The Sanskrit term Śanaiścarāṅgaruha can be transliterated into English as Sanaiscarangaruha or Shanaishcarangaruha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shanaishcharangaruha.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Śanaiścarāṅgaruha (शनैश्चराङ्गरुह) refers to the “sons of Saturn” and is used to describe certain Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Thus have been stated briefly 101 Ketus and we will now proceed to state clearly the 1,000 Ketus already referred to. The comets that appear in the north and north-east are 84 in number; they are the sons of Venus; they have large, white and shining discs and when they appear mankind will not be happy. The comets that appear glossy, with rays and double-tailed are sixty in number; they are the sons of Saturn [i.e., śanaiścarāṅgaruha]; they appear anywhere and are named Kanaka Ketus; when they appear mankind will feel very miserable”.

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Angaruha, Shanaishcara.

Full-text: Angaruha.

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