Shishuhita, Śiśuhita, Śiśuhitā: 2 definitions
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Shishuhita 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 terms Śiśuhita and Śiśuhitā can be transliterated into English as Sisuhita or Shishuhita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 1 (1871) (jyo)Śiśuhitā (शिशुहिता) is the name of a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—Manuscript information is as follows: Substance: country-made paper, 14 × 5 inches. Amount of Folia: 169, with 9 lines on a page. Extend 2,457 ślokas. Character, Bengali. Date, [?]. Place of deposit: Gopalapura, zillah Virabhuma, Kashinatha Kaviraja [=Vīrabhūma, Kāśīnātha Kavirāja]. Appearance, new, but a good deal destroyed by worms. Prose and Verse. Incorrect.
The Śiśuhitā manuscript authored by Kṛṣṇarāma represents a primer on astrology, giving rules for calculation of nativities, of auspicious and inauspicious conjunctions of stars, of auspicious days and moments for commencing an undertaking; and for marriage, and containing questions and answers for foretelling future events, and most of the topics usually treated of in Indian astrological.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚiśuhita (शिशुहित) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Jyotiḥsaṃgraha.
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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Starts with: Shishuhitaishini.
Full-text (+202): Jyotihsamgraha, Ananda Yoga, Pumsavana, Kakini, Vanijya, Krayavikraya, Ghatilagna, Ghatacandra, Janmakala, Dagdhatithi, Navavadhu, Vastraparidhana, Nauka, Astradharana, Kalayoga, Cudakarana, Madhyahna, Suryakalanalacakra, Kupakhanana, Tithicakra.
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