Mantrishika, Mantriṣika, Mantriṣikā: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Mantriṣika and Mantriṣikā can be transliterated into English as Mantrisika or Mantrishika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraMantriṣikā (मन्त्रिषिका) is the name of an ancient country or sacred region, 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, “[...] Mars also presides over the country of Uttarapāṇḍya, the Mahendra, the Vindhya, the Malaya mountains, Colādeśa, the Draviḍas, the Videhas, the Āndhras, the Aśmakas, the Bhāsapuras, the Kauṅkaṇas, the Mantriṣikās, the Kuntalas, the Keralas, the Daṇḍakas, the Kāntipuras, the Mlecchas and the mixed races”.
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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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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Full-text: Vindhya, Shankari, Mleccha, Kaunkana, Mahendradri, Kuntala, Kantipura, Coladesha, Bhasapura, Bhasapara.
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Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)