agastyaH 1 = agasti See above. 2 N. of Śiva. Comp. — udayaH 1 the rise of Canopus which takes place about the end of Bhādra; with the rise of this star the waters become clear; cf. R. 4. 21 prasasAdodayAdaMBaH kuMBayonermahOjasaH . 2 the 7th day of the dark half of Bhādra. — gItA [ agastyena gItA vidyABedaH ] N. of a sort of vidyA mentioned in the Bhārata Śāntiparvan; ( pl. ) Agastya's hymn. — cAraH [ za . ta .] the course of Canopus, the time of its rise which ushers the Śarat season and then every thing on earth assumes a lovely appearance. — tIrTaM N. of a celebrated Tīrtha in the south. — vawaH N. of a holy place on the Himālaya. — saMhitA Agastya's collection of law.