Dhruvaketu, Dhruva-ketu: 5 definitions
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Dhruvaketu 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraDhruvaketu (ध्रुवकेतु) or simply Dhruva refers to a particular type of Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).— Accordingly, “Raśmi Ketu is a comet possessing a tail slightly coloured like smoke; it appears in the constellation of Kṛttikā. The effects are the same as those assigned to Sveta Ketu. Dhruva Ketu [dhruvaketu] is a comet possessing no fixed course, colour or shape and appears anywhere in the heavens, in the sky and on Earth. When it appears glossy, mankind will be happy. To those whose death might be near this Ketu appears in the several divisions of the King’s army, in houses, in trees, in hills and in household utensils”.
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 dictionaryDhruvaketu (ध्रुवकेतु).—a kind of meteor.
Derivable forms: dhruvaketuḥ (ध्रुवकेतुः).
Dhruvaketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhruva and ketu (केतु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhruvaketu (ध्रुवकेतु):—[=dhruva-ketu] [from dhruva] m. a kind of meteor, [Varāha-mihira]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhruva, Ketu.
Full-text: Dhruva, Griha, Upaskara, Grihin, Senanga, Vinashin, Ishtaphala, Rashmi, Rashmiketu, Aniyatagati, Aniyata, Anga.
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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)