Chedyaka: 4 definitions
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Chedyaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhedyaka.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Google Books: The goladhyaya in Nityananda’s Sarvasiddhanta-rajaChedyaka (छेद्यक) 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. 15v to 16r 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, [..]
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChedyaka (छेद्यक):—[from chid] n. drawing, projection, [Sūryasiddhānta vi, 1 and 12.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Starts with: Chedyakadhyaya.
Full-text: Chedyakadhyaya, Chedaka.
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