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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण) refers to the “commencement (of an eclipse)” [?], 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, “[...] If, as some say, there be two Rāhus, when the moon is eclipsed by one of them at rising or setting how comes it we see the sun in the opposite point uneclipsed by the other Rāhu of equal motion? The truth is that in her own eclipse, the moon enters the shadow of the earth, and in that of the sun, the solar disc. Hence, the lunar eclipse does not commence [i.e., pragrahaṇa] at the western limb nor the solar at the eastern limb. Just as the shadow of a tree neither continues in the same direction nor of the same length, so changes the shadow of the earth, night after night owing to the revolution of the sun”.

Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण).—First contact in an eclipse. Note: Pragrahaṇa is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण).—

1) Taking, seizing, grasping.

2) The commencement of an eclipse.

3) A rein, bridle.

4) A check, restraint.

5) Binding, confining.

6) Offering.

7) Guiding.

Derivable forms: pragrahaṇam (प्रग्रहणम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण).—(nt. ?), seizure, convulsion, as caused by famine: °ṇe Divyāvadāna 471.4 (see s.v. apatāna).

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

Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. Taking, seizing. 2. Assuming. 3. The commencement of an eclipse. 4. A rein, a bridle. E. pra before, graha to take, lyuṭ aff.

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

Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण).—i. e. pra-grah + ana, n. 1. Seizing, Mahābhārata 5, 1229. 2. Restraining, Mahābhārata 12, 1991.

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

Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण).—[masculine] guide, leader (only adj. —° led by). [neuter] taking, seizing; rein, bridle; offering, presenting.

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

1) Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण):—[=pra-grahaṇa] [from pra-grah] m. a leader, guide (only ifc. [f(ā). ] ‘led by’), [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] stretching forth, offering, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] taking, seizing, holding, [ib.]

4) [v.s. ...] the seizure of the sun and moon, commencement of an eclipse, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Sūryasiddhānta]

5) [v.s. ...] a means for taming or breaking in [Mahābhārata]

6) [v.s. ...] the being a leader or guide, authority, dignity, [ib.]

7) [v.s. ...] a rein, bridle, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

8) [v.s. ...] a check, restraint, [ib.]

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

Pragrahaṇa (प्रग्रहण):—[pra-grahaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Taking; assuming.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pragrahana 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.

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Partial matches: Pra, Grahana.

Ends with: Alpragrahana, Sruvapragrahana.

Full-text: Sruvapragrahana, Pragraha.

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