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Prashastadri, ʰś, Prashasta-adri: 5 definitions

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Prashastadri 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 ʰś can be transliterated into English as Prasastadri or Prashastadri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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

ʰś (प्रशस्ताद्रि) or simply Praśasta refers to a country [=mountain?] belonging to “Apara or Aparadeśa (western divisions)� classified under the constellations of Jyeṣṭhā, Mūla and Pūrvāṣāḍha, according to the system of ū岵, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Jyeṣṭhā, Mūla and Pūrvāṣāḍha represent the western divisions consisting of [i.e., ʰś] [...]�.

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

ʰś (प्रशस्ताद्रि).—Name of a mountain.

Derivable forms: ś� (प्रशस्ताद्रि�).

ʰś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śٲ and adri (अद्र�).

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

ʰś (प्रशस्ताद्रि):—[from śٲ > pra-śaṃs] m. Name of a mountain to the west of Madhya-deśa, [Varāha-mihira]

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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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