Mayuracitra, Mayūracitra, Mayura-citra: 2 definitions
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Mayuracitra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Mayurachitra.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: JyotiṣaMayūracitra (मयूरचित्र) refers to the “variegation of peacock” and is the name of the thirty-fifth chapter of the Gārgīyajyotiṣa. It is similar to the 47th chapter of Vārahamihira’s work known as the Bṛhatsaṃhitā. The Gārgīyajyotiṣa is one of the most comprehensive of Garga’s texts and written in the form of a dialogue between Krauṣṭuki (Ṛṣiputra) and Garga discussing astral and other omens, comprising a total of sixty-two chapters (viz., mayūra-citra), known as aṅgas and summarized in the Aṅgasamuddiśa (“enumeration of the divisions”, introductory portion).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMayūracitra (मयूरचित्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—astrol. ascribed to Nārada. L.. 1115. 1116 (diff.).
Mayūracitra has the following synonyms: Mayūracitraka.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Citra, Mayura.
Starts with: Mayuracitraka.
Full-text: Citramayura, Mayuracitraka, Naradasamhita.
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