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Jyotish / Parashari family

Jyotish is a broad Indian astral discipline; the Parashari label identifies a family of horoscope techniques associated with the authority of Parashara.

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Word origin · etymology

Sanskrit discipline-name and eponymic adjective.

Jyotiṣa derives from celestial light; Parāśarī means associated with the sage Parāśara. Family is the atlas's grouping metaphor, not a literal genealogy.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: jyotiṣa (University of Hyderabad) ↗P. V. R. Narasimha Rao: Vedic Astrology, An Integrated Approach ↗

How we know · epistemology

System-specific sources and conventions

This entry covers Jyotish / Parashari family. Its cited texts document the methods or teachings being compared; any computed result depends on the stated inputs and rules. Historical attestation and reproducible arithmetic do not by themselves test a personal interpretation.

Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach — P. V. R. Narasimha Rao ↗The origin and early development of the nine planetary deities — University of Michigan ↗

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  1. Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach — P. V. R. Narasimha Rao ↗
  2. The origin and early development of the nine planetary deities — University of Michigan ↗
  3. Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: jyotiṣa (University of Hyderabad) ↗
  4. P. V. R. Narasimha Rao: Vedic Astrology, An Integrated Approach ↗