The Sanskrit term Pāśika can be transliterated into English as Pasika or Pashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Pāśika (पाशिक) refers to “dealers in birds” [?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Dhaniṣṭhā will be shameless, of weak friendship, haters of women, generous, rich and free from temptation. Those who are born on the lunar day of Śatabhiṣaj will be fishermen or dealers in fish (pāśika—pāśikamatsyabandhajalajāni) and hogs; washermen; dealers in wine and birds”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāśika (पाशिक).—A bird-catcher.

Derivable forms: pāśikaḥ (पाशिकः).

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

1) Pāśikā (पाशिका):—[from pāśaka > pāśa] a f. a strap of leather on a plough, [Kṛṣisaṃgraha]

2) Pāśika (पाशिक):—[from pāśa] m. one who snares animals, a bird-catcher, [Varāha-mihira]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

4) Pāśikā (पाशिका):—[from pāśika > pāśa] b f. See under pāśaka.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pāśika (पाशिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pāsiya, Pāsiyā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pashika 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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Ends with: Dandapashika, Kalapashika, Lopashika.

Full-text: Pasiya, Dandapashika, Kalapashika, Dandapashaka, Vattapasaka, Nagaraka, Hala.

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