Ayanamsha, Ayanāṃśa, Ayana-amsha: 8 definitions
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Ayanamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Ayanāṃśa can be transliterated into English as Ayanamsa or Ayanamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsAyanāṃśa (अयनांश).—Arc of the ecliptic intercepted between the vernal equinox and the zero point (as set by the Indian tradition). Note: Ayanāṃśa is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAyana-aṃśa.—(CII 3), the degree of procession of the equinoxes. Note: ayana-aṃśa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishayanāṃśa (अयनांश).—m Precession.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAyanāṃśa (अयनांश).—the arc between the vernal equinoctial point and beginning of the fixed zodiac or first point of Aries.
Derivable forms: ayanāṃśaḥ (अयनांशः).
Ayanāṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ayana and aṃśa (अंश). See also (synonyms): ayanabhāga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyanāṃśa (अयनांश).—m.
(-śaḥ) The arc between the vernal equinoctial point and the beginning of the fixed zodiac or first point in Aries. E. ayana, and aṃśa a part.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyanāṃśa (अयनांश):—[from ayana > ay] m. = ayana-bhāga, [Sūryasiddhānta]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAyanāṃśa (ಅಯನಾಂಶ):—[noun] (astron.) the occurrence of the equinoxes earlier in each successive sidereal year because of a slow wobble in the earth’s axial spin which shifts the equinoctial points slightly westward along the ecliptic; precession of the equinoxes.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Amsha, Ayana.
Starts with: Ayanamshavritta.
Full-text: Ayanabhaga, Ayanacalana, Ayanaja.
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