Pramanikrita, Pramāṇīkṛta, Pramani-krita: 4 definitions

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Pramanikrita 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 Pramāṇīkṛta can be transliterated into English as Pramanikrta or Pramanikrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«previous next»] — Pramanikrita in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)

Pramāṇīkṛta (प्रमाणीकृत) refers to the “calibration” (of a water clock—ghaṭīyantra), according to Kāśīnātha Upādhye’s Dharmasindhu, a commentary on the Rāma Daivajña’s Muhūrtacintāmaṇi (an astrological work).—Accordingly, “[...] The water clock [i.e., ghaṭīyantra], thus calibrated [i.e., pramāṇīkṛta], should be placed in a copper basin or clay basin, full of water, when half of the Sun’s orb has risen or set. There this sacred formula is recited. ‘You have been created long time ago by Brahmā as the foremost among the [time measuring] instruments. For the sake of the state of [their] becoming a married couple you be the means of measuring time’. With this sacred formula, preceded by the worship of Gaṇeśa and Varuṇa, the bowl should be placed [on the water in the basin]. If the bowl thus placed moves to the south-east, south, south-west, or north-west of the basin, it is not auspicious. If it stays in the middle, or moves to other directions, it is auspicious. Likewise, if it fills [and sinks] in the five directions starting from the southeast, it is not auspicious. Thus the discussion of the water clock. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pramanikrita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pramāṇīkṛta (प्रमाणीकृत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Admitted or established as proof or authority. E. pramāṇa, and kṛta made, cvi aug.

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

1) Pramāṇīkṛta (प्रमाणीकृत):—[=pramāṇī-kṛta] [from pramāṇī > pra-mā] mfn. meted out for or apportioned to ([genitive case])

2) [v.s. ...] regarded as authority, conformed to, [Kālidāsa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) [v.s. ...] regarded as evidence, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Pramāṇīkṛta (प्रमाणीकृत):—[pramāṇī-kṛta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Proved.

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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.

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