Purnimanta, Purnimamta, Pūrṇimānta: 4 definitions
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India history and geography
Purnimant means a type of Lunar Calendar followed in India (Mainly in Southern Region) where Month is considered as ended on Full Moon day ie, Purnima hence the word Purnima+Ant literally means Ends on Purnima.
Pūrṇimānta.—(CII 3, etc.), the technical name for the scheme of the lunar months in Northern India, according to which the months end with the full-moon day, and the dark fortnights precede the bright; Fleet states that in astronomical works, it is always the amānta arrangement that is actually taken for calculations though, even in Southern India, the pūrṇimānta arrangement was used with the Śaka years, for the civil reckoning, up to between 804 and 866 A. D.; on the other hand, according to him, even in Northern India, it was not used with the Newar era in Nepal, though it was adopted there when the Newar era was followed by the Vikrama era in its northern variety. Note: pūrṇimānta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Pūrṇimānta (पूर्णिमान्त):—[from pūrṇimā > pūra] m. the end of the day of f° m°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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
Pūrṇimāṃta (ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮಾಂತ):—[adjective] ending on or with a full moon-day.
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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Starts with: Purnimamtamasa.
Full-text: Purnimamtamasa, Mahalaya, Bhishmashtami, Caturmasya.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 174 < [Volume 16 (1913)]
Indian Astronomy (a source book) (by B. V. Subbarayappa)
Appendix 1 - Table of Indian Eras
Chapter 16 - Eclipses (grahana)
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Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
Chapter 7 - The home of Devala
6.2. Staying at one place, during rainy season < [Chapter 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Units of time < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Inscriptions of Orissa (Rajaguru) (by Shri Satyanarayana Rajguru)
Page 31 < [Volume 3, Part 1]
Part 3 - Ponnuturu plates of Samantavarman < [Section 1 - The Gangas of Kalinganagara]
Appendix 1 - The Ganga-era: Theories and Astronomical Evidence < [Volume 2]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
2.1. Writing, Astronomy and Astrology in Ancient India < [Chapter 8 - Education, Literature, Sciences, Arts and Architecture]