Hastakarma, Hasta-karma: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasiṃha and the Early Transmission of Tājika AstrologyHastakarma (हस्तकर्म) refers to the “work of the hands”, as discussed in the fifteenth chapter of the Karmaprakāśa—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tājika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.—Chapter 15 (ājīvikā-ādhikāra) (or hastakarma-adhikāra) is based on Abū Bakr, setting out methods for determining the general nature of a native’s work and his level of professional success as well as particular configurations for a variety of occupations: vendors of musk and perfumes, dyes, fruit and bark; etc., [...]—all variously subdivided.
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: Karma, Hasta.
Starts with: Hastakarmadhikara.
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