Lohitya, Lohityā: 8 definitions
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Lohitya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaLohityā (लोहित्या).—A great river. The present name of this river is Brahmaputra. The devī of this river sits in the court of Varuṇa and worships him. (Śloka 22, Chapter 9, Sabhā Parva).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesLohityā (लोहित्या) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.34). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Lohityā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraLohitya (लोहित्य) is the name of a River, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Mercury presides over the western half of the Lohitya river, the Indus, the Sarayū, the Gāmbhīrika, the Ratha, the Ganges and its tributary the Kauśi. He also presides over the countries of Videha, Kāmboja; the eastern half of Mathurā, the Himālayas, the Gomanta, the Citrakūṭa mountains, Saurāṣṭra; people living on table lands, [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLohitya (लोहित्य).—
1) A kind of rice.
2) Name of the river Brahmaputra; see लौहित्य (lauhitya).
Derivable forms: lohityaḥ (लोहित्यः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lohitya (लोहित्य):—[from loha] m. a kind of rice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Harivaṃśa] ([varia lectio], lauh)
3) [v.s. ...] of the Brahma-putra river, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] ([varia lectio] for lauh)
4) [v.s. ...] of a village, [Rāmāyaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] of the blood sea near Kuśa-dvīpa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Lohityā (लोहित्या):—[from lohitya > loha] f. Name of a celestial female, [Harivaṃśa] (with jana-mātā; [varia lectio] lohityā yana-m)
7) [v.s. ...] of a river, [Mahābhārata]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Lohitya (लोहित्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Lohicca.
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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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Starts with: Lohityaka, Lohityayanamatar.
Full-text (+3): Lohicca, Lohityayanamatar, Lauhitya, Bila, Sindhunada, Ragavid, Purvardha, Candraputra, Yuktivid, Gandhavid, Manivid, Yantravid, Yantra, Setu, Gambhirika, Lekhyavid, Gandharvavid, Udapanavid, Kausi, Kaushiki.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The Kailāsa Mountain < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 71 - Prince Bharata sees Ayodhya filled with unhappy people < [Book 2 - Ayodhya-kanda]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 27 - An Account of Ila’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]