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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Vitamaska (वितमस्क) refers to “that which is bright”, 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, “If the middle of the eclipsed disc should be dark while the disc continues bright [i.e., vitamaska] all round, the eclipse is known as Madhyatama (centrally dark)—annular eclipse: the Central Provinces will be afflicted with miseries, mankind will suffer from stomach pain and there will be fear in the land. If all round the disc, the darkness be thick and in the middle, it be slight, the eclipse is technically known as Antyātma (terminally dark): the crops will be injured and mankind will suffer from robbers”.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vitamaska (वितमस्क).—a.

1) Light.

2) Free from darkness or the quality of ignorance (tamas).

3) Pure, blemishless; ख्याते तस्मिन् वितमसि कुले जन्म कौलीनमेतत् (khyāte tasmin vitamasi kule janma kaulīnametat) Ve.2.11.

See also (synonyms): vitamas.

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

Vitamaska (वितमस्क).—[adjective] free from darkness, light.

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

Vitamaska (वितमस्क):—[=vi-tamaska] [from vi] mfn. idem, [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vitamaska in German

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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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Partial matches: Tamaska, Vi.

Starts with: Vitamaskata.

Full-text: Vitamaskata, Vitamas.

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