शब्दकोश
Glossary
The Sanskrit words, explained
Each word as it is written in Devanagari, how it is spelled in Latin letters, and what it means.
Rashis
- मेषMeṣaAries
- A movable fire sign, ruled by Mars: it acts directly, and sooner than most people are ready for.
- वृषभVṛṣabhaTaurus
- A fixed earth sign, ruled by Venus: it acts slowly and sensuously, and once settled, immovably.
- मिथुनMithunaGemini
- A dual air sign, ruled by Mercury: it acts through talk, curiosity and a certain restlessness.
- कर्कKarkaCancer
- A movable water sign, ruled by Moon: it acts protectively, by feel rather than argument.
- सिंहSiṃhaLeo
- A fixed fire sign, ruled by Sun: it acts generously and visibly, needing the effort to be seen.
- कन्याKanyāVirgo
- A dual earth sign, ruled by Mercury: it acts precisely, usefully, and with an eye for what is wrong.
- तुलाTulāLibra
- A movable air sign, ruled by Venus: it acts through balance and relationship, weighing before moving.
- वृश्चिकVṛścikaScorpio
- A fixed water sign, ruled by Mars: it acts intensely and privately, holding on well past comfort.
- धनुDhanuSagittarius
- A dual fire sign, ruled by Jupiter: it acts expansively and on principle, aiming past the obvious.
- मकरMakaraCapricorn
- A movable earth sign, ruled by Saturn: it acts patiently and structurally, building for the long term.
- कुम्भKumbhaAquarius
- A fixed air sign, ruled by Saturn: it acts unconventionally but systematically, at a slight distance.
- मीनMīnaPisces
- A dual water sign, ruled by Jupiter: it acts imaginatively and permeably, with boundaries that blur.
Nakshatras
- अश्विनीAśvinī
- Swift, pioneering, healing. Its deity: Ashwini Kumaras.
- भरणीBharaṇī
- Bearing, restraint, intensity. Its deity: Yama.
- कृत्तिकाKṛttikā
- Cutting, purifying, sharp. Its deity: Agni.
- रोहिणीRohiṇī
- Growing, fertile, magnetic. Its deity: Brahma (Prajapati).
- मृगशिराMṛgaśirā
- Searching, curious, restless. Its deity: Soma.
- आर्द्राĀrdrā
- Storm, breakthrough, upheaval. Its deity: Rudra.
- पुनर्वसुPunarvasu
- Return, renewal, safety. Its deity: Aditi.
- पुष्यPuṣya
- Nourishing, steady, protective. Its deity: Brihaspati.
- आश्लेषाĀśleṣā
- Coiling, penetrating, subtle. Its deity: Sarpas.
- मघाMaghā
- Ancestral, dignified, commanding. Its deity: Pitris.
- पूर्वफाल्गुनीPūrva Phalgunī
- Pleasure, creativity, ease. Its deity: Bhaga.
- उत्तरफाल्गुनीUttara Phalgunī
- Patronage, contract, generosity. Its deity: Aryaman.
- हस्तHasta
- Skill of the hand, craft, dexterity. Its deity: Savitr.
- चित्राCitrā
- Brilliance, design, form. Its deity: Tvashtar.
- स्वातीSvātī
- Independent, moving, self-directed. Its deity: Vayu.
- विशाखाViśākhā
- Purposeful, determined, forked. Its deity: Indra-Agni.
- अनुराधाAnurādhā
- Devotion, friendship, cooperation. Its deity: Mitra.
- ज्येष्ठाJyeṣṭhā
- Seniority, protection, burden. Its deity: Indra.
- मूलMūla
- Root, investigation, dissolution. Its deity: Nirriti.
- पूर्वाषाढाPūrva Āṣāḍhā
- Invincibility, conviction, cleansing. Its deity: Apas.
- उत्तराषाढाUttara Āṣāḍhā
- Lasting victory, integrity, endurance. Its deity: Vishvedevas.
- श्रवणŚravaṇa
- Listening, learning, transmission. Its deity: Vishnu.
- धनिष्ठाDhaniṣṭhā
- Rhythm, wealth, performance. Its deity: Vasus.
- शतभिषाŚatabhiṣā
- Hundred healers, secrecy, research. Its deity: Varuna.
- पूर्वभाद्रपदाPūrva Bhādrapadā
- Intensity, austerity, the other side. Its deity: Aja Ekapada.
- उत्तरभाद्रपदाUttara Bhādrapadā
- Depth, stillness, wisdom. Its deity: Ahir Budhnya.
- रेवतीRevatī
- Safe passage, completion, kindness. Its deity: Pushan.
Grahas
- गुरुGuruJupiter
- Signifies wisdom, teachers, children, wealth, dharma, expansion.
- शनिŚaniSaturn
- Signifies discipline, delay, labour, old age, endurance, service.
- सूर्यSūryaSun
- Signifies the self, the father, authority, vitality, recognition.
- बुधBudhaMercury
- Signifies intellect, speech, commerce, learning, nerves.
- मंगलMaṅgalaMars
- Signifies energy, courage, siblings, land, conflict, surgery.
- चन्द्रCandraMoon
- Signifies the mind, the mother, emotional life, the public, comfort.
- शुक्रŚukraVenus
- Signifies love, marriage, beauty, art, comfort, vehicles.
- राहुRāhuRahu
- Signifies obsession, foreign things, ambition, sudden rise, illusion.
- केतुKetuKetu
- Signifies detachment, past skill, liberation, loss, insight.
Other terms
- ग्रहgraha
- A planet, in the Jyotish sense: the Sun, the Moon, five planets, and Rahu and Ketu.
- हस्त सामुद्रिकhasta sāmudrika
- Palmistry: reading the hand — its shape, fingers, mounts and lines.
- मुहूर्तmuhūrta
- Choosing the time for an undertaking, such as a marriage, a house entry or a journey, by the rules of Muhurta Chintamani.
- नक्षत्रnakṣatra
- One of the 27 lunar mansions the zodiac is divided into.
- राशिrāśi
- A sign of the zodiac, one of twelve.