Brihaspaticakra, Bṛhaspaticakra, Brihaspati-cakra: 1 definition

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Brihaspaticakra 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.

The Sanskrit term Bṛhaspaticakra can be transliterated into English as Brhaspaticakra or Brihaspaticakra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Brihaspatichakra.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bṛhaspaticakra (बृहस्पतिचक्र).—

1) a period of sixty saṃvatsaras.

2) an astrological diagram.

Derivable forms: bṛhaspaticakram (बृहस्पतिचक्रम्).

Bṛhaspaticakra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bṛhaspati and cakra (चक्र).

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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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