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Vocabulary for
Graha
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GRAHA
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seizing , laying hold of , holding, obtaining -
perceiving , recognizing -
"seizer (eclipser)"; Rahu or the dragon's head -
a
planet (as seizing or influencing the destinies of men
in a supernatural manner ; sometimes 5 are enumerated ,
viz. Mars , Mercury , Jupiter , Venus , and Saturn; also
7 i.e. the preceding with Rahu and Ketu; also 9 i.e. the
sun and moon with the 7 preceding ; also the polar
star is called a Graha ; the planets are either
auspicious or inauspicious -
with
Jainas they constitute one of the 5 classes of the
Jyotishkas ; the place of a planet in the fixed
zodiac -
the
number " nine " -
name
of particular evil demons or spirits who seize or
exercise a bad influence on the body and mind of man
(causing insanity &c. ; it falls within the province of
medical science to expel these demons ; those who esp.
seize children and cause convulsions &c. are divided
into 9 classes according to the number of planets )
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any
state which proceeds from magical influences and takes
possession of the whole man -
a
crocodile -
any
ladle or vessel employed for taking up a portion of
fluid (esp. of Soma) out of a larger vessel -
name
of the 8 organs of perception (viz. the 5 organs of
sense with Manas , the hands and the voice)
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a
house -
"
anything seized " , spoil , booty -
as
much as can be taken with a ladle or spoon out of a
larger vessel , ladleful , spoonful (esp. of Soma) [RV] -
the
middle of a bow or that part which is grasped when the
bow is used -
the
beginning of any piece of music ; grasp , seizing ,
laying hold of -
keeping back , obstructing Sus3r. ; imprisoning ,
imprisonment -
"to
become a prisoner " -
seizure (by demons causing diseases, spasm of the limbs)
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seizure of the sun and moon , eclipse -
stealing , robbing -
effort
; insisting upon , tenacity , perseverance in
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taking
, receiving , reception -
taking
up (any fluid) ; choosing -
"favour
" -
mentioning , employing -
apprehension , perception , understanding
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file update:
24-Apr-2013