Jyotirvid, Jyotis-vid: 9 definitions

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Jyotirvid 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jyotirvid in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—m. an astronomer or astrologer.

Jyotirvid is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jyotis and vid (विद्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—m. (-t) An astrologer, an arithmetician. E. jyotis, and vid who knows. jyotiṣāṃ mūryādīnāṃ gatyādikaṃ vetti vid-kvip .

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

Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—adj. sbst. knowing the stars, an astrologer, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 332.

Jyotirvid is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jyotis and vid (विद्).

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

Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—1. [masculine] = jyotirjña.

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Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—2. [adjective] creating light.

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

1) Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्):—[=jyotir-vid] [from jyotir > jyut] mfn. = tiṣ-kṛt, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā i, 4, 34, 1]

2) [v.s. ...] knowing the stars, (m.) an astronomer, [Yājñavalkya 1, 332; Romakasiddhānta; Kathāsaritsāgara liv]

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

Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्):—[jyotir-vid] (d) 5. m. An astronomer or an astrologer.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jyotirvid in German

context information

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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jyotirvid in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Jyotirvid is another spelling for ज्योतिर्विद [jyotirvida].—n. astrologer; astronomer;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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