Jyotirisha, Jyotirīśa: 4 definitions
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Jyotirisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Jyotirīśa can be transliterated into English as Jyotirisa or Jyotirisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Jyotirīśa (ज्योतिरीश).—or jyoti- rīśvara jyotirīśvara, i. e. jyotis-īśa, or -īśvara, m. The name of the author of the Dhūrtasamāgama, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 68, 15; 67, 11.
Jyotirīśa (ज्योतिरीश):—[=jyotir-īśa] [from jyotir > jyut] m. Name of the author of [Dhūrtasamāgama]
Jyotirīśa (ज्योतिरीश):—(jyotis + īśa) m. Nomen proprium des Verfassers des Dhūrtasamāgama [Dhūrtasamāgama 68.] Auch jyotirīśvara ebend. [67. 96.]
Jyotirīśa (ज्योतिरीश):—und rīśvara m. Nomen proprium eines Autors.
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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