སྐྲ་མཁན་

སྐྲ་མཁན། (Wyl. skra mkhan ) Pron.: tra khen

• Skt. ज्योतिषः, jyotiṣa, Pron.: jyotisha. From Sanskrit: an astronomer | the sun | a particular magical formula for exorcising the evil spirits supposed to possess weapons | 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 Vedāñga texts) | xiif. [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW