होराhorā

होरा (horā) is a Sanskrit word meaning an hour, the half of a zodiacal sign, horoscope or horoscopy, the rising of a zodiacal sign or part of its duration, a mark or line, an astrological science or work. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Compendium of Meanings, Zodiacal Terminology, An Hour / Unit of Time.

Definitions: 16

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Meanings by context

Compendium of Meanings

8 definitions

1. An hour. 2. Half of a sign of the zodiac. 3. A horoscope or horoscopy.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The rising of a zodiac sign. 2. An hour. 3. A mark or line. 4. A work or science on astrology.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The rising of a sign of the zodiac. 2. A mark or line. 3. A work on astrology.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The rising of a zodiacal sign. 2. An hour. 3. A mark or line.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The rising of a sign of the zodiac. 2. An hour. 3. A mark or line. 4. A treatise on astrology.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The rising of a sign of the zodiac. 2. An hour. 3. A line. 4. A work on astrology.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An hour. 2. A horoscope.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The rising of a zodiacal sign or part of its duration. 2. An hour. 3. A mark or line. 4. An astrological science or work.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Zodiacal Terminology

3 definitions

the half of a zodiacal sign

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The rising of a zodiacal sign.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Part of the duration of a sign

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An Hour / Unit of Time

2 definitions

an hour

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An hour.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Mark or Line

1 definition

A mark or line.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Śakti (Divine Power)

1 definition

a shakti

— The Purana Index

Horoscope or Horoscopy

1 definition

horoscope or horoscopy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.