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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Divasakara (दिवसकर) refers to the “sun”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If, when the rays are turned away from the earth the colour of the sun [i.e., divasakara] be that of copper the commander-in-chief dies; if it be green or yellow the king’s son dies; if it be white the royal chaplain dies. If the sun (āditya) be variegated in colour or of the colour of smoke there will be either immediate rain or mankind will suffer from robbers and from weapons”.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

divasakara : (m.) the sun.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Divasakara refers to: the “day-maker, ” i.e. the sun (cp. divākara) VvA.169, 271;

Note: divasakara is a Pali compound consisting of the words divasa and kara.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Divasakara (दिवसकर).—the sun; दिवसकरमयूखैर्बोध्यमानं प्रभाते (divasakaramayūkhairbodhyamānaṃ prabhāte) Ṛtusaṃhāra 3.22.

Derivable forms: divasakaraḥ (दिवसकरः).

Divasakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms divasa and kara (कर). See also (synonyms): divaseśvara, divasanātha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divasakara (दिवसकर).—m.

(-raḥ) The sun. E. divasa day, and kara who makes.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divasakara (दिवसकर) or Dinakara.—and

Divasakara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms divasa and kara (कर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divasakara (दिवसकर).—= dinakara etc.

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

Divasakara (दिवसकर):—[=divasa-kara] [from divasa > div] m. ‘day-maker’, the sun, [Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Divasakara (दिवसकर):—[divasa-kara] (raḥ) 1. m. The sun.

[Sanskrit to German]

Divasakara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Divasakara (ದಿವಸಕರ):—

1) [noun] the sun.

2) [noun] a symbol for the number 12;3) [noun] a crow.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Divasa, Kara.

Full-text: Dinakara, Divaseshvara, Divasanatha, Mandala.

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