Suryayantra, Sūryayantra, Surya-yantra: 4 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysūryayantra (सूर्ययंत्र).—n (S) A representation drawn of the sun (consisting of indentations &c.) for the worship of it. 2 Note. The term may be applied to a quadrant, sextant &c.
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 dictionarySūryayantra (सूर्ययन्त्र).—
1) a representation of the sun (used in worshipping him).
2) an instrument used in taking solar observations.
Derivable forms: sūryayantram (सूर्ययन्त्रम्).
Sūryayantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūrya and yantra (यन्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySūryayantra (सूर्ययन्त्र) or Sūryyayantra.—n.
(-ntraṃ) 1. A representation of the sun, used in worshipping that divinity. 2. An instrument used in taking solar observation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySūryayantra (सूर्ययन्त्र):—[=sūrya-yantra] [from sūrya > sūr] n. ‘sun-instrument’, a representation of the sun (used in worshipping the Sun or in taking solar observations), [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.
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Partial matches: Yantra, Surya.
Full-text: Suryyayantra.
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