Alternative spellings of this word include Chipitanasika.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Cipiṭanāsika (चिपिटनासिक) [=Cipiṭa and Nāsika ?] refers to a country belonging to “Uttaratas or Uttaradeśa (northern division)” classified under the constellations of Śatabhiṣaj, Pūrvabhādrapada and Uttarabhādrapada, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Śatabhiṣaj, Pūrvabhādrapada and Uttarabhādrapada represent the northern division consisting of [i.e., Cipiṭanāsika] [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cipiṭanāsika (चिपिटनासिक).—a. flat-nosed; स भार्यां चिपिटघ्राणाम् (sa bhāryāṃ cipiṭaghrāṇām) Kathāsaritsāgara 61.15; स्त्रीमृत्युः स्याच्चिपिटनासः (strīmṛtyuḥ syāccipiṭanāsaḥ) Bṛ.S.68.61; मिलद्- भ्रुवं काचराक्षीं न्यञ्चच्चिपिटनासिकाम् (milad- bhruvaṃ kācarākṣīṃ nyañcaccipiṭanāsikām) Kathāsaritsāgara 2.18.

Cipiṭanāsika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cipiṭa and nāsika (नासिक). See also (synonyms): cipiṭaghrāṇa, cipiṭanāsa.

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Cipiṭanāsika (चिपिटनासिक).—m. (pl.) Name of a country in the north of ancient India; केशधरचिपिटनासिकदासेरकवाटधानशरधानाः (keśadharacipiṭanāsikadāserakavāṭadhānaśaradhānāḥ) Bṛ. S.14.26.

Cipiṭanāsika is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cipiṭa and nāsika (नासिक).

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

1) Cipiṭanāsika (चिपिटनासिक):—[=cipiṭa-nāsika] [from cipiṭa > cipaṭa] mf(ā)n. idem, [Kathāsaritsāgara xx, 108]

2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people (in the north of Madhyadeśa), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xiv, 26.]

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Cipitanasika 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: Cipita, Nasika.

Full-text: Nasika, Cipita, Cipitanasa, Cipitaghrana.

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