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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Ghaṭakāra (घटकार) refers to “potters”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Kṛttikā will delight in white flowers, will perform sacrificial rites, will be Brāhmins, potters [i.e., ghaṭakāra], priests or astronomers. Those who are born on the lunar day of Rohiṇī will be devout men, merchants, rulers, rich men, Yogis, drivers, or men possessed of cows, cattle and the animals of water, farmers and men possessed of wealth derived from mountain produce”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghaṭakāra (घटकार).—m. a potter; Bṛ. S.15. 1;16.29.

Derivable forms: ghaṭakāraḥ (घटकारः).

Ghaṭakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghaṭa and kāra (कार). See also (synonyms): ghaṭakṛt.

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

Ghaṭakāra (घटकार).—[masculine] potter.

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

1) Ghaṭakāra (घटकार):—[=ghaṭa-kāra] [from ghaṭa > ghaṭ] m. a potter, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xv, 1; Laghujātaka, by Varāha-mihira ix, 7.]

2) Ghātakara (घातकर):—[=ghāta-kara] [from ghāta] mf(ī)n. destructive, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ghatakara 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: Ghata, Kara.

Ends with: Nirghatakara, Sainyaghatakara.

Full-text: Ghatikara, Nirghatakara, Sainyaghatakara, Ghatakrit, Shainya.

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