Alternative spellings of this word include Chhedaka.

Ambiguity: Although Chedaka has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cedaka. It further has the optional forms Cheḍaka.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Google Books: The goladhyaya in Nityananda’s Sarvasiddhanta-raja

Chedaka (छेदक) refers to “geometrical drawings” (of the orbits of the planets), according to a particular manuscript of Nityānanda’s Sarvasiddhāntarāja.—There are geometrical drawings (chedakas or chedyakas) representing the projection of the eccentric and epicyclic orbits of the planets, e.g., in the digital traces from ff. 15 v to 16 r shown below There are also diagrams depicting planetary orbits as concentric shaded spheres centred on the Earth. Different tones of ink are used to indicate the different orbital spheres in these diagrams (goladarśana), [..]

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Chedaka (छेदक) refers to the “destruction (of the doubts)” (of all beings), according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 1.—Accordingly: There are people who think that the Buddha is not omniscient. Why? They say: “The dharmas are infinite and innumerable; how could a single person know them all?” The Buddha abides in the true Prajñāpāramitā pure as space; in infinite and innumerable texts, he himself has given the assurance: “I am omniscient; I wish to destroy the doubts of all beings (sarvasattvasaṃśaya-chedaka)”.(see note on the Buddha’s omniscience) This is why he preaches the Mahāprajñāpāramitāsūtra.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

chedaka : (m.) cutter; breaker.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Chedaka, (adj.) (fr. cheda) cutting; in aṇḍa° one who castrates J.IV, 366. (Page 277)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

chēdaka (छेदक).—a (S) That cuts, splits, severs. 2 In arithmetic. Divisor. 3 The denominator of a fraction.

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chēdaka (छेदक).—m S A delineation or representation (as of the heavenly bodies); to illustrate their positions and movements.

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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 dictionary

Chedaka (छेदक).—a. [cid-ṇvul]

1) Cutting off, dividing &c.

-kaḥ The denominator of a fraction.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Chedaka (छेदक).—m. (only pl. in list of misc. artisans), perhaps [Page236-b+ 71] cutter (of wood ? quite uncertain): Mahāvastu iii.113.17 nāpitā (v.l. nāvikā) kalpikā chedakā (v.l. chedakārakā) lepakā sthapati-; Senart by em. also in iii.443.4 (nāpitā, v.l. nāvikā) kalpikā (mss. °akā) che° (but mss. chādakā) lepakā sthapati-. On adv. kavaḍa-chedakam, see s.v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Chedaka (छेदक).—[adjective] cutting off.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Chedaka (छेदक):—[from chid] mfn. ifc. cutting off, [Kathāsaritsāgara lxi, 31]

2) [v.s. ...] m. the denominator of a fraction

3) [v.s. ...] cf. granthi-.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Chedaka (छेदक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Cheaa, Cheaga, Chedaa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Chedaka in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Chedakara, Chedakarana.

Ends with (+9): Ajnanatimirachedaka, Andachedaka, Anekakshetravyavacchedaka, Avacchedaka, Bhucchedaka, Granthicchedaka, Granthichedaka, Gunacchedaka, Kabalavacchedaka, Mammacchedaka, Paricchedaka, Parichedaka, Pattracchedaka, Pattrachedaka, Pracchedaka, Sadhyatavacchedaka, Samdhicchedaka, Samshayachedaka, Sandhicchedaka, Sandhichedaka.

Full-text: Kapada, Shirshachedaka, Chedaa, Cheaa, Cheaga, Avaccetakam, Andachedaka, Sandhichedaka, Samdhicchedaka, Granthichedaka, Chedyaka, Vimati, Mamma.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 9.67.30 < [Sukta 67]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter X - The Buddha’s Visit to Kapilavastu < [Volume III]

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