Dvyamsha, Dvyaṃśa: 8 definitions
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Dvyamsha 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 Dvyaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Dvyamsa or Dvyamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश) or Dvibhāga refers to “two-parts” (i.e., one half) in Bhinna (“fractions”) and Bhāga (“unit fractions”), which refers to one of the twenty operations (logistics) of pāṭīgaṇita (“science of calculation which requires the use of writing material—the board”), according to Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta, a Sanskrit treatise on ancient Indian mathematics (gaṇita-śāstra) and astronomy from the 7th century.—In the Śulba, unit fractions are denoted by the use of a cardinal number with the term bhāga or aṃśa; thus pañcadaśa-bhāga (“fifteen-parts”) is equivalent to one-fifteenth, sapta-bhāga (“seven-parts”) is equivalent to one-seventh, and so on [e.g., dvyaṃśa ].
Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश).—m.
(-śaḥ) Two shares. E. dvi, and aṃśa part.
Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश).—(m.) sing. two shares, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 153.
Dvyaṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and aṃśa (अंश).
Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश).—[masculine] two shares (also [feminine] ī); [adjective] having two shares.
1) Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश):—[=dvy-aṃśa] [from dvi] a etc. See p.507.[column]3.
2) [=dvy-aṃśa] [from dvy] b m. sg. 2 shares, [Manu-smṛti]
3) [=dvy-aṃśa] [from dvy] mfn. having 2 shares or parts, [Jyotiṣa]
Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश):—[dvya+ṃśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Two shares.
Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश):—(dvi + aṃśa) m. sg. zwei Theile [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 153.]
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Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश):—adj. zwei Antheile habend [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 48. 57. 84. 86. fg.]
Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश):—1. —
1) m. Sg. zwei Theile. —
2) f. ī dass. [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra]
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Dvyaṃśa (द्व्यंश):—2. Adj. zwei Antheile habend.
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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