Sarvadhana, Sarva-dhana: 7 definitions
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Sarvadhana 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
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsSarvadhana (सर्वधन) refers to the “minuend” in Vyavakalita (“subtraction”) which represents 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.—According to Āryabhaṭa II (950).—“The taking out (of some number) from the sarvadhana (total) is subtraction; what remains is called śeṣa (remainder)”.—The terms śeṣa (residue) and antara (difference) have been used for the remainder. The minuend has been, called sarvadhana or viyojya and the subtrahend viyojaka.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysarvadhana (सर्वधन).—n S (In arithmetical or geometrical progression.) Sum of the series.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySarvadhana (सर्वधन).—(in arith.) the total of a sum in progression.
Derivable forms: sarvadhanam (सर्वधनम्).
Sarvadhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and dhana (धन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvadhana (सर्वधन) or Sarvvadhana.—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Whole wealth or property. 2. (In arithmetic,) Total of a sum in progression. E. sarva, and dhana wealth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarvadhana (सर्वधन):—[=sarva-dhana] [from sarva] n. all one’s property, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] (in [arithmetic]) a sum total, sum or total of a series (in progression), [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvadhana (सर्वधन):—[sarva-dhana] (naṃ) 1. n. All-wealth; the total.
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: Dhana, Sharva, Carva, Tana.
Full-text: Sarvadhanin, Sarvvadhana, Viyojya, Shesha, Viyojaka, Vyavakalita, Antara, Antyadhana.
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