Sadeshvara, Sadeśvara, Sada-ishvara: 1 definition

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Sadeshvara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Sadeśvara can be transliterated into English as Sadesvara or Sadeshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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Source: OAPEN: The Jewel of Annual Astrology (Balabhadra’s Hayanaratna)

Sadeśvara (सदेश्वर) (=Sadeśa) refers to the “constant ruler” (i.e., rulers of four signs by both day and night) [sadeśāḥ divā rātrau ceśāḥ], according to the fifth chapter of the Hāyanaratna—a nibandha or meta-commentary drawing on many important expositions of Tājika or Perso-Arabic astrology.—Accordingly, “The rulers of the triplicities are stated by Tejaḥsiṃha in Daivajñālaṃkṛti 5.1]: ‘The sun, Venus, Saturn and Venus are the day rulers of the four [signs] from Aries; Jupiter, the moon, Mercury and Mars are the night rulers; [of the four signs] from Leo, they are reversed in order; the constant rulers [of the four signs] (sadeśa / sadeśvara) beginning with Sagittarius are Saturn, Mars, Jupiter and the moon’”.

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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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