Lankodaya, Lanka-udaya, Laṅkōdaya, Laṅkodaya: 6 definitions
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Lankodaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Laṅkodaya (लङ्कोदय).—Time of rising of the Signs at Laṅkā, i.e., right ascensions of the Signs. Note: Laṅka-udaya is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Laṅkodaya (लङ्कोदय) refers to the “right ascensions or the rising times of the zodiac signs at Laṅkā (the terrestrial equator)”, according to the Karaṇakutūhala by Bhāskara (classified as literature dealing with astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine) of which a commentary is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—According to prof. S.R. Sarma: “The manuscript of the Karaṇakutūhala starts with the enumeration of the laṅkodayas (right ascensions or the rising times of the zodiac signs at laṅkā, the terrestrial equator) and teaches how to compute from the svodayas (oblique ascensions or rising times at one’s own latitude). A table at the top on 1v displays the two sets of parameters. These parameters are given in palas (= 1/60th part of ghaṭī). The oblique ascensions in the bottom row of the table on 1v are obtained by subtracting or adding the ascensional differences (carakhaṇḍas) in the middle row from/to the right ascensions in the upper row” (S.R. Sarma).
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
Marathi-English dictionary
laṅkōdaya (लंकोदय).—m (S) The rising (or the time of rising) of a heavenly body at Ceylon (over which island passes the first meridian).
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Laṅkodaya (लङ्कोदय).—the equivalents of the signs in right ascension.
Derivable forms: laṅkodayaḥ (लङ्कोदयः).
Laṅkodaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms laṅkā and udaya (उदय).
Laṅkodaya (लङ्कोदय):—[from laṅkā > laṅka] m. ‘ascension at L°’, the equivalents of the signs in right ascension, [Sūryasiddhānta]
Laṅkodaya (लङ्कोदय):—m. Sonnenaufgang in Laṅkā.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Lanka, Udaya.
Full-text: Svodaya, Lanka, Pala, Carakhanda.
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History of Science in South Asia
Persian Astronomy in Sanskrit < [Vol. 9 (2021)]
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