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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Ativakra (अतिवक्र, “over-retrograde”) refers to one of the four motions of Mercury (Budha), according to Devata and mentioned in the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 7), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “According to Devata, the effects of the Ṛjvya (direct), the Ativakra (over retrograde), the Vakra (retrograde) and the Vikala (of irregular rate) motions of Mercury will last respectively for 30, 24, 12 and 6 days. [...] When Mercury is in his Ṛjvya course, mankind will be happy; when in his Ativakra course he will destroy wealth; when he is in his Vakra course there will be wars in the land; and when he is in his Vikala course mankind will be afflicted with fear and disease”.

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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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ativakra (अतिवक्र).—a. Very crooked.

-kraḥ Name of the five planets (bhauma and others); अतिवक्रा नगाष्टके इति ज्योतिषोक्तं सूर्यस्य सप्तमाष्टमस्थितिवशात् पूर्वगतिविपरीतपश्चाद्गतिशालिभौमादि- पञ्चकम् (ativakrā nagāṣṭake iti jyotiṣoktaṃ sūryasya saptamāṣṭamasthitivaśāt pūrvagativiparītapaścādgatiśālibhaumādi- pañcakam) Tv.

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

1) Ativakra (अतिवक्र):—[=ati-vakra] [from ati] mfn. very crooked or curved

2) Ativakrā (अतिवक्रा):—[=ati-vakrā] [from ati-vakra > ati] f. one of the eight descriptions of planetary motion.

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

Ativakra (अतिवक्र):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.

(-kraḥ-krā-kram) Very crooked, very oblique &c. Ii. f.

(-krā) One of the eight gatis or kinds of motion of a planet. (See gati.) E. ati and vakra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ativakra 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: Vakra, Ati.

Full-text: Vakra, Anuvakra, Rijvya, Vikala, Rijvi.

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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)

Chapter 7 - On the course of Mercury (budha-cāra)

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