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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Priyānnatva (प्रियान्नत्व) refers to an “abundance of good food”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 17) (“On planetary conjunctions—grahayuddha”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The conjunctions of the planets are of four sorts known technically as—1. Bheda, 2. Ullekha (ullekhayuddha), 3. Aṃśumardana, 4. Asavya, according as the planets are more and more distant from each other, as stated by Parāśara and other Ṛṣis. [...] If the planets should be in Ullekha conjunction there will be wars in the land and princes will quarrel with their enemies, but there will be abundance of good food (priyānnatva); [...]”.

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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

Priyānnatva (प्रियान्नत्व).—dearth, scarcity; Bṛ. S.

Derivable forms: priyānnatvam (प्रियान्नत्वम्).

Priyānnatva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms priya and annatva (अन्नत्व).

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

Priyānnatva (प्रियान्नत्व):—[=priyānna-tva] [from priyānna > priya > prī] n. dearth, scarcity, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Priyannatva 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: Tva, Priya, Priyanna.

Full-text: Priya.

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