Daughter: 7 definitions
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Daughter 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)
Daughter 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., Daughters], 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, Daughter, Te.
Full-text (+5899): Tanaya, Dauhitra, Snusha, Duhitri, Draupadi, Parbati, Prasuti, Nandini, Sita, Ila, Dakshayani, Arundhati, Agatmaja, Shatarupa, Shikhandi, Vinata, Danu, Uma, Kundi, Devayani.
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Search found 494 books and stories containing Daughter, Daughters, The daughter; (plurals include: Daughters, Daughterses, The daughters). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
6. Types of Marriage < [Marriage, Family and Position of Women]
Chapters 1-25 < [A summary of the Contents of Brahma-Purana]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.131 < [Section XVII - Property of one who has no Male Issue: the ‘Appointed Daughter’]
Verse 9.139 < [Section XVII - Property of one who has no Male Issue: the ‘Appointed Daughter’]
Verse 9.104 < [Section XI (A) - Inheritance: Equal Division among Sons]
Ikshvaku, Yuvanashva and Soubhari < [Fourth Section]
The Prachetas < [First Section]
The Killing of Narakasura < [Fifth Section]
A Feminist Perspective on Trauma Studies in the Hebrew Bible < [Volume 16, Issue 6 (2025)]
Producing High Priests and Princesses < [Volume 7, Issue 3 (2016)]
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 2 - Menā and others incur the imprecation of Sanaka etc. < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 32 - Description of Creation (3): The family of Kaśyapa < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 30 - Description of Creation < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 10 - Kolani Rudra < [Chapter X - The Saronathas (A.D. 950-1260)]
Part 8 - Bhima II and Pota (A.D. 1149-1195) < [Chapter IX - The Kandravadis (A.D. 1130-1280)]
Part 18 - The Gona (Kona) Haihayas of Vardhamanapura (A.D. 1190-1294) < [Chapter II - The Haihayas]
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