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Saravilagna, Sara-vilagna: 1 definition

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Saravilagna 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.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasiṃha and the Early Transmission of Tājika Astrology

Saravilagna (सरविलग्न) possibly refers to an ancient zodiacal division, according to the eighteenth chapter of the ś—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tājika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.—Chapter 18 (辱ٰǰṣṭ󾱰) verse 18.7 includes two unusual expressions (vajraha, saravilagna) which are taken by Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa to refer to 屹岹śṃśa or twelfth-parts (δωδεκατηµόρια)—an ancient zodiacal division, though not among those enumerated in the opening chapter of the ś

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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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