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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Asavya (असव्य) (or Apasavya) refers to one of the four types of Planetary Conjunctions (yuddha), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 17) (“On planetary conjunctions—grahayuddha”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The conjunctions of the planets are of four sorts known technically as—1. Bheda,  2. Ullekha, 3. Aṃśumardana, 4. Asavya, according as the planets are more and more distant from each other, as stated by Parāśara and other Ṛṣis. [...] If the planets should be in Apasavya or Asavya conjunction, rulers will be at war with one another”.

Note: This [asavya] conjunction occurs when the disc of one of the planets appears eclipsed by that of the other planet.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asavya (असव्य).—a. Not-left (i. e. right).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āsāvya (आसाव्य).—mfn.

(-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) To be born. E. ṣu to bear, affix ṇyat.

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

1) Asavya (असव्य):—[=a-savya] mfn. not left, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) Āsāvya (आसाव्य):—[=ā-sāvya] [from ā-su] ([Pāṇini 3-1, 26]) mfn. to be pressed out.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āsāvya (आसाव्य):—[(vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) a.] To be born.

[Sanskrit to German]

Asavya in German

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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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Partial matches: A, Savya.

Starts with: Asavyayuddha.

Ends with: Abasavya, Apasavya, Avasavya, Bajarabasavya, Dakshinasavya, Dasavya, Kritasavya, Parashavya, Paripashavya, Pashavya, Phasavya, Pradakshinasavya, Prasavya, Putryapashavya, Sahasrasavya, Savyapasavya, Vaishvavasavya, Vajaprasavya, Vasavya.

Full-text (+2): Asavye, Ashamya, Asavyayuddha, Apasavya, Apasavyayuddha, Catushprakara, Asannakrama, Parashara, Parasharamuni, Mantrivirodha, Mahakula, Vrishtivinasha, Priyannatva, Bhedayuddha, Amshumardanayuddha, Ullekha, Amshuvirodhayuddha, Amshumardana, Ullekhayuddha, Amshuvirodha.

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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)

Chapter 17 - On planetary conjunctions (grahayuddha)

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