Alternative spellings of this word include Chhayayantra.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Chāyāyantra (छायायन्त्र) refers to a “shadow instrument”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. [...] If the methods of calculation given in the five Astronomical works mentioned above should produce different results he must be able to calculate correctly the places of the sun and planets by actual observation (by means of shadow and water level and with the help of astronomical instruments) [i.e., chāyāyantra] of the termination of their āyana (northward and southward course), of their being due east to the observer after rising and of their altitude at any time”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Chāyāyantra (छायायन्त्र).—a sun-dial; छायाम्बुयन्त्रसंविदिते (chāyāmbuyantrasaṃvidite) Bṛ. S.2.3.

Derivable forms: chāyāyantram (छायायन्त्रम्).

Chāyāyantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chāyā and yantra (यन्त्र).

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

Chāyāyantra (छायायन्त्र):—[=chāyā-yantra] [from chāyā > chāya] n. ‘shadow-instrument’, a sun-dial, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Sūryasiddhānta xiii, 20; Sūryaprajñapti]

[Sanskrit to German]

Chayayantra 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Chāyāyaṃtra (ಛಾಯಾಯಂತ್ರ):—[noun] an instrument that indicates time by the position of a gnomoṇs shadow cast by the sun on the face of a dial marked in hours; a sun-dial.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Chaya, Yantra.

Full-text: Chayagraha.

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