Seasons and Planets

[Guest guest]

Om Sri Gurave Namah,

Dear Jyotishas,

Can somebody please give me the english names for the six seasons and

corresponding months(the months are given in Santanam trans BPHS if right I

will take that).

 

-Warm Regards

S.Prabhakaran

 

BPHS

bhR^igorR^iturvasantashcha kujabhAnvoshcha grIshhmakaH |chandrasya varshhA

viGYeyA sharachchaiva tathA vidaH || 3.45||

 

hemanto.api gurorGYeyaH shanestu shishiro dvija |ashhTau mAsAshcha svarbhAnoH

ketormAsatrayaM dvija || 3.46||

>From Santanam's Translation

 

Vasanta-Venus-Spring

Greeshma-Mars-Summer

Varsha-Moon-Rains

Sarad-Mercury-??????

Hemanta-Jupiter-??????

Shishira-Saturn-Winter

 

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meanings of "zizira" [2] (shishira) m.{a-stem} 1. dew; 2. the cold season; 3. coldness

Entry

zizira

Meaning

m. n. the cool or dewy season, i.g. hoar, frost, dew; as adj. cool, chilly.

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meanings of "hemanta" [4] n.{a-stem} 1. one of the six seasons

Entry

hemanta

Meaning

m. winter

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meanings of "zarad" [1] (Sharad) f.{c-stem} 1. the autumn; 2. a year

Entry

zarad

Meaning

f. autumn, pl. also = year.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Sanjay,

 

I am a newbie but this is what I know about the traditional Indian

seasons.

 

Grishma -- Summers June -- July

Varsha -- Rains July -- Sept

Sharad -- Autumn Oct -- Nov

Hemant -- Early Winter Dec -- Jan

Shishir -- Winter Jan -- Mar

Vasant -- Spring April -- May

 

I also hope to see you today.

 

Thanks and Regards,

Shiv

 

 

, "Sanjay Prabhakaran" <sprabhakaran@s...>

wrote:

> Om Sri Gurave Namah,

> Dear Jyotishas,

> Can somebody please give me the english names for the six seasons

and corresponding months(the months are given in Santanam trans BPHS

if right I will take that).

>

> -Warm Regards

> S.Prabhakaran

>

> BPHS

> bhR^igorR^iturvasantashcha kujabhAnvoshcha grIshhmakaH |

> chandrasya varshhA viGYeyA sharachchaiva tathA vidaH || 3.45||

>

> hemanto.api gurorGYeyaH shanestu shishiro dvija |

> ashhTau mAsAshcha svarbhAnoH ketormAsatrayaM dvija || 3.46||

>

> >From Santanam's Translation

>

> Vasanta-Venus-Spring

> Greeshma-Mars-Summer

> Varsha-Moon-Rains

> Sarad-Mercury-??????

> Hemanta-Jupiter-??????

> Shishira-Saturn-Winter

>

> --

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> meanings of "zizira" [2] (shishira)

>

> m.{a-stem}

>

> 1. dew;

>

> 2. the cold season;

>

> 3. coldness

>

> Entry zizira

>

> Meaning m. n. the cool or dewy season, i.g. hoar, frost,

dew; as adj. cool, chilly.

>

>

>

> --

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>

> meanings of "hemanta" [4]

>

> n.{a-stem}

>

> 1. one of the six seasons

>

> Entry hemanta

>

> Meaning m. winter

>

>

> --

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>

> meanings of "zarad" [1] (Sharad)

>

> f.{c-stem}

>

> 1. the autumn;

>

> 2. a year

>

> Entry zarad

>

> Meaning f. autumn, pl. also = year.

>

>

>

> --

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