Uttaradish, Uttaradiś, Uttara-dish: 5 definitions

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Uttaradish 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 Uttaradiś can be transliterated into English as Uttaradis or Uttaradish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«previous next»] — Uttaradish in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Uttaradiś (उत्तरदिश्) refers to the “people of the north”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 17), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Mercury [i.e., Bhauma] should suffer defeat in his conjunction with Mars, trees, rivers, ascetics, the people of Aśmaka, the people of the north (uttaradiś-stha), sacrificial rites and the Dīkṣitas performing them will suffer much”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Uttaradish in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uttaradiś (उत्तरदिश्).—f. the north. °īśaḥ, -pālaḥ 1 Kubera, the regent of the north.

2) the planet बुध (budha). °बलिन् (balin)

1) the planet Venus.

2) the moon.

Uttaradiś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttara and diś (दिश्).

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

Uttaradiś (उत्तरदिश्).—f. (-dik) The north quarter. E. uttara and diś region.

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

Uttaradiś (उत्तरदिश्):—[=uttara-diś] [from uttara > ut-tama] f. the north quarter.

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

Uttaradiś (उत्तरदिश्):—[uttara-diś] (k) 5. f. The north.

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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.

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