Bhārata. History tells us that 3000 years before Christ there were astronomers in Babylon. From the very ancient days men believed that these planets and stars in the sky played an important part in controlling the growth and activities of all the living and non-living things in the world.Īstrology has been a recognized science in Egypt, China and India from very ancient days. The heavenly bodies are the sun, the moon, the other planets and the stars etc. Jyotiṣa is the science about the stars and heavenly bodies. Jyotisha in Purana glossary Source: : Puranic Encyclopedia This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. context informationĪrthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. Later on, this office was entrusted to Kāyastha Jannigadeva. For example: During the reign of Gaṇapatideva, the area extending between Pānagal to Mārjavāḍi was entrusted to Gaṇḍapeṇḍāru Gangayasāhiṇi as Bāhattaraniyogādhipati. The bāhattaraniyoga-adhipati is the highest executive officer of this circle (including a Jyotiṣa). Jyotiṣa (ज्योतिष, “astrologer”) is an official title designating one of the seventy-two officers ( niyoga) of the Bāhattaraniyogādhipati circle, according to the Inscriptional glossary of Andhra Pradesh (Śāsana-śabdakośāmu). Jyotisha in Arthashastra glossary Source: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times (artha)