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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Janamaraka (जनमरक) refers to “nation-wide destruction”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The Ketus or comets whose tails are bent and which are of sharp rays and black are the sons of Yama ; they are 25 in number; they appear in the south; when they appear there will be deaths in the land [i.e., janamaraka-āvedin]. The Ketus or comets that appear like a mirror, are round in shape without tails but with rays and looking like oil or water are the sons of the Earth; they are 23 in number, and appear in the north-east; when they appear mankind will be afflicted with fear and hunger”.

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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

Janamaraka (जनमरक).—an epidemic disease.

Derivable forms: janamarakaḥ (जनमरकः).

Janamaraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jana and maraka (मरक).

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

Janamaraka (जनमरक).—[masculine] epidemic disease, pestilence.

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

Janamaraka (जनमरक):—[=jana-maraka] [from jana > jan] m. ‘men-killer’, an epidemic, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Janamaraka 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: Jana, Maraka.

Full-text: Avedi.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Janamaraka, Jana-maraka; (plurals include: Janamarakas, marakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)

Epidemics (maraka) < [Chapter 6]

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