Jyotihshastra, Jyotiḥśāstra, Jyotiśśāstra, Jyotishshastra, Jyotish-shastra, Jyotis-shastra: 13 definitions

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Jyotihshastra 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.

Jyotihshastra has 12 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit terms Jyotiḥśāstra and Jyotiśśāstra can be transliterated into English as Jyotihsastra or Jyotihshastra or Jyotissastra or Jyotishshastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Jyotiḥśāstra (ज्योतिःशास्त्र):—(jyotis + śāstra) n. Sternkunde [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 1, 8.] zerfällt in gaṇita, jātaka oder horāśāstra und śākhā [9.] jyotiḥśāstrasamudraṃ pramathya [106, 4.] [Oxforder Handschriften No. 42.] achtzehn jyotiḥśāstrapravartakāḥ aufgezählt in [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 862.]

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Jyotiḥśāstra (ज्योतिःशास्त्र):—n. [Oxforder Handschriften 125,a,30. 270,a,4. 274,b,17.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Jyotiḥśāstra (ज्योतिःशास्त्र):—n. Sternkunde.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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