Abhitadita, Abhitāḍita, Abhi-tadita: 3 definitions

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Abhitadita 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)

[«previous next»] — Abhitadita in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Abhitāḍita (अभिताडित) means “to cross paths with”, 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, “If the tails of the comets should be crossed by the fall of meteors [i.e., ulka-abhitāḍita-śikha] there will be happiness in the land; if there should be a fall of rain at the time of the appearance of a comet mankind will be exceedingly happy; but the people of Cola and Avagāṇa as well as the white-men, the infidels and the Chinese will suffer”.

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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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[«previous next»] — Abhitadita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhitāḍita (अभिताडित):—[=abhi-tāḍita] [from abhi-taḍ] mfn. knocked, struck.

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

Abhitāḍita (अभिताडित):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-taḥ-tā-tam) Struck, beaten; e. g. Suśruta: prāyeṇa marmasvabhitāḍitāstu vaikalyamṛcchanti &c. E. tāḍ with abhi, kṛt aff. kta.

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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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