shanaishchara
शनैश्चर śanaiścara'The slow-goer', the standard name of Shani (Saturn), the slowest-moving of the visible planets, taking about two and a half years to cross each sign.
Where this term appears
- The Navagraha: The Nine Planetary Powers Deities
Shani is the planet Saturn, and his name is Shanaishchara , the slow-goer, from shanaih , slowly, because Saturn is the slowest of the visible planets, taking two and a half years to cross a single sign of the …