Mayuracitraka, ²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹: 6 definitions
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Mayuracitraka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mayurachitraka.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ (मयूरचितà¥à¤°à¤•) refers to “miscellaneous planetary phenomenaâ€�, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “A true Astrologer is also one who has thoroughly mastered the Science of SaṃhitÄ. [...] It also treats of the prediction of events from the flight of the °ì²¹Ã±Âá²¹²Ô²¹ and from the appearance of various abnormal phenomena, of expiatory ceremonies; of miscellaneous planetary phenomena [i.e., ³¾²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹]; of ²µ³óá¹›t²¹-°ì²¹³¾²ú²¹±ô²¹; of the royal sword; of ±è²¹á¹a; of the features of a house cock, a cow, a sheep, a horse, an elephant, a man and a woman. It also treats of the treatment of women; of moles in the body; of injuries to shoes and clothes; of hairy fans; of walking sticks: of beds and seats; of lamplight; of tooth brush and the likeâ€�.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (astronomy)²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ (मयूरचितà¥à¤°à¤•) or GrahaśṛṅgÄá¹aka is the name of a work by NÄradamuni (classified as literature dealing with astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine). The ²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ (in Sanskrit) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppiâ€� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The GrahaśṛṅgÄá¹aka deals with the reciprocal influence of planets on success or failure in connection with the 12 months of the year. A beginning section having 62 verses ends on 2r9. Then a large section having 267 verses is devoted to each of the twelve months in turn: [...]

Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� 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: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ (मयूरचितà¥à¤°à¤•) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—indication of coming rain, famine or plenty, etc. from the appearance of the atmosphere, attributed to NÄrada. L. 2668. Report. Xxxv. Pheh. 8. Quoted in ÅšÄntisÄra.
²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ has the following synonyms: MeghamÄlÄ, RatnamÄlÄ.
2) ²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ (मयूरचितà¥à¤°à¤•):—jy. by VarÄhamihira. K. 236. Pheh. 8. Quoted in Bá¹›hajjÄtaka. The 47th chapter of the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ is called so.
3) ²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ (मयूरचितà¥à¤°à¤•):—jy. attributed to NÄrada. Peters. 4, 36.
—by VarÄhamihira. Rgb. 838.
4) ²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ (मयूरचितà¥à¤°à¤•):—astrol. ascribed to NÄrada. L.. 1115. 1116 (diff.).
²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ has the following synonyms: MayÅ«racitra.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary²Ñ²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹ (मयूरचितà¥à¤°à¤•):—[=³¾²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹-³¦¾±³Ù°ù²¹°ì²¹] [from ³¾²¹²âÅ«°ù²¹] n. Name of [VarÄha-mihira’s Bá¹›hat-saṃhitÄ xlvii] and of another [work]
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mayura, Citraka.
Full-text: Barhicitraka, Mayuracitra, Vriddhagarga, Naradamuni, Grahashringataka, Varahamihira, Ratnamala, Meghamala.
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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
History of Science in South Asia
Garga and Early Astral Science in India < [Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)]