The Sanskrit terms Saṃdṛṣṭa and Sandṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Samdrsta or Samdrishta or Sandrsta or Sandrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Sandṛṣṭa (सन्दृष्ट) refers to “appearances” (of planetary conjunctions or comet) [?], 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, “Lunar and solar eclipses terminate in ten ways [...] If there should appear either a rainbow, or a comet club-like in shape, people, afflicted with hunger, will suffer from foreign yoke; if there should be either planetary conjunctions or cometary appearances [i.e.,  [i.e., sandṛṣṭa]] princes will be at war with one another. If there should occur a fall of good rain within the said period, there will be prosperity in the land and the evils described above will disappear”.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃdṛṣṭa (संदृष्ट).—p. p.

1) Seen, beheld.

2) Ordained, prescribed.

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

Sandṛṣṭa (सन्दृष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) 1. Seen, beheld. 2. Foreseen, anticipated. E. sam before dṛś to see, kta aff.

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

Saṃdṛṣṭa (संदृष्ट).—[adjective] seen, foreseen, anticipated; permitted, allowed.

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

1) Saṃdṛṣṭa (संदृष्ट):—[=saṃ-dṛṣṭa] [from saṃ-dṛś] mfn. completely seen or beheld (pāpa-s, ‘having an evil aspect’), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] foreseen, ordained, prescribed (in sacred books), [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Sandṛṣṭa (सन्दृष्ट):—[(ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) p. Idem.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃdṛṣṭa (संदृष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃjoiya.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Abhisamdrishta.

Full-text: Samjoiya, Nirgada, Drish, Darsh.

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