Audicya, Audīcya: 6 definitions
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Audicya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Audichya.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Audīcya (औदीच्य) or Udīcya is the name of an ancient country, kingdom, or tribe of people, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] Jupiter presides over the eastern part of the Indus, the western half of Mathurā, the countries of Bharata and Sauvīra; the town of Srughna, the province of Udīcya, the Vipāśā and the Śatadru rivers; the countries of Ramaṭha, Śālvā; Traigarta, Paurava, Ambaṣṭa, Pārata, Vāṭadhāna, Yaudheya, Sārasvata, Arjunāyana, one half of Matsya; [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Audīcya (औदीच्य).—a. Coming from or relating to the northern country.
Audīcya (औदीच्य):—mfn. ([from] udīcī f. of 2. udañc), coming from or relating to the northern country, northern [commentator or commentary] on [Mahābhārata] [commentator or commentary] on [Patañjali]
Audīcya (औदीच्य):—(von udañc oder udīcī) adj. aus dem Norden stammend [KĀŚĪKH. 23, 96] [?(nach BENFEY] in [Gött. gel. Anz. 1860, S. 738).] [Nīlakaṇṭha] zu [Mahābhārata 3, 10546.]
Audīcya (औदीच्य):—Adj. aus dem Norden stammend , nördlich [Indische studien von Weber 13,365.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Audīcya (औदीच्य) [Also spelled audichy]:—(a) pertaining to or belonging to the north.
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Starts with (+0): Audicyaprakasha.
Full-text (+0): Audicyaprakasha, Audichy, Auttara, Udicya.
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A consideration of Mahisagara Samgama Tirtha < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
History of Science in South Asia
Who is the Native of the Sarvasiddhāntatattvacūḍāmaṇi? < [Vol. 9 (2021)]