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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 1 (1871) (jyo)

Navavadhū (नववधू) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Śiśuhitā, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.— The Śiśuhitā manuscript authored by Kṛṣṇarāma represents a primer on astrology, giving rules for calculation of nativities and most of the topics usually treated of in Indian astrological. It contains 2,457 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Navavadhū in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: navavadhvāgamanaṃ.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

navavadhū (नववधू).—f (S) A newly-married female, a bride.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

navavadhū (नववधू).—f A newly-married female, a bride.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Navavadhū (नववधू).—

1) a newly-married girl.

2) a daughter-in-law.

Derivable forms: navavadhūḥ (नववधूः).

Navavadhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nava and vadhū (वधू). See also (synonyms): navavarikā.

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

Navavadhū (नववधू) or Navabadhū.—f.

(-dhūḥ) A bride, a newly married woman. E. nava, and badhū a wife.

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

Navavadhū (नववधू).—f. a woman recently married, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 19.

Navavadhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nava and vadhū (वधू).

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

Navavadhū (नववधू).—[feminine] bride, newly-married woman.

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

1) Navavadhū (नववधू):—[=nava-vadhū] [from nava] f. = next, [Kāvya literature]

2) [v.s. ...] a daughter-in-law, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Navavadhu 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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Navavadhū (नववधू):—n. newly married woman; post-nuptial bride;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Partial matches: Nava.

Full-text: Navvadhoo, Navabadhu, Navavarika.

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