ज्योतिष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्योतिष (jyotiṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒjoː.t̪ɪʂ/, [d͡ʒjoː.t̪ɪʃ]

Noun

ज्योतिष • (jyotiṣ) f

1. astrologer
2. astrology

Declension

Declension of ज्योतिष (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ज्योतिष jyotiṣ	ज्योतिषें jyotiṣẽ
oblique	ज्योतिष jyotiṣ	ज्योतिषों jyotiṣõ
vocative	ज्योतिष jyotiṣ	ज्योतिषो jyotiṣo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• জ্যোতিষ (Assamese script)
• ᬚ᭄ᬬᭀᬢᬶᬱ (Balinese script)
• জ্যোতিষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝𑰰𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢𑀺𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• ဇျောတိၑ (Burmese script)
• જ્યોતિષ (Gujarati script)
• ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦠꦶꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂔𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂞𑂱𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ (Kannada script)
• ជ្យោតិឞ (Khmer script)
• ຊ຺ໂຍຕິຩ (Lao script)
• ജ്യോതിഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᡯᠶᠣᢠᡳᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘕𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘝𑘱𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᠽᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢐᠢᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦵𑧠𑧇𑧜𑦽𑧒𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟𑐶𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଜ୍ଯୋତିଷ (Odia script)
• ꢙ꣄ꢫꣂꢡꢶꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠𑆴𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝𑖰𑖬 (Siddham script)
• ජ්‍යොතිෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩣 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩫𑩑𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚑𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஜ்யோதிஷ (Tamil script)
• జ్యోతిష (Telugu script)
• ชฺโยติษ (Thai script)
• ཛྱོ་ཏི་ཥ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞𑒱𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨥𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨙𑨁𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From ज्योतिस् (jyótis, “light”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjɐ́w.ti.ʂɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjoː.t̪i.ʂɐ/

Noun

ज्योतिष • (jyótiṣa) stem, m

1. an astronomer
2. the sun
3. a particular magical formula for exorcising the evil spirits supposed to possess weapons

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ज्योतिष

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ज्योतिषः (jyótiṣaḥ)	ज्योतिषौ (jyótiṣau) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹)	ज्योतिषाः (jyótiṣāḥ) ज्योतिषासः¹ (jyótiṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative	ज्योतिषम् (jyótiṣam)	ज्योतिषौ (jyótiṣau) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹)	ज्योतिषान् (jyótiṣān)
instrumental	ज्योतिषेण (jyótiṣeṇa)	ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām)	ज्योतिषैः (jyótiṣaiḥ) ज्योतिषेभिः¹ (jyótiṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	ज्योतिषाय (jyótiṣāya)	ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām)	ज्योतिषेभ्यः (jyótiṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	ज्योतिषात् (jyótiṣāt)	ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām)	ज्योतिषेभ्यः (jyótiṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	ज्योतिषस्य (jyótiṣasya)	ज्योतिषयोः (jyótiṣayoḥ)	ज्योतिषाणाम् (jyótiṣāṇām)
locative	ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe)	ज्योतिषयोः (jyótiṣayoḥ)	ज्योतिषेषु (jyótiṣeṣu)
vocative	ज्योतिष (jyótiṣa)	ज्योतिषौ (jyótiṣau) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹)	ज्योतिषाः (jyótiṣāḥ) ज्योतिषासः¹ (jyótiṣāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

ज्योतिष • (jyótiṣa) stem, n

1. astrology; the science of the movements of the heavenly bodies and divisions of time dependant thereon; short tract for fixing the days and hours of the Vedic sacrifices (one of the 6 kinds of Vedāṅga texts)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ज्योतिष

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ज्योतिषम् (jyótiṣam)	ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe)	ज्योतिषाणि (jyótiṣāṇi) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹)
accusative	ज्योतिषम् (jyótiṣam)	ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe)	ज्योतिषाणि (jyótiṣāṇi) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹)
instrumental	ज्योतिषेण (jyótiṣeṇa)	ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām)	ज्योतिषैः (jyótiṣaiḥ) ज्योतिषेभिः¹ (jyótiṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	ज्योतिषाय (jyótiṣāya)	ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām)	ज्योतिषेभ्यः (jyótiṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	ज्योतिषात् (jyótiṣāt)	ज्योतिषाभ्याम् (jyótiṣābhyām)	ज्योतिषेभ्यः (jyótiṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	ज्योतिषस्य (jyótiṣasya)	ज्योतिषयोः (jyótiṣayoḥ)	ज्योतिषाणाम् (jyótiṣāṇām)
locative	ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe)	ज्योतिषयोः (jyótiṣayoḥ)	ज्योतिषेषु (jyótiṣeṣu)
vocative	ज्योतिष (jyótiṣa)	ज्योतिषे (jyótiṣe)	ज्योतिषाणि (jyótiṣāṇi) ज्योतिषा¹ (jyótiṣā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਜੋਤਸ਼ (jotaś)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ज्योतिष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0427.

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “jyotiṣa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.