Ajavithi, Ajavīthi, Aja-vithi, Ajavīthī: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ajavīthi (अजवीथि).—On the back of the Śiśumāra (s.v.)1 the southern course. Here are three kinds of sunrise, one in mūla and the other two in two āṣāḍhas; on its south was pitṛyāna consists of three constellations—mūla and āṣāḍhas—pūrva and uttara.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 23. 5.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 21. 76 & 159; III. 3. 51; Matsya-purāṇa 124. 53-8; Vāyu-purāṇa 1. 93; 66. 51; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 8. 85.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Ajavīthi (अजवीथि) or simply Aja refers to one the nine divisions of the ecliptic, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The ecliptic is divided into nine divisions known as Vīthis (paths), According to some each division consists of three constellations beginning from Aśvini. [...] According to others the Ajavīthi consists of the three constellations of Hasta, Viśākhā and Citrā; [...]”.
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
Ajavīthi (अजवीथि) or Ajavīthī (अजवीथी).—f. [ajena brahmaṇā nirmitā vīthiḥ śāka ta.]
1) one of the three divisions of the southern path comprehending the three asterisms मूल, पूर्वाषाढा (mūla, pūrvāṣāḍhā) and उत्तराषाढा (uttarāṣāḍhā); a sort of heavenly passage (gaganasetu, yamanālā); पितृयानोऽ- जवीथ्याश्च यदगस्त्यस्य चान्तरम् (pitṛyāno'- javīthyāśca yadagastyasya cāntaram) Y.3.184.
2) goat's path.
Derivable forms: ajavīthiḥ (अजवीथिः).
Ajavīthi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aja and vīthi (वीथि).
Ajavīthī (अजवीथी):—[=aja-vīthī] [from aja > aj] f. ‘goat’s road’, Name of one of the three divisions of the southern path, or one of the three paths in which the sun, moon, and planets move, comprehending the asterisms mūla, pūrvāṣāḍha, and uttarāṣāḍha.
Ajavīthī (अजवीथी):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-thī) One of the three divisions of the southern portion (see ajagava or jaradgava), one of the three portions into which the path of the sun and other planets amongst the lunar asterisms is divided. It comprises the three asterisms Mūlā, Pūrvāṣāḍhā and Uttarāṣāḍhā. E. aja and vīthī ‘goat’s road’. See also ajapatha.
Ajavīthī (अजवीथी):—(1. aja + vīthī) f. die Ziegenstrasse ( [Stenzler] Weg der Götter), Name einer bestimmten Strecke der Mondbahn, die die [3] Sternbilder Mūlā, Pūrvāṣāḍhā und Uttarāṣāḍhā umfasst: pitṛyāno javīthyāśca yadagastyasya cāntaram [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 184.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 226]; vgl. [Nalopākhyāna 21.] daselbst.
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Ajavīthī (अजवीथी):—[Oxforder Handschriften 48,b,6.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S.9,3] wo zur aja(vīthī) gerechnet werden Hasta, Citrā und Viśākhā.
Ajavīthī (अजवीथी):—f. Ziegenbahn , Bez. der Strecke der Mondbahn , welche die Mondhäuser Hasta , Citrā und Viśākhā (oder Mūla , Pūrvāṣāḍhā und Uttarāṣāḍhā) umfasst.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
ajavīthi (အဇဝီထိ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[aja+vīthi]
[အဇ+ဝီထိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
ajavīthi—
(Burmese text): ဆိတ်အားလျော်သော ရာသီ ဥတု၌ လ,နေတို့၏ သွားရာလမ်း။ ဂေါဝီထိ,နာဂဝီထိ-တို့လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): In the season of tranquility, the paths of the moon and sun. Also look towards Gowai and Nagawi.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Vithi, Aja, Vitti.
Full-text (+0): Ajapatha, Dakshinamarga, Pirityana, Vitti, Ajagava, Shishumara, Aja.
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