Ashubhakara, Ashubha-kara, Asubha-akara, Aśubhakara, Asubhākāra: 5 definitions
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Ashubhakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
The Sanskrit term Aśubhakara can be transliterated into English as Asubhakara or Ashubhakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Aśubhakara (अशुभकर) refers to “that which brings suffering”, 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 four constellations from Ārdrā form the second maṇḍala or circle; if Venus should reappear in it, the rainfall will be moderate and the growth of food crops will also be moderate; the Brāhmins will suffer [i.e., aśubhakara], especially those who are wicked. If Venus who so reappears in the said circle, should be crossed by a planet, the Mlecchas, forestmen, persons that live by dogs, the hill men of Gomanta and Gonarda, the Cāṇḍālas, the Śūdras and the people of Videha will become wicked and lawless”.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Aśubhakara (ಅಶುಭಕರ):—[adjective] that causes or is causing, tends or tending to cause, distress or brings bad luck.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
asubhākāra (အသုဘာကာရ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[asubha+ākāra]
[အသုဘ+အာကာရ]
[Pali to Burmese]
asubhākāra—
(Burmese text): အသုဘ-မတင့်တယ်သော-အခြင်းအရာ။
(Auto-Translation): Unfinished - unstable - condition.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Aśubhākāra (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不淨觀 [bù jìng guān]: “meditation on impurity”.
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 (+0): Ashubha, Akara, Kara.
Full-text (+0): Asubhakarasandassanappavatta, Bu jing guan.
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