Vrittakara, Vritta-akara, Vṛttākāra: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vṛttākāra can be transliterated into English as Vrttakara or Vrittakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vrattakar.
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraVṛttākāra (वृत्ताकार) refers to “that which resembles a round shape” and is used to describe Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The Ketus or comets whose tails are bent and which are of sharp rays and black are the sons of Yama ; they are 25 in number; they appear in the south; when they appear there will be deaths in the land. The Ketus or comets that appear like a mirror, are round in shape [i.e., vṛttākāra—darpaṇavṛttākārā] without tails but with rays and looking like oil or water are the sons of the Earth; they are 23 in number, and appear in the north-east; when they appear mankind will be afflicted with fear and hunger”.
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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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVṛttākāra (वृत्ताकार) [Also spelled vrattakar]:—(a) circular, round; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVṛttākara (ವೃತ್ತಾಕರ):—[noun] the shape of a circle; a circular shape.
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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Partial matches: Vritta, Akara.
Starts with: Vrittakara-citra, Vrittakara-rangamanca, Vrittakara-rekhacitra, Vrittakaravidi.
Full-text: Vrittakar-rangamanch, Vrattakar, Ardhvrat, Dirgha, Dirgh.
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