Vishuvadvritta, Viṣuvadvṛtta, Vishuvat-vritta: 4 definitions

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Vishuvadvritta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Viṣuvadvṛtta can be transliterated into English as Visuvadvrtta or Vishuvadvritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Viṣuvadvṛtta (विषुवद्वृत्त).—(or viṣuvat) Celestial Equator. Note: Viṣuvat-vṛtta is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vishuvadvritta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣuvadvṛtta (विषुवद्वृत्त).—equator.

Derivable forms: viṣuvadvṛttam (विषुवद्वृत्तम्).

Viṣuvadvṛtta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣuvat and vṛtta (वृत्त). See also (synonyms): viṣuvadvalaya.

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

Viṣuvadvṛtta (विषुवद्वृत्त):—[=viṣuvad-vṛtta] [from viṣuvad > viṣu] n. the equinoctial circle, equator, [Golādhyāya]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vishuvadvritta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Viṣuvadvṛtta (ವಿಷುವದ್ವೃತ್ತ):—[noun] = ವಿಷುವದ್ರೇಖೆ [vishuvadrekhe].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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