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Jhagara, Jhagāra: 3 definitions

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Jhagara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (astronomy)

Jhagara (झग�) refers to “quarelling (about one’s greatness)�, according to the Śī첹ٳ by Jīvanadāsaka Bhīvāṇ� (classified as literature dealing with astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Accordingly, “The nine planets quarelled (jhagara) about their relative greatness. They first went to Indra to solve the debate. He did not find any solution and sent them to king Vikramāditya who was to decide who is great or who is small. [...]�.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jhagara in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jhagāra (झगार).—n P Cloudiness or overcloudedness. v yē, uṭha, nigha, ghāla. 2 A mass of clouds or a large cloud. 3 A shower. v 貹ḍa.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jhagāra (झगार).�n Cloudiness or overcloudedness. A shower.

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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.

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