Vishuvat, Viṣuvat: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viṣuvat can be transliterated into English as Visuvat or Vishuvat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsViṣuvat (विषुवत्).—(or viṣuvat vṛtta) Celestial Equator. Note: Viṣuvat 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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaViṣuvat (विषुवत्).—The time, when night and day are equal, is called Viṣuvat. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṃśa 2, Chapter 8).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryViṣuvat.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘two’. Cf. viṣuva. Note: viṣuvat 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣuvat (विषुवत्).—m.
1) The equinox.
2) The central day in a sacrificial session.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣuvat (विषुवत्).—n. (-vat) The equinoctial point. E. viṣu equally, (long, the day and night,) and matup poss. aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viṣuvat (विषुवत्):—[=viṣu-vat] [from viṣu] a See below.
2) [from viṣu] b mfn. having or sharing both sides equally, being in the middle, middlemost, central, [Ṛg-veda; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the central day in a Sattra or sacrificial session, [Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???]
4) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Ekāha, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] top, summit, vertex, [Atharva-veda]
6) [v.s. ...] m. n. equinoctial point or equinox, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.
7) Viṣūvat (विषूवत्):—[=viṣū-vat] [from viṣū > viṣu] = viṣuvat above.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣuvat (विषुवत्):—(vat) 5. n. Idem.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Viṣuvat (विषुवत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Visuva.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryViṣuvat (विषुवत्):—(a) equatorial; ~[tīya] equatorial; ~[drekhā] the equator; ~[dvṛtta] the equator.
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Partial matches: Vishu, Vat, Vicu.
Starts with: Vishuvaddina, Vishuvaddivasa, Vishuvadvalaya, Vishuvadvritta, Vishuvat-rekha, Vishuvat-sankranti, Vishuvatka, Vishuvatprabha, Vishuvatpurnashitamshu, Vishuvatsamkranti, Vishuvatstoma, Vishuvatta, Vishuvattu.
Full-text: Vishuva, Vishuvadvritta, Vishuvaddina, Vishuvatpurnashitamshu, Vishuvatprabha, Vishuvatstoma, Vishuvatsamkranti, Vishuvasamkranti, Meshavishuvattu, Vaishuvata, Vishucakra, Vishuvadvalaya, Vishuvaddivasa, Samvatsarasammita, Svarasaman, Matsyapurana, Vishvajit, Muhurta.
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