Ativakra: 7 definitions
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Ativakra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Ativakra (अतिवक्र) refers to the “very crooked (tail)” (of certain elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 3, “on unfavorable marks”]: “2. If his tusks have streaks or lumps, and are very rough, blotched, or coarse; if his penis is leprous spotted, not smooth and even, has white spots, is very short, is covered over with veins and thin if his tail is very crooked (ativakra), enormous, distorted, knotty, or short ; if his tail root, hold, and back are small; that elephant is inferior”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit 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.
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.
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.
Ativakra (अतिवक्र):—adj. stark rückläufig (vom Gange eines Planeten) [Mahābhārata 8, 711.] [VARĀH.] [YOGAYĀTRĀ 3, 16.] Vgl. [Weber’s Indische Studien 10, 205. fgg.]
Ativakra (अतिवक्र):—Adj. in einem best. Stadium der rückläufigen Bewegung begriffen (Planet). n. eine solche Bewegung.
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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