Nagavithi, Nāgavīthi, Nāgavīthī, Naga-vithi: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNāgavīthī (नागवीथी).—Daughter born to Yāmī, the daughter of Dakṣaprajāpati. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part 1, Chapter 15).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Nāgavīthi (नागवीथि).—The northern course; three periods of sunrise here in Aśvini, Kṛttikā, and Yāmyā (Bharaṇi) as also Rohiṇi, Ārdrā and Mṛgaśiras;1 north of this was Devayāna;2 the northern path of Abhijit; its preceding Nakṣatra, Svāti.3
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 21. 76-7; III. 3. 47; Matsya-purāṇa 124. 53, 55; Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 48.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 21. 168.
- 3) Vāyu-purāṇa I. 92; 50. 129, 156, 216; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa I. 1. 77.
2) Nāgavīthī (नागवीथी).—A daughter of Yāmī (Jāmi, Viṣṇu-purāṇa) and Dharma.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 5. 18; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 15. 107.
Nāgavīthi (नागवीथि) refers to the son of Jāmī: one of the daughters of Dakṣa given to Dharma in marriage, according to one account of Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Dakṣa gets married to Asikni, the daughter of Prajāpati Viraṇa and begot sixty daughters. [He gave ten daughters to Dharma in marriage] [...] The ten wives of Dharma are Sādhyā, Viśvā, Saṃkalpā, Muhūrtā, Arundhatī, Marutvatī, Vasu, Bhūnu, Lambā and Jāmī. Jāmīgave birth to Nāgavīthi.
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 VarahamihiraNāgavīthi (नागवीथि) or simply Nāga refers to one the nine divisions of the ecliptic, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The ecliptic is divided into nine divisions known as Vīthis (paths), According to some each division consists of three constellations beginning from Aśvini. [...] According to others the Nāgavīthi consists of the constellations of Svāti, Bharaṇī and Kṛttikā; [...]”.
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 dictionaryNāgavīthī (नागवीथी).—that part of the moon's path which contains the asterisms अश्विनी, भरणी (aśvinī, bharaṇī) and कृत्तिका (kṛttikā); अश्विनी कृत्तिका याम्या नागवीथीति शब्दिता (aśvinī kṛttikā yāmyā nāgavīthīti śabditā) V. P.
Nāgavīthī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāga and vīthī (वीथी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāgavīthī (नागवीथी).—f. (-thī) The path of Airavata, “the milky way.” E. nāga the elephant, vīthī a road or path.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nāgavīthī (नागवीथी):—[=nāga-vīthī] [from nāga] f. a row of serpents, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘serpent path’, the moon’s path through the asterisms Svāti (or Aśvinī), Bharaṇi and Kṛttikā, [Varāha-mihira] (cf. nāgā. f. and gaja-v)
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Dharma and Yāmī or of Kaśyapa and Yāminī, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāgavīthī (नागवीथी):—[nāga-vīthī] (thī) 3. f. Milky way.
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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: Vithi, Viti, Vitti, Naga.
Starts with: Nakavitiyar.
Full-text: Lokasantanaka, Naganakshatra, Uttarapantha, Nakavitiyar, Naga, Yami, Vishvadevas, Jami, Marutvati, Devayana.
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