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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Arkagraha (अर्कग्रह) refers to a “solar eclipse”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Lunar and solar eclipses terminate in ten ways [...] If there should occur a fall of good rain within the said period [i.e., seven days], there will be prosperity in the land and the evils described above will disappear. If on the new-moon day immediately succeeding a lunar eclipse, there should occur a solar eclipse [i.e., arkagraha—graho'rkasya], there will be dissensions among men and discord between husbands and wives. If, on the contrary, there should occur a lunar eclipse on the full moon day immediately succeeding a solar eclipse, the Brāhmins will perform various sacrificial rites and mankind will be happy”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Arkagraha (अर्कग्रह).—The eclipse of the sun; Bṛ. S.

Derivable forms: arkagrahaḥ (अर्कग्रहः).

Arkagraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms arka and graha (ग्रह).

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

Arkagraha (अर्कग्रह):—[=arka-graha] m. eclipse of the sun, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

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Arkagraha 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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Partial matches: Graha, Arka.

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