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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Dvibha (द्विभ) [=Bhadvaya?] refers to “two stellar divisions”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “When Jupiter passes through the northern path, there will be health and happiness in the land; when he passes through the southern path, the reverse of these will be the case; and when he passes through the middle path, there will be neither much of the former nor much of the latter. If, in one year, Jupiter should pass through a space of two stellar divisions [i.e., bhadvaya], there will be prosperity in the land; if he should pass through two and a half of such divisions, there will not be much of it; and if at any time, he should pass through over two and a half of these divisions, crops will be injured. [...]”.

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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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Partial matches: Dvi, Bha.

Starts with: Dvibhaajak, Dvibhadra, Dvibhaga, Dvibhagadhana, Dvibhagisu, Dvibhajaka, Dvibhallaka, Dvibhamgi, Dvibharya, Dvibharyagni, Dvibhasha, Dvibhashi, Dvibhashika, Dvibhashita, Dvibhashitva, Dvibhata, Dvibhatatva, Dvibhauma, Dvibhautika, Dvibhava.

Full-text: Bhadvaya.

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