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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Āghrāta (आघ्रात, “smelling”) (or Āghrātagata, Āghrātagrāsa) refers to one of the ten types of (solar and lunar) eclipses (grāsa), 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 immediately after the termination of the eclipse, the disc should be re-eclipsed (by comets and the like), it is technically known as Ārohaṇa (climbing): the princes will be at war and there will be fear in the land.. If a small portion of the disc should be so slightly eclipsed as to resemble a mirror covered with the vapour of hot breath, the eclipse is known as Āghrāta (smelling): there will be good rain in the land”.

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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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Āghrāta (आघ्रात) refers to “being touched” (by the power of death), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.106cd-109]—“The [Mantrin] is to perform the lustration in order to secure prosperity of the king and in the kingdom when the king is touched by the power of death (mṛtyuvaśa-āghrāta), when [the king], his sons, or his country are marked by signs of death, etc., when Brahmins [and others] are [in danger] in all directions [i.e., in the capital and elsewhere], with the danger of loss of rice crops, grain, fruit, roots and water, and in times of famine, disease and great calamities. After sacrificing as before, the [Mantrin] should perform the water pot consecration”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āghrāta (आघ्रात).—p. p.

1) Smelt, scented, touched.

2) Satisfied.

3) Surmounted, surpassed.

-tam (Astron.) One of the ten kinds of eclipses; Bṛ. S.

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

Āghrāta (आघ्रात).—mfn.

(-tāḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Smelled, scented. 2. Surmounted, surpassed. 3. Satisfied, satiated. E. kta participial affix after āghrā to smell, &c.

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

1) Āghrāta (आघ्रात):—[=ā-ghrāta] [from ā-ghrā] mfn. smelled at, [Śakuntalā] (also an- [negative]), [Hitopadeśa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] smelling (a scent), [Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] smelled, scented, [Suśruta]

4) [v.s. ...] satiated, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] = krānta or ākrānta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] = grastasandhi, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] n. (in [astronomy]) one of the ten kinds of eclipses, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

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

Āghrāta (आघ्रात):—[ā-ghrāta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Smelled; satisfied; surmounted.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Āghrāta (आघ्रात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Agghāia, Agghāya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Aghrata 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āghrāta (ಆಘ್ರಾತ):—[adjective] smelled; smelt.

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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: Ghrata, A.

Starts with: Aghratagata, Aghratagrasa, Aghratar.

Ends with: Anaghrata, Avaghrata, Praghrata, Upaghrata, Vyaghrata.

Full-text: Aghrana, Agghayamana, Agghaya, Agghaia, Aghraat, Aghratagrasa, Aghratagata, Ghra, Ekadesha, Grasa, Suvrishti, Arohanagrasa, Arohana, Arohanagata, Mrityuvasha, Dashagrasa.

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