The Sanskrit term Gajākṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Gajakrsta or Gajakrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Gajākṛṣṭa (गजाकृष्ट) refers to the “violent pulling by wild elephants” [?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Hear now the effects of the heliacal rising of Canopus (Agastya), a star sacred to Agastya who suppressed the Vindhya mountains whose soaring heights obstructed the course of the Sun; [...] whose summits appeared to score the starry vault; whose rocks were full of buzzing bees scared by the violent pulling of flower trees by wild elephants [i.e., gajākṛṣṭa-phulla-druma] and were also the abodes of hyenas, of bears, of tigers and of monkeys; through which lay the secret course of the Ravi which appeared to embrace its bosom with the affection of a mistress; and in whose forests dwelt the Devas and also Brāhmaṇa recluses, some subsisting on water, some on roots, some on the air and some altogether without food”.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Akrishta, Gaja.

Relevant text

No search results for Gajakrishta, Gajākṛṣṭa, Gaja-ākṛṣṭa, Gaja-akrishta, Gajakrsta, Gaja-akrsta; (plurals include: Gajakrishtas, Gajākṛṣṭas, ākṛṣṭas, akrishtas, Gajakrstas, akrstas) in any book or story.