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)
vocative	ज्योतिष (jyótiṣa)	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)

• 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)
vocative	ज्योतिष (jyótiṣa)	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)

• 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.