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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Ulkāpāta (उल्कापात) refers to the “falling of meteors”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] As it is impossible for a single astrologer to observe and determine all the phenomena occurring day and night, the task must be assigned to four competent and well paid astrologers; one of them is to observe the east and south-east; another the south and south-west; a third the west and north-west; and the fourth the north and north-east. The fall of meteors [i.e., ulkāpāta] and the like is sudden in its nature and the determination of one’s fortunes depends on the shape, color, gloss, size and the like of these falling bodies and upon how they approach or cross planets and stars”.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ulkāpāta (उल्कापात).—m (S) The falling of a star, a meteorshoot. 2 fig. The ravages and depredations of invaders or marauders; a wide-wasting calamity gen.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ulkāpāta (उल्कापात).—the fall of a meteor.

Derivable forms: ulkāpātaḥ (उल्कापातः).

Ulkāpāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ulkā and pāta (पात).

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

Ulkāpāta (उल्कापात):—[=ulkā-pāta] [from ulkā] m. the falling of meteors, [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ulkāpāta (ಉಲ್ಕಾಪಾತ):—[noun] a falling down or an instance of a small body called meteor or meteoroid, that becomes visible as it passes through the atmosphere.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ulka, Pata.

Full-text: Prapata.

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