Papagraha, Pāpagraha, Papa-graha: 9 definitions
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Papagraha 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypāpagraha (पापग्रह).—m (S) An evil or inauspicious planet, as Mars, Saturn, the Sun (classed by the Hindus amongst the planets): also any ill-omened conjunction or aspect of the heavenly bodies.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpāpagraha (पापग्रह).—m An evil or inauspicious planet.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPāpagraha (पापग्रह).—a planet of evil or malignant aspect, such as Mars, Saturn, Rāhu or Ketu.
Derivable forms: pāpagrahaḥ (पापग्रहः).
Pāpagraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāpa and graha (ग्रह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāpagraha (पापग्रह).—m.
(-haḥ) Any ill-omened aspect of the stars, as the conjunction of the sun or Budha with the moon in its last quarter. 2. Rahu. 3. Saturn. 4. Mars. E. pāpa, and graha asterism.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāpagraha (पापग्रह):—[=pāpa-graha] [from pāpa] m. an inauspicious planet (as Mars, Saturn, Rāhu, Ketu), Var.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāpagraha (पापग्रह):—[pāpa-graha] (haḥ) 1. m. An ill omen or aspect of the stars; Rāhu; Saturn; Mars.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPāpagraha (ಪಾಪಗ್ರಹ):—[noun] (astrol.) any of the astrological planets (as Mars, Saturn, Rāhu, & Kētu) believed to cause misfortune, agony to human beings.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
1.10. Śleṣa (Paronomasia or pun) < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
7. Kṣemendra’s Observations < [Chapter 5 - Kṣemendra’s objectives of Satire]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section III < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]