Akshakevali, Akṣakevalī, Aksha-kevali: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Akṣakevalī can be transliterated into English as Aksakevali or Akshakevali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (astronomy)Akṣakevalī (अक्षकेवली) or Pāśakakevalī is the name of a work by Gargācārya classified as literature dealing with astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine. The Akṣakevalī (in Sanskrit) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The title means [Pāśakakevalī] “absolute knowledge through the dice”, Sanskrit: pāśaka or akṣa. The latter synonym is used in the title as given in the colophon. The verses contain answers to questions asked to the dice. Three dices of pyramidal shape with four sides are used. The text gives ‘the interpretation of each of the combinations of three of the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, in all possible orders’ (Pingree p. 75).
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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Partial matches: Aksha, Kevali.
Full-text: Pashakakevali, Aksha, Pasaka, Gargacarya, Garga.
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