abhijit

abhijit f. (-jit)

1 One of the Nakṣatras or lunar asterisms.

2 The eighth muhūrtta or hour.

2 An expiatory sacrifice.

E. abhi, and jit what conquers.

abhi-jit (t) 5. f. A lunar aster-
ism; the 8th hour; a sacrifice.

*abhijit (t) a. Conquering. m.
Vishnu. f. Mid-day.

abhijit I. Tatpur. 1. m. f. n. (-t-t-t) Everywhere vic-

torious, a vaidik epithet, or, as a neuter, a name of food;

Vājas.: abhijitā tejasā tejo jinva (Mahīdh.: abhi sarvato

jīyate yenetyabhijitsarvajayaheturannaṃ tena).

2. m. (-t) ¹ The proper name of a Yādava prince, ac-

cording to the Viṣṇu P. the father, acc. to the Harivanśa,

the son, of Punarvasu. ² The name of a sacrifice, forming

part of the gavāmayana q. v.; comp. also ekāha; e. g. athaitasyā-

ṣṭarātrasya viśvajidabhijitāvekāhāvabhita ubhayato jyotirmadhye

ṣaḍahaḥ paśukāmo hyetena yajeta. ³ (scil. yoga) The Yoga-or lead-

ing star of the asterism abhijit (3. 1), the same as a Lyrae

(Kālasaṅkalita p. 353); its place is 60° or 62° N., the longi-

tude of its circle of declination, according to different authori-

ties, is 265°, 266° 40’, or 268° (Colebr. Ess. II. p. 341).

3. n. (-t) ¹ (scil. nakṣatra) The name of the twenty-

second Nakshatra or asterism, consisting of three stars

figured as a triangle; it does not occupy an equal portion

of the ecliptic with the other twenty-six Nakshatras, but

is carved out of the contiguous divisions (comp. Col. Ess.

II. p. 341); viz. it is inserted sometimes between the twenty-

first (Pūrvāṣāḍhā) and twenty-third asterism (Śravaṇā),

in which case it takes 3°20' from the former and 1° 40’

from the latter, thus consisting of 5°; it is chiefly used for

astrological purposes (Kālasaṅkalita p. 353 &c.); to be born

under it is auspicious (Koṣṭīpradīpa, as quoted by Rādhāk.:

atisulalitakāntiḥ saṃmataḥ sajjanānāṃ nanu bhavati vinītaścā-

rukīrtiḥ suveśaḥ . dvijavarasurabhakto vyaktavāṅmānavaḥ (°ṅmānasaḥ ?)

syādabhijiti yadi sūtirbhūpatiḥ svavaṃśe); it is sacred to Vidhi

or (the masc.) Brahman. ² The eighth Muhūrta, the period

comprising 24 minutes before and 24 after midday; see

kutapa; e. g. Matsya Pur. (as quoted by Rādhāk.): aparāhle

tu saṃprāpte abhijidrauhiṇodaye . yadatra dīyate jantostadakṣayamu-

dāhṛtam; comp. also abhijita. E. abhi and jit.

II. m. f. n. (-t-t-t) Born under the constellation of the

asterism Abhijit. E. abhijit with luk of the taddh. aff. aṇ.

abhijit abhi-ji + t, I. m. The

name of a sacrifice, Man. 11, 74. II. n.

The name of the eighth Indian hour

(muhūrta, comprising 48 minutes) of

the day, (i. e. 24 minutes before and 24

minutes after midday), Rām. 6, 112, 70.

Abhi-jit, t, t, t, victorious; born under the con-

stellation Abhijit; (t), m., N. of Viṣṇu; of a Soma

sacrifice, part of the great sacrifice Gavām-ayana;

N. of a son of Punarvasu, or of his father; (t), f.,

N. of a star (a Lyræ); one of the Nakṣatras or

lunar mansions; (t), n. the eighth Muhūrta of the

day; midday. —Abhijin-muhūrta, as, m. the

eighth Muhūrta, or period comprising twenty-four

minutes before and twenty-four after midday.

abhijit a. [abhi-ji-kvip]

1 Victorious, conquering completely.

2 Helping in conquering completely.

3 Born under the constellation abhijit P. IV. 3. 36, see abhijita

— m.

1 N. of Viṣṇu.

2 N. of a sacrifice, part of the great sacrifice called gavāmayana; Ms. 11. 75, also used for atirātra q. v.

3 N. of a star; N. of one of the lunar mansions.

— n.

1 The 8th Muhūrta of the day, midday (fit for a Śrāddha ceremony).

2 N. of a lagna favourable to setting out.

Comp.

— muhūrtaḥ The 8th Muhūrta or period comprising 24 minutes before and 24 minutes after noon.

abhijít a. victorious, m. a cert. sacrifice, N. of a lunar mansion.

abhijit abhi-jí-t, a. victorious; m. N. of a
Soma sacrifice; N. of a lunar mansion..

abhi-jít mfn. victorious, VS. xv, 7

born under the constellation Abhijit, Pāṇ. iv, 3, 36, (cf. ābhijita)

abhi-jít m. (t) N. of a Soma sacrifice (part of the great sacrifice Gavām-ayana), AV.; ŚBr. &c.

N. of a son [Hariv.] or of the father [VP.] of Punarvasu

of Viṣṇu, L.

N. of a star (α Lyrae), L.

of the 20th (or 22nd) Nakṣatra, AV. &c.

the eighth Muhūrta of the day (about midday), Kauś. &c.

abhijit

f. (-jit)

1. One of the Nakshatras or lunar asterisms.

2. The
eighth muhurta or hour.

3. An expiatory sacrifice.

E. abhi, and jit
what conquers.

abhijit a. [abhi-ji-kvip] 1 Victorious, conquering completely. parābhijidgandhanagandhavāhaḥ Rām.6.109.12. -2 Helping in conquering completely. -3 Born under the constellation abhijit P.IV.3.36, see abhijita. m. 1 N. of Viṣṇu. -2 N. of a sacrifice, part of the great sacrifice called gavāmayana; (yajeta) abhijidviśvajidbhyāṃ vā Ms.11.75, also used for atirātra q. v. -3 N. of a star; N. of one of the lunar mansions. -4 Name of a son (Hariv.) or the father (V. P.) of Punarvasu. n. 1 The 8th Muhūrta of the day, mid-day (fit for a Śrāddha ceremony). -2 N. of a lagna favourable to setting out. -Comp. -muhūrtaḥ The 8th Muhūrta or period comprising 24 minutes before and 24 minutes after noon. -viśvajitau the two Soma-sacrifices Abhijit and Viśvajit.

abhi-jit- m. n. d'un sacrifice à Soma; =abhijita-.

abhijít (von ji mit abhi)

1) adj.

a) siegreich: àbhìjitā̀ tejâsā̀ tejô jinva VS. 15, 7.

— b) unter dem Sternbilde Abhijit geboren P. 4, 3, 36. Vgl. ābhijita .

— 2) m.

a) N. eines eintägigen Soma-Opfers, eine Unterabtheilung der grossen Opferfeier des Gavām-ayana: vìśvàjiccā̂bhìjiccà yaḥ AV. 11, 7, 12. ete eva pūrve ahanī abhijidatirātraḥ ŚAT. BR. 13, 5, 4, 4. 12, 1, 2, 2. 12. 4, 2. 2, 1, 3. 2, 21. 3, 2. 10. 11. 4, 15. 3, 1, 4. 8. AIT. BR. 4, 19. 6, 18. ĀŚV. ŚR. 8, 5. 13. 10, 1. u.s.w. KĀTY. ŚR. 13, 2, 5. 13. 20, 8, 14. 22, 1, 6. 7. 36. 42. 24, 2, 2. 3. 8. 6, 45. 23, 1, 20. 5, 26. 24, 1, 17. 4, 5. 5, 4. 7, 35. M. 11, 74. R. 1, 13, 45. Verz. d. B. H. 72, 10. 73, 8. 19, 9.

— b) N. pr. ein Sohn Punarvasu's HARIV. 2016. Vater Punarvasu's VP. 436.

— 3) f. N. eines Sternbildes: àbhìjinmê rāsatā̀ṃ puṇyâmèva AV. 19, 7, 4. HARIV. 3320. Das 6te Mondhaus nach dem Vollmond, dem Brahman geheiligt, TAITT. BR. 3, 1, 2, 6. tataḥ prabhāte vimale muhūrte 'bhijiti prabhuḥ . vasiṣṭhaḥ puṣyayogena brāhmaṇaiḥ parivāritaḥ .. R. 6, 112, 70. COLEBR. Misc. Ess. II, 341. 358. LIA. I, 746. Ind. St. 1, 99.

— 4) n. (nach ŚKDR.) die 8te Stunde (mahūrta) des Tages: abhijiti śiṣyānupanīya śvobhūte saṃbhārānsaṃbharati KAUŚ. 139. aparāhṇe tu saṃprāpte abhijidrauhiṇodaye . yadatra dīyate jantostadakṣayamudāhṛtam .. MATSYA-P. im ŚKDR. Verz. d. B. H. No. 912.

abhijit

3) sūrye cābhijiti sthite BHĀG. P. 10, 83, 26. ahaṃ (Kṛṣṇa spricht) nakṣatrāṇāṃ tathābhijit 11, 16, 27. R. 6, 112, 70 gehört zu 4).

abhijit

3) SŪRYAS. 8, 4. 9, 12. 18. 13, 8.

abhijít

— 1) Adj.

— a) siegreich.

— b) *unter dem Sternbild Abhijit geboren.

— 2) m.

— a) ein best. eintägiges Soma-Opfer. abhijidviśvajítau ŚAT. BR. 12,2,2,21.

— b) das 20te (22te) Mondhaus 220,9.

— c) die 8te Stunde des Tages , Mittagsstund AV. JYOT. 1,8. R. 6,112,70.

— d) N.pr. des Sohnes oder des Vaters (VP. 4,14,4) des Punarvasu.

abhijít siegreich; m. N. eines Mondhauses.

abhijit tri0 abhimukhībhūya jayati śatrūn abhi + ji—kvip .
1 abhimukhībhūya śatrujayini . abhito jayatyanena karaṇe
kvip . 2 sarvatojayasādhane “abhijitā tejasā tejojinva”
ya0 15, 7, “sarvvajayahetunā tejasā annena” vedadī0 .
“abhijidasi yuktagrāvendrāya” tā0 brā0 “abhijit
sarvajayaheturasi” bhā0 . abhijayati ūrddhādhaḥsthityā
aparāṇi nakṣatrāṇi karttari kvip . “abhijinnāma nakṣkatra-
mupariṣṭedāṣāḍhānāmadhastācchroṇāyāḥ” śrutyukte 3 nakṣatrabhede
itaranakṣatrāṇāṃ svakakṣāmātrasthitestasya ca ūrddhvādhaḥsthityā
itaranakṣajayitvāt tathātvam . ataeva bhāgavate “nakṣatrāṇi
meruṃ dakṣiṇenaiva kālāyane īśvarayojitāni sahābhi
jitā'ṣṭāviṃśati” rityuktam . nakṣatracakrasya aśvinyādi-
saptaviṃśatinakṣatrātmakatayā jyotiṣe prasiddhatve'pi śrutyukte-
rāṣāḍhopariśravaṇādhaḥsthāne abhijinnāmakaṃ nakṣatracakrā-
nantargatamapi karmmaviśeṣe phalaviśeṣārthaṃ jyotiṣādau svīkṛ-
tam yathā” sapta sapta vilikhettu rekhikāstiryyagūrddhvamatha
kṛttikādikam . lekhayedabhijitā samanvitaṃ caikarekha-
kagakhagena bidhyate . vaiśvasya caturthāṃśe śravaṇādau lipti
kācatuṣke ca . abhijit tatsthe kheṭe vijñeyā rohiṇī
biddhā . grahaścedekarekhāstho vedhaḥ saptaśalākaka” iti
dīpikā tataśca āṣāḍhopariśravaṇādhobhāge tasya sthitāvāpi
ūnaviṃśakalātmakatvaṃ karmmaviśeṣārthaṃ kalpitam tatra graha-
sthityā saptaśalākādivedhavaśāt vivāhādau varjyatā
aniṣṭaphaladāyakatvāt . śrutau sthānaviśeṣoktistu tasya sthiti
sthānajñāpanārthā ataeva sūryyasiddhānte “āpyasyaivābhijit
prānte vaiśvānte śravaṇasthitirityuktaṃ vyākhyātañcaitat raṅga-
nāthena āpyasya pūrvvāṣāḍhāyā avasāne, dhanūrāśau viṃśati-
kalonasaptaviṃśatibhāge 26, 40 abhijidyogatārā” iti
evañca dīpikoktā ūnaviṃśatikalātmakatā karmaviśeṣārthā
ataeva aṣṭāviṃśatinakṣatrābhiprāyeṇaiva vṛhatsaṃhitāyā-
maṣṭāvisaṃśatirnakṣatrādhīśvarā uktāḥ “aśviyasadahanakamalaja-
śaśiśūlamṛdaditijīvaphaṇipitaraḥ . yaunyaryamadinakṛttvaṣṭṛ-
pavanaśakrāgnimitrāśca .. śakro nirṛtistoyaṃ viśve brahmā
harirvasurvaruṇaḥ . ajapādo'hirbudhnaḥ pūṣā cetīśvarā
bhānām” .. tathā cābhijitobrahmādhīśvaraḥ . abhijayati
itaraśrāddhakālān pāśastyena, ābhimukhyena paścimāva-
sthitāṃ chāyāṃ jayati prāgvarttinīṃ karoti vā
kvip . paścimavartticchāyāyāḥ pūrvvavarttitvasampādake
pañcadaśaghāvibhaktadinasyāṣṭame kutapāhvaye śrāddhapraśaste
3 muhūrtte . “aparāhṇe tu saṃprāpte amijidrohiṇo-
daye . yadatra dīyate jantostadakṣayamudāhṛtamiti” mat0 pu0
uktestasyetarāpekṣayā'kṣayaphaladātṛtvāttathātvam . “kutapa-
prathamabhāge ekoddiṣṭamupakramet āvarttanasamīpe vā” smṛteḥ
“ārabhya kutape śrāddhaṃ kuryyādārohiṇaṃ budhaḥ” ityukteśca
tanmūhūrttasyārambhakālatayā praśastatvācca tathātvam . abhi-
jayati śatrūn gamanenātra ādhāre” kvip . “madhyaṃ
vyomaprayāte sphuradanalanibhe keśare cārkavimbe chāyā
sādhvīva kāntā pracalati puruṣe yatra tatpādalagnā . tāvat
saurerna dṛṣṭiḥ kujakṛtamaśubhaṃ naiva ṛkṣasya yogaḥ lakṣmī-
mārogyasampatkṣitimatha yuvatīṃ tatra gantā labheta” iti
jyotiṣokte 4 yātrālagnabhede ca . yadyapi “sarvasmin
vidhupāpayuktanulavāvarddhe niśāhnorghaṭītryaśaṃ vai” ityādinā
dinārddhapūrvvāparasthaghaṭītryaṃsātmaka—20 palasya sarvatra
varjyatā tathāpi yātrāyāṃ viśiṣyābhidhānāttadapavādaḥ .
“tataḥ prabhāte vimale muhūrtte'bhijiti prabhuḥ” rāmā0 .
agniṣṭomayāgāṅge gavāmayanike 5 yāgabhede abhiji-
dagniṣṭoma” iti kātyā0 . agniṣṭomagrahaṇādabhi-
jidantaraṃ tatsaṃjñakaṃ gavāmayanikametat karka0 . saṃvat-
sarasādhyegavāmayane 3 ṣaṣṭhamāsīyapañcaviṃśatitamadine yathoktam
tā0 bhāṣye “tatra ṣaṣṭhe māsyādau trayo'bhiplavāḥ ṣaḍahāḥ
kāryyāḥ tata ekaḥ pṛṣṭhyaḥ ṣaḍa*haḥ tato'bhijidekamahaḥ”
iti . abhijinmuhūrttasya ca kiñcidūnadinārddhapravatteḥ tat-
sāmyāt pañcaviṃśatidinādhikapañcamamāsasya kiñcidūnadai-
vadivasārddhatulyatayāsyābhijicchabdavācyatā 6 taddinnakarttavye
7 atirātrayāgādau ca upacārāt ataeva tāṇḍyabhāṣye
“ṣaṣṭhe māsi trīnabhiplavān ekaṃ pṛṣṭhyañca kṛtvā'bhijidanuṣṭheyaḥ”
ityuktam vivaraṇaṃ gavāmayanaśabde dṛśyam . “abhijidati-
rātra” iti śata0 brā0 . “atirātrasaṃsthaḥ abhijinnāmake
dine kāryya” iti bhā0 .

abhijit , klī, (abhi + ji + kvip .) divasasyā-
ṣṭamamuhūrttaṃ . kutapakālaiti prasiddhaṃ .. yathā, —
“aparāhṇe tu saṃprāpte abhijidrohiṇodaye .
yadatra dīyate jantostadakṣayamudāhṛtaṃ” ..
iti matsyapurāṇaṃ .. nakṣatraviśeṣaḥ . tattu tāra-
kātrayātmakaśṛṅgāṭakākṛti . uttarāṣāḍhāyāḥ
śeṣapañcadaśadaṇḍāḥ śravaṇāyāḥ prathamadaṇḍacatuṣṭayaṃ
etadūnaviṃśatidaṇḍātmakamabhijidbhavati .. iti
jyotiṣaṃ .. tatra jātaphalaṃ .
“atisulalitakāntiḥ sammataḥ sajjanānāṃ
nanu bhavati vinītaścārukīrttiḥ suveśaḥ .
dvijavarasurabhakto vyaktavāṅmānavaḥ syāda-
bhijiti yadi sūtirbhūpatiḥ svasvavaṃśe” ..
iti koṣṭhīpradīpaḥ ..

Abhijit, the 22nd of the 28 nakṣatras, when beginning with

Aśvinī (star of junction Vega or α Lyræ; see Whitney to Sū°

Si°, VIII, 9). § 502 (Manuṣyagrahak.): III, 230, 14461

(Abhijit spardhamānā tu Rohiṇyāḥ kanyasī svasā icchantī

jyeṣṭhatām devī tapas taptuṃ vanaṅ gatā); XIII, 4265

(when one makes a śrāddha under Abhijit, he obtains the

best knowledge).

Abhi-jit. See Nakṣatra.

Abhijit (I) — an auspicious hour between 1 — 2 p.m.

midday time:¹ best for gifts.² [Footnote] 1) Bhā. III. 18. 27; VII. 10. 67. [Footnote] 2) M. 22. 2.

Abhijit (II) — the 28th nakṣatra on the right nostril of

Śiśumāra;¹ the nakṣatra of Kṛṣṇa.² Identified with Hari.³ [Footnote] 1) Bhā. V. 22. 11; 23. 6; Vā. 50. 130; 82. 12; 96. 201. [Footnote] 2) Bhā.

VIII. 18. 5; Br. III. 71. 205. [Footnote] 3) Bhā. XI. 16. 27.

Abhijit (III) — A son of Andhaka, (Ānakadundhubhi-

Vi. P.), and father of Punarvasu.

Br. III. 71. 119; Vi. IV. 14. 14.

Abhijit f.: Name of the twentieth

Nakṣatra.

Described as heavenly (devī) 3. 219.

8; Indra reported to Skanda that Abhijit,

the younger sister vying with Rohiṇī as she

desired higher rank, went to the forest to

practise austerities; Indra was, therefore, con-

fused (in reckoning time) due to the dropping

down of one Nakṣatra from the sky (abhijit

spardhamānā tu rohiṇyā kanyasī svasā/

icchantī jyeṣṭhatāṃ devī tapas taptuṃ

vanaṃ gatā//tatra mūḍho 'smi … nakṣatraṃ

gaganāc cyutam/kālaṃ tv imaṃ paraṃ

skanda brahmaṇā saha cintaya) 3. 219. 8-9;

(to fill the gap, the Kṛttikās went to the heaven

3. 219. 11) (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 230. 8-9, 11:

kanyasī kaniṣṭhā vanaṃ gatā adhikāraṃ

tyaktveti śeṣaḥ//8//sā ca jyeṣṭhatāspar-

dhayā gaganāt cyutā ato 'haṃ mūḍho 'smi

nakṣatrasaṃkhyāpūraṇaprakārasyājñānād

iti bhāvaḥ//9//tathā ca kṛttikābhir eva

nakṣatrasaṃkhyāpūrtiṃ kurv iti śakrāśayaṃ

jñātvā tās tridivaṃ gatāḥ//11//); if one

offers a śrāddha under the constellation

Abhijit he attains superior knowledge (vidyāṃ

śreṣṭhām avāpnuyāt) 13. 89. 11. [See

Abhijita¹]