Rishivat, 峁氠梗墨惫补迟: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 峁氠梗墨惫补迟 can be transliterated into English as Rsivat or Rishivat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index峁氠梗墨惫补迟 (啶嬥し啷�啶掂い啷�).鈥擯a帽c膩r峁ya.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 196. 50.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira峁氠梗颈惫补迟 (啶嬥し啶苦さ啶む) refers to 鈥渙ne who is respected as a 峁氠梗i鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] That Br膩hmin Jyoti峁ka who has mastered both the text and the purpose of the entire science deserves to be respected and fed first on occasions of 艢r膩ddha and he purifies the party of diners. Even the Mlecchas and the Yavanas (Greeks) who have well-studied the science are respected as 峁氠梗is [i.e., 峁涐梗颈惫补迟]. Such being the case, if the Jyoti峁ka should happen to be a Br膩hmin, who will deny him respect?鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� 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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary峁氠梗墨惫补迟 (啶嬥し啷�啶掂い啷�).鈥�a. Praising 峁歩峁; associated with 峁歩峁s; 啶多た啶啶班た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶粪啶掂 啶多啷�啶掂 (艣iprinn峁涐梗墨va岣� 艣ac墨vo) 峁欢惫别诲补 8.2.28.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁氠梗颈惫补迟 (啶嬥し啶苦さ啶む).鈥擺adverb] like a 峁氠梗i.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峁氠梗颈惫补迟 (啶嬥し啶苦さ啶む):鈥擺=峁涐梗颈-惫补迟] [from 峁涐梗颈] ind. like a 峁氠梗i, [峁歡-veda x, 66, 14; Manu-sm峁泃i ii, 189.]
2) 峁氠梗墨惫补迟 (啶嬥し啷�啶掂い啷�):鈥擺=峁涐梗墨-惫补迟] [from 峁涐梗颈] mfn. (m. [vocative case] vas) associated with the 峁氠梗is, [峁歡-veda viii, 2, 28]
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