Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

jyotiṣmat ज्योतिष्मत् – luminous

adjective · substantive masculine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective

luminous

Derived from

  1. jyotis ज्योतिस् substantive neuter — light
  2. mat मत् suffix — possessive suffix -mat
Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

—Jyotiṣ-mat, ān, atī, at, luminous, brilliant, shining, belonging to the world of light, heavenly, celestial; jyotiṣmatī triṣṭup, a form of the Triṣṭubh metre, containing three Pādas of twelve syllables each and one Pāda of eight syllables; (ān), m. the sun; N. of one of the seven suns appearing at the destruction of the world; N. of the third foot of Brahmā; N. of a son of Manu Svāyambhuva; also of Manu Sāvarṇa; N. of a king of Kuśa-dvīpa; also of a son of Priya-vrata; N. of a mountain; (tī), f. the night (as illumined by the stars), heart-pea, Cardiospermum Halicacabum.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

Original text · English · adjective · substantive masculine

jyotiṣmat a. [jyotirastyasya matup] 1 Luminous, bright, shining, possessed of luminous bodies; nakṣatratārāgrahasaṃkulāpi jyotiṣmatī caṃdramasaiva rātriḥ R. 6. 22. 2 Celestial. — m. 1 The sun. 2 N. of the third foot of Brahmā. 3 N. of one of the seven suns appearing at the destruction of the world. — tī 1 The night (as illuminated by the stars). 2 (In phil.) A state of mind pervaded by sattvaguṇa i. e. a tranquil state of mind.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

jyotiṣmat jyotiṣmat m. (sfx. mat) le Soleil resplendissant. — F. jyotiṣmatī cardiospermum halicacabum, bot.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 1.34–39: Six Supports 1 occurrence

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