Mandavrishti, Mandavṛṣṭi, Manda-vrishti: 3 definitions

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Mandavrishti 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 Mandavṛṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Mandavrsti or Mandavrishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«previous next»] — Mandavrishti in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Mandavṛṣṭi (मन्दवृष्टि) refers to “slight rain” (i.e., drought), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the disc should be of the colour of the sky at dawn of day, there will be famine and drought and birds will suffer. If red-black, there will be prosperity and plenty in the land but slight rain [i.e., mandavṛṣṭi]. If the disc be of the colour of the pigeon or of blood colour or of the colour of gold or yellow-black, mankind will suffer from starvation. If again the disc be black or as said above, of the colour of the pigeon, the Śūdras will suffer from disease”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Mandavṛṣṭi (मन्दवृष्टि).—f. slight rain.

Derivable forms: mandavṛṣṭiḥ (मन्दवृष्टिः).

Mandavṛṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manda and vṛṣṭi (वृष्टि).

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

Mandavṛṣṭi (मन्दवृष्टि):—[=manda-vṛṣṭi] [from manda > mad] f. slight rain, [Varāha-mihira]

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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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