A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Abhijit
This page describes Abhijit which is located on page 4 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Abhijit” according to 32 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: नक्षत्रेशह् सुधा-सिन्धुर् मृगह् पुष्यह् पुनर्वसुह् हस्तो ऽभिजिच् च श्रवणो वैधृतिर् भास्करोदयह् nakshatreshah sudha-sindhur mrigah pushyah punarvasuh hasto bhijic ca shravano vaidhritir bhaskarodayah He is the moon (nakshatresha), an ocean of nectar (sudha-sindhu), the star Mrigashirsha (mriga), the star Pushya (pushya), the star Punarvasu (punarvasu), the star Hasta (hasta), the star Abhijit (abhijit), and the star Shravana (shravana)....
Read full contents: Verse 8.13.79
Satapatha-brahmana [by Julius Eggeling]
On the Abhijit day, each of the first four stomas is used in succession for three stotras, the four hymn-forms thus making up the twelve stotras of the Agnishtoma....
Read full contents: Kanda XII, adhyaya 3, brahmana 1
Brihat Samhita [by N. Chidambaram Iyer]
S. 8 Magha Leonis, Regulas 129° 49' 0 27 N. 9 Purva-Phalguni Leonis 141° 15' 14 19 N. 10 Uttara-Phalguni Leonis 151° 37' 12 17 N. 11 Hasta Corvi 173° 27' 12 10 S. 12 Citra Virginis, Spica 183° 49' 2 2 S. 13 Svati Bootis, Arcturus 184° 12' 30 57 N. 14 Vishakha Librae 211° 0' 1 48 S. 15 Anuradha Scorpionis 222° 84' 1 57 S, 16 Jyeshtha Scorpionis Aritares 229° 44' 4 33 N. 17 Mula Scorpionis 244° 33' 13 44 S. 18 Purva-Ashadha Sagittarii 255° 32' 6 25 S. 19 Uttara-Ashadha Sagittarii 262° 21' 3 24 S. 20 Abhijit...
Read full contents: Appendix 3 - List of 28 yogataras (chief stars) of the constellations (nakshatras)
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