Granthavistara, Granthavistāra, Grantha-vistara: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraGranthavistara (ग्रन्थविस्तर) refers to “voluminous works”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 1), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Glory be to the Sun who is the author and the Soul of the Universe, the ornament of the firmament and who is enveloped in a thousand rays of the colour of molten gold. Having correctly examined the substance of the voluminous works [i.e., granthavistara] of the sages of the past, I attempt to write a clear treatise neither too long nor too short”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygranthavistāra (ग्रंथविस्तार).—m (S) Diffuseness or bulkiness of style or volume; prolixity, voluminousness.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgranthavistāra (ग्रंथविस्तार).—m Diffuseness or bulkiness of style or volume. Prolixity or voluminousness.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGranthavistara (ग्रन्थविस्तर) or Granthavistāra (ग्रन्थविस्तार).—voluminousness, diffuse style; Bṛ S.1.2.
Derivable forms: granthavistaraḥ (ग्रन्थविस्तरः), granthavistāraḥ (ग्रन्थविस्तारः).
Granthavistara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms grantha and vistara (विस्तर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGranthavistara (ग्रन्थविस्तर).—m.
(-raḥ) A voluminous work. E. grantha, and vistara extent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Granthavistara (ग्रन्थविस्तर):—[=grantha-vistara] [from grantha > granth] m. a voluminous text, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā i, 2]
2) [v.s. ...] a multitude of Granthas (of 32 syllables each), [Brahmabindu-upaniṣad; Amṛtabindu-upaniṣad]
3) Granthavistāra (ग्रन्थविस्तार):—[=grantha-vistāra] [from grantha > granth] m. diffuseness of style, voluminousness, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGranthavistara (ग्रन्थविस्तर):—[grantha-vistara] (raḥ) 1. m. A voluminous work; a great book.
[Sanskrit to German]
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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