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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Parvakāla (पर्वकाल) refers to the “occasion of eclipses” [?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Some say that Rāhu, the asura, though his head was cut, dies not but lives in the shape of a planet having tasted of ambrosia. That he has a disc like the sun and moon and as that disc is black it is invisible when in the sky except on the occasion of eclipses [i.e., parvakāla] in virtue of a boon from Brahmā. Others say that he resembles a serpent in shape with his head severed from his tail; a few that he is bodiless, that he is mere darkness and that he is the son of Siṃhikā. [...]”.

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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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Parvakāla (पर्वकाल) refers to “auspicious occasions” (for performing ceremonial ablutions and making charitable gifts), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “O sage, addressing the lord of the Asuras and the citizens thus, the sage with his disciples spoiled the Vedic rites in a determined manner. [...] Worship of Śiva, propitiation of his phallic form, adoration of Viṣṇu, Sun, Gaṇeśa and other deities in accordance with the sacred texts were repudiated by him. The heretic sage, an expert in wielding magic art, foremost among the deceptive, criticised the ceremonial ablutions and charitable gifts that are made on auspicious occasions (parvakāla) [snānadānādikaṃ sarvaṃ parvakālaṃ viśeṣataḥ]. [...]”

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

parvakāla (पर्वकाल).—m (S) pop. parvakāḷa m See the preceding word in the five first senses.

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

parvakāla (पर्वकाल).—m Holy day.

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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

Parvakāla (पर्वकाल).—

1) a periodic change of the moon.

2) the time at which the moon at its conjunction or opposition passes through the node; °राशिः (rāśiḥ) time of festivals.

Derivable forms: parvakālaḥ (पर्वकालः).

Parvakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms parvan and kāla (काल).

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

Parvakāla (पर्वकाल).—[masculine] = seq. [feminine]

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

1) Parvakāla (पर्वकाल):—[=parva-kāla] [from parva > parv] m. a periodic change of the moon, [Rāmāyaṇa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] the time at which the moon at its conjunction or opposition passes through the node, [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira]

[Sanskrit to German]

Parvakala 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Parvakāla (ಪರ್ವಕಾಲ):—

1) [noun] = ಪರ್ವ - [parva -] 5.

2) [noun] a period during which major or important changes take place that affects for a long time the life of an individual or a society, nation, etc.

3) [noun] a period of festivals.

4) [noun] the period of progress.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Parva, Kaala, Parvan, Kala.

Starts with: Parvakalanirnaya, Parvakalarashi.

Full-text: Parvakalanirnaya, Parvakalarashi.

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