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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Prākphalgunī (प्राक्फल्गुनी) is another name for Pūrvaphālguni, 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 Pūrvaphālguni [i.e., prākphalgunī] will delight in dance, in young women, in music, in painting, in sculpture and in trade; will be dealers in cotton, salt, honey and oil and will be forever in the enjoyment of the vigour of youth.. [...]”.

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

Prākphalgunī (प्राक्फल्गुनी).—f. (-nī) The eleventh of the lunar asterisms: see pūrvaphalgunī. E. prāk preceding, and phalgunī the asterism.

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

1) Prākphalgunī (प्राक्फल्गुनी):—[=prāk-phalgunī] [from prāk > prāñc] f. = pūrva-ph (q.v.), [Varāha-mihira]

2) Prākphālgunī (प्राक्फाल्गुनी):—[=prāk-phālgunī] [from prāk-phālguna > prāk > prāñc] f. = pūrva-ph (q.v.), [Varāha-mihira] ([varia lectio] -phalgunī).

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

Prākphalguṇī (प्राक्फल्गुणी):—[prāk-phalguṇī] (ṇī) 3. f. The 11th of the lunar asterisms.

[Sanskrit to German]

Prakphalguni 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: Prak, Phalguni.

Starts with: Prakphalgunibhava.

Full-text: Prakphalgunibhava, Prakphalguna.

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