The Sanskrit term Duṣṭalāṅgala can be transliterated into English as Dustalangala or Dushtalangala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Duṣṭalāṅgala (दुष्टलाङ्गल) refers to an “evil-plough-shaped moon”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the two horns of the moon should appear but slightly raised and far from each other presenting the appearance of a boat, she brings trouble on the sailors but prosperity on mankind at large. If the northern horn of the moon should be higher [i.e., ardhonnata] than the other by one-half, the moon appearing like a plough, ploughmen will then suffer. They and their prince will be friendly and there will be prosperity in the land. If the southern horn should be higher than the other by one half, the appearance of the moon is also said to be plough like but of evil consequences [i.e., duṣṭalāṅgala-ākhya]. The ruler of Southern India will die and his army will engage in war”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Duṣṭalāṅgala (दुष्टलाङ्गल).—Name of a particular form of the moon.

Derivable forms: duṣṭalāṅgalam (दुष्टलाङ्गलम्).

Duṣṭalāṅgala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms duṣṭa and lāṅgala (लाङ्गल).

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

Duṣṭalāṅgala (दुष्टलाङ्गल):—[=duṣṭa-lāṅgala] [from duṣṭa > duṣ] n. Name of a [particular] form of the moon, [Varāha-mihira]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dushtalangala 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: Dushta, Langala.

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