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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Māyāpaṭu (मायापटु) refers to “(one who is) cunning”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Uttarāṣāḍha will be chief ministers or wrestlers; will keep elephants and horses, will be religious; will be men of principles; soldiers; happy and of bright appearance. Those who are born on the lunar day of Śravaṇa will be cunning (māyāpaṭu), of active habits, efficient workmen, bold, virtuous, god-fearing and truthful”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Māyāpaṭu (मायापटु).—a. skilled in deception, fraudulent, deceitful.

Māyāpaṭu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māyā and paṭu (पटु).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Māyāpaṭu (मायापटु).—mfn. (-ṭuḥ-ṭuḥ-ṭu) Delusive, expert in deceiving. E. māyā, and paṭu clever.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Māyāpaṭu (मायापटु).—[adjective] the same.

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

Māyāpaṭu (मायापटु):—[=māyā-paṭu] [from māyā > māya] mfn. skilled in ill° or magical arts, [Varāha-mihira]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Māyāpaṭu (मायापटु):—[māyā-paṭu] (ṭuḥ-ṭuḥ-ṭu) a. Delusive.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mayapatu in German

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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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Partial matches: Maya, Patu.

Full-text: Antargudhavisha.

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