Jyotirvid, Jyotis-vid: 9 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—m. an astronomer or astrologer.
Jyotirvid is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jyotis and vid (विद्).
Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—m. (-t) An astrologer, an arithmetician. E. jyotis, and vid who knows. jyotiṣāṃ mūryādīnāṃ gatyādikaṃ vetti vid-kvip .
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).
Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—1. [masculine] = jyotirjña.
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Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्).—2. [adjective] creating light.
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]
Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्):—[jyotir-vid] (d) 5. m. An astronomer or an astrologer.
Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्):—1. (jyotis + vid) adj. subst. sternkundig, Astronom [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 9, 668.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 332.]
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Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्):—2. (jyotis + vid = vind) adj. lichtschaffend [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1, 4, 34, 1.]
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Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्):—1. [Kathāsaritsāgara 54, 213.] jyotirvidābharaṇa n. Titel eines astrologischen Werkes eines Pseudo-Kālidāsa [KERN] in Pref. zu [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 12. fgg.] [Oxforder Handschriften 336,a, No. 790.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 8,195, Nalopākhyāna]
Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्):—1. Adj. sternkundig ; m. Astronom zu [Indische sprüche 6288.]
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Jyotirvid (ज्योतिर्विद्):—2. Adj. Licht schaffend.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Jyotirvid is another spelling for ज्योतिर्विद [jyotirvida].—n. astrologer; astronomer;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jyotirvida, Jyotirvidabharana, Jyotirvidashringara, Jyotirvidhya, Jyotirvidya.
Full-text (+13): Jyotirvidabharana, Krishnajyotirvid, Shivajyotirvid, Shiva jyotirvid, Krishna jyotirvid, Rama jyotirvid, Govinda jyotirvid, Ranga jyotirvid, Govala jyotirvid, Madhava jyotirvid, Devadatta jyotirvid, Pindanayanopapatti, Jyotirvida, Daivajna cintamani, Muhurtacintamanau, Vicarasudhakara, Virasimhamitrodaye samskaraprakaranam, Tajikatilaka, Munditaprahasana, Mavid.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 30 < [Volume 15 (1911)]
Hayanaratna: The Jewel of Annual Astrology (by Martin Gansten)
6.1. Tājika Works and Authorities Cited < [Introduction]
9. The Joys (harṣa) of the Planets (graha) < [Chapter 2 - Aspects and Dignities]
7. The Results of Periods (daśā-phala) < [Chapter 7 - The Planetary Periods]
Taittiriya Upanishad (by A. Mahadeva Sastri)
Chapter VII - Māyā and Īśvara < [A - Brahmavidyā expounded]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 56.13 - Description of the Day of the Week (Vāra) < [Part 2 - Pūrva-bhāga: Dvitīya-pāda]
Chapter 56.14 - Description of the Asterisms (Nakṣatras) < [Part 2 - Pūrva-bhāga: Dvitīya-pāda]
Indian Astronomy (a source book) (by B. V. Subbarayappa)