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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Kucca (कुच्च) (Cf. Kaccha) refers to a kingdom or tribe of people, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Venus should be eclipsed by the lunar disc the people of Magadha, the Yavanas, the Mlecchas, men of Pulinda (a barbarous tribe), the Nepālīs, the Bhṛṅgīs and the Mārwārīs (Marus), the men of Kaccha and of Surat, the Madras, the Pāñcālas, the Kaikayas, the Kulūtakas, the Cannibalas (Pūruṣādas) and the men of Uśīnara (Gāndhāra) will suffer miseries for seven months”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kuccā (कुच्चा).—m A dint &c. See kucā & kucyā.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kucca (कुच्च) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kūrca.

2) Kucca (कुच्च) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kūrca.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kucca (ಕುಚ್ಚ):—[noun] a man who is completely blind.

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Kucca (ಕುಚ್ಚ):—[noun] = ಕುಚ್ಚು [kuccu]3.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+7): Kuccaga, Kuccaga, Kuccai, Kuccakam, Kuccakkaran, Kuccakki, Kuccalakki, Kuccalu, Kuccam, Kuccamdhara, Kuccan, Kuccane, Kuccanike, Kuccanisu, Kuccankattu, Kuccapalam, Kuccapati, Kuccapaticceti, Kuccappurati, Kuccappuratimaram.

Ends with: Akucca, Galakucca, Kukkucca, Kurkucca, Marukucca, Uddhacca Kukkucca.

Full-text: Kurca, Marukucca, Kaccha, Kicca.

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