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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Paradhana (परधन) refers to the “property of others”, 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 Puṣya will be dealers in barley, wheat, rice, sugar-canes and in the produce of the forest; will be either ministers or rulers; will live by water; will be Sādhus and will delight in sacrificial rites. Those who are born on the lunar day of Āśleṣā, will be dealers in perfumes, roots, fruits, reptiles, serpents and poison; will delight in cheating others of their property (paradhana-haraṇa-abhirata); will be dealers in pod grains and will be skilled in medicine of every sort. [...]”.

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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

paradhana (परधन).—n (S) Foreign or another's wealth. 2 fig. Female offspring. Because females become by marriage the property of another.

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

paradhana (परधन).—n Another's wealth. Female offspring.

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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

Paradhana (परधन).—another's property.

Derivable forms: paradhanam (परधनम्).

Paradhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and dhana (धन).

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

Paradhana (परधन).—n.

(-naṃ) Another's wealth. E. para, and dhana wealth.

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

Paradhana (परधन).—[neuter] another’s wealth.

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

Paradhana (परधन):—[=para-dhana] [from para] n. an°’s wealth, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

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

Paradhana (परधन):—[para-dhana] (naṃ) 1. n. Another’s wealth.

[Sanskrit to German]

Paradhana 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dhana, Para, Tana.

Starts with: Paradhanasvadanasukha, Paratanattiyam.

Ends with: Diparadhana.

Full-text: Paradhanasvadanasukha, Paranari, Parakamini, Paradara, Harana, Adhala, Para.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 3.5.552 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

Act 5.9: All beings obtained the mind of equanimity < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]

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