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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Senāṅga (सेनाङ्ग) refers to “divisions of the (King’s) army”, 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 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 [i.e., senāṅga], in houses, in trees, in hills and in household utensils”.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Sena-aṅga.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘four’. Note: sena-aṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sēnāṅga (सेनांग).—n (S) A component part of an army. The parts or divisions constituting an army are four; viz. hastī, aśva, ratha, padāti, Elephants, cavalry, chariots, infantry.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sēnāṅga (सेनांग).—n A component part of an army.

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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 dictionary

Senāṅga (सेनाङ्ग).—

1) a component part of an army; (these are four :-hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ senāṅgaṃ syāccatuṣṭayam).

2) a division of an army.

Derivable forms: senāṅgam (सेनाङ्गम्).

Senāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms senā and aṅga (अङ्ग).

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

Senāṅga (सेनाङ्ग).—n.

(-ṅgaṃ) A component part or member of an army, as elephants, chariots, cavalry or infantry. E. senā an army, aṅga limb or member.

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

Senāṅga (सेनाङ्ग).—[neuter] a component part of an army.

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

1) Senāṅga (सेनाङ्ग):—[from senā] n. (nāṅga) the component part of an army (supposed to consist of four divisions: elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry), [Raghuvaṃśa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [=senā-ṅga] [from senāṅga > senā] a division of an army

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

Senāṅga (सेनाङ्ग):—[senā+ṅga] (ṅgaṃ) 1. n. Any component part of an army.

[Sanskrit to German]

Senanga 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nga, Anga, Sena, Cena, Na.

Starts with: Cenankam, Senangacatushtaya, Senangapati.

Full-text: Senangapati, Caturanga, Anga, Sadhana.

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