Vriddhagarga, Vṛddhagarga: 6 definitions
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Vriddhagarga 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 Vṛddhagarga can be transliterated into English as Vrddhagarga or Vriddhagarga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vṛddhagarga (वृद्धगर्ग).—Taught Atri the consequences of disastrous signs in a state.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 229. 2.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Vṛddhagarga (वृद्धगर्ग) is the name of an ancient astronomer, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “I shall now expound about the movements of the Seven Ṛṣis (Saptarṣi), through whom the northern region shines as though bedecked with a pearl necklace, like a maiden with a smiling countenance wearing a garland of white lotuses. Or by the direction of her lord—the Pole-Star (Seven Ṛṣis), the northern maiden (quarter) appears to dance round as the Seven Ṛṣis move in their course. I begin to treat of these stars adopting the views of Vṛddha Garga”.
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
Vṛddhagarga (वृद्धगर्ग).—[masculine] the elder Garga.
1) Vṛddhagarga (वृद्धगर्ग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Utpātaśānti. Rohiṇīśānti. Vṛddhagārgī jy. Peters. 2, 195.
2) Vṛddhagarga (वृद्धगर्ग):—Mahajjñānapraśnāvalī. Vṛddhagārgī jy. [Bhau Dāji Memorial] p. 42 (with a
—[commentary] called Mayūracitraka). Stein 173.
1) Vṛddhagarga (वृद्धगर्ग):—[=vṛddha-garga] [from vṛddha > vṛdh] m. the older Garga or the older recension of his [work] [Atharva-veda.Pariś.]
2) Vṛddhagārga (वृद्धगार्ग):—[=vṛddha-gārga] [from vṛddha > vṛdh] mf(ī)n. = -gārgīya, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Vriddha, Garga.
Full-text (+7): Utpatashanti, Vriddhagargiya, Mahajjnanaprashnavali, Rohinishanti, Saika, Nartin, Rajat, Garga, Rajati, Saikavali, Nathavati, Kauveri, Saptamuni, Saptamunicara, Utpalamalini, Utpalamalin, Sitotpalamalini, Sitotpalamalin, Narinarti, Naraka.
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