Dhruvayashti, Dhruvayaṣṭi, Dhruva-yashti: 6 definitions
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Dhruvayashti 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 Dhruvayaṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Dhruvayasti or Dhruvayashti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsDhruvayaṣṭi (ध्रुवयष्टि).—Polar axis. Note: Dhruva-yaṣṭi is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhruvayaṣṭi (ध्रुवयष्टि).—the axis of the poles.
Derivable forms: dhruvayaṣṭiḥ (ध्रुवयष्टिः).
Dhruvayaṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhruva and yaṣṭi (यष्टि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhruvayaṣṭi (ध्रुवयष्टि):—[=dhruva-yaṣṭi] [from dhruva] f. the axis of the poles, [Golādhyāya]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDhruvayaṣṭi (ಧ್ರುವಯಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] = ಧ್ರುವ [dhruva]2 - 8.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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