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Dinakrit, پԲṛt, Dina-krit: 7 definitions

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Dinakrit 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 پԲṛt can be transliterated into English as Dinakrt or Dinakrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dinakrit in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

پԲṛt (दिनकृत�) refers to the “sun�, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the halo should be to the north of the sun there will be rain; if to the south there will be wind; if on both sides there will be fear from floods; if above the sun (towards the meridian) then the king, if below it (towards the horizon), then his subjects, will perish. If the sun [i.e., 徱Բṛt] (徱ٲⲹ) should be of blood colour when in mid-heaven, or if he should appear red by a dust storm the reigning prince will die�.

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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»] � Dinakrit in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

پԲṛt (दिनकृत�).�m. the sun; तुल्योद्योगस्त� दिनकृतश्चाधिकारो मत� नः (tulyodyogastava 徱Բṛtaścādhikāro mato na�) V.2.1; दिनकरकुलचन्द्र चन्द्रकेतो (dinakarakulacandra candraketo) Uttararāmacarita 6. 8; R.9.23. °तनयः (ٲԲⲹ�) Name of (1) Saturn; (2) Sugrīva; (3) Karṇa; (4) Yama. °तनया (ٲԲ) Name of (1) the river Yamunā, (2) the river Tāptī.

پԲṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dina and ṛt (कृत्). See also (synonyms): dinakara, 徱Բ첹�.

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

پԲṛt (दिनकृत�).—m. (-ṛt) The sun. E. dina, and ṛt who makes.

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

پԲṛt (दिनकृत�):—[=dina-ṛt] [from dina] m. = -첹�, [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

پԲṛt (दिनकृत�):—[dina-ṛt] (t) 5. m. The sun.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (saṃsṛtam), 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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