Brother: 7 definitions
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Brother means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. 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.
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Brother refers to one the “thirty-two astrological lots” (sahamas), as discussed in the fourth chapter of the Karmaprakāśa—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tājika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.—The so-called lots (Sanskrit: sahamas; Arabic: sahm, translating κλῆρος) are derived by measuring the longitudinal distance between two predefined points in a horoscope (typically two planets) and projecting it from a third point (typically the ascendant degree). Of these 32 lots [e.g., Brothers], all but two are present in what has become the most widespread list of Tājika sahamas, compiled some three centuries later by Nīlakaṇṭha and comprising 50 items.
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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Partial matches: The, The, Brother, Te.
Full-text (+4545): Devara, Bhratri, Vibhishana, Shyala, Kumbhakarna, Shatrughna, Baladeva, Anuja, Bhratriya, Agraja, Balarama, Avaraja, Sahodara, Shvashurya, Parivitti, Bhratrivya, Sodara, Lakshmana, Bhatika, Anudhabhratri.
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Search found 529 books and stories containing Brother, Brothers, The brother; (plurals include: Brothers, Brotherses, The brothers). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.118 < [Section XIV - Shares of Unmarried Sisters]
Verse 9.204 < [Section XXVII - Property of Brothers, and their Mutual Relationship]
Verse 9.182 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]
Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
Punarvacana in Manubhasya 9.211 < [Part 3.18 - Pratipatti Karma]
Apavada in Manubhasya 9.145 < [Part 3.6 - Apavada]
Arthavada in Manubhasya 9.65 < [Part 3.7 - Arthavada]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Vetāla 22: The Four Brāhman Brothers who resuscitated the Lion < [Appendix 6.1 - The Twenty-five Tales of a Vetāla]
Note on polyandry < [Notes]
Notes on women whose love is scorned < [Notes]
Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence (by P. V. Rajee)
50. Dayavibhaga Prakarana (Partition) < [Chapter 5 - Vyavaharamala—General features based on text]
52. Regarding One’s Wife < [Chapter 5 - Vyavaharamala—General features based on text]
51. Eight types of Marriage < [Chapter 5 - Vyavaharamala—General features based on text]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 197: Mittāmitta-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 227: Gūtha-Pāṇa-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 454: Ghata-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
1.11. Rama Story in Laos < [Volume 2 - Epics and Puranas]
1.1. Hindu Marriage Ceremony < [Volume 7 - Society and Culture]
1.6. The Significance of Dreams in the Ramayana < [Volume 2 - Epics and Puranas]
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