Re. Aavani Avittam

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Hi,

 

This is a list of Sanskrit terms for days, months, etc. This info. is

from a Lifco publication (Nityaanushtaanakramam).

 

As I am transliterating(?) from Tamizh, some sounds may be wrong. Corrections

are welcome. Apologies for the heavy Tamizh bias (to non-Tamizh members).

 

This year's AavaNi Avittam (actually on Aadi, Thiruvonam)

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10 August, Thursday :

Yuva naama samvatsare (year)

Dakshinaayane

Greeshma rtau

Kataka maase

Shukla pakshe

Paurnamaasyam subhatitau

Guruvaasarayuktaayaam

S*ravaNanakshatrayuktaayaam

 

Gaayatri japam

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11 August, Friday :

Yuva naama samvatsare (year)

Dakshinaayane

Greeshma rtau

Kataka maase

Krishna pakshe

Paurnamaasyam subhatitau

Brghuvaasarayuktaayaam

S*ravishtaanakshatrayuktaayaam

 

- Ranga

 

 

Key : s* as in Shankar

sh as in Pushpam

n = na-2 or na-3 in Tamizh

N = na-1 in Tamizh

 

 

1. Ayana's

Tai to Aani : Uttaraayanam

Aadi to Maargazhi : Dakshinaayanam

 

2. Rtu's (seasons)

Chittirai, Vaigaasi : Vasanta rtu

Aani, Aadi : Greeshma rtu

AavaNi, Purattaasi : Varsha rtu

Aippasi, Kaarththigai : Sharat rtu

Maargazhi, Tai : Hemanta rtu

Maasi, Panguni : Shishira rtu

 

3. Months

Chittirai (mid April to mid May) : Mesha (maase)

Vaigaasi : Rishabha

Aani : Mithuna

Aadi : Kataka

AavaNi : Simha

Purattaasi : Kanyaa

Aippasi : Tulaa

Kaarththigai : Viruchchika

Maargazhi : Saapa ?? (Sagittarius?)

Tai : Makara

Maasi : Kumba

Panguni : Meena

 

4. Paksha's (phases of the moon)

Pratamai (after Amaavaasya) to Paurnami : Shukla paksham (bright phase)

Pratamai (after Paurnami) to Amaavaasya : Krihna paksham (dark phase)

 

5. Vaaram's (days of week)

Sunday : Baanu (vaasara yuktaayaam)

Monday : Indu

Tuesday : Bauma (Pauma?)

Wednesday : Sowmya

Thursday : Guru

Friday : Brghu

Saturday : Sththira

 

6. Nakshatram's (stars)

(I am listing Tamizh names in parentheses ONLY if the Sanskrit/Tamizh names

seem too different)

 

As*winee (nakshatra yuktaayaam)

Apabharanee

Kruttikaa

Rohinee

Mrugas*ira (Mirugasheersham)

Aardra (Tiruvaadirai)

Punarvasu (Punarpoosam)

Pushya (Poosam)

As*lesha (Aayilyam)

Maga

Poorvapalgunee (Pooram)

Uttarapalgunee

Hasta

Chitra

Swatee

Vis*aakaa

Anooraadha (Anusham)

Jyeshta (Kettai)

Moola

Poorvaashaadaa (Pooraadam)

Uttaraashaadaa

S*ravaNa (Tiruvonam)

S*ravishtaa (Avittam)

S*atabhishak (Sadayam)

Poorvabroshtapadaa (Pootattadi)

Uttarabroshtapadaa

Revatee

 

 

 

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Ranga Satagopan

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