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Janmarksha, Գṣa, Janman-riksha: 5 definitions

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Janmarksha 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 Գṣa can be transliterated into English as Janmarksa or Janmarksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Janmarksha in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

Գṣa (जन्मर्क्�) is the name of a Nakṣatra mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa verse 803. As regards the heavenly bodies, the Nīlamata refers to the sun, the moon, the planets and the stars. The divisions of the time are also mentioned as objects of worship.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Գṣa (जन्मर्क्�) refers to one’s “birth-star�, according to Śivapurāṇa 1.15. Accordingly, regarding the benefit in the rites of Devayajña:—“[...] that period [viz, of complete Solar eclipse (ūⲹṇa)] is specially holy inasmuch as it is intended for the alleviation of the after-effects of poison. The birth-star (ᲹԳṣa), and the concluding period of holy rites are of the same efficacy as the period of Solar eclipse�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Janmarksha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Գṣa (जन्मर्क्�):—[=ᲹԳ-ṣa] [from janma > janīya] (ṛkṣa) n. = -bha, [Suśruta 1, 32, 1; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā ix 1.]

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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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