The Sanskrit term Uṣṇāṃśu can be transliterated into English as Usnamsu or Ushnamshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Uṣṇāṃśu (उष्णांशु) refers to the “sun”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Either from observing some distant point in the horizon where the sun rises or sets or from observing the ingress or the egress of the end of shadow of a perpendicular rod placed at the centre of a big horizontal circle (the change in the sun’s course can be detected). [...] The Sun [i.e., uṣṇāṃśu] when he changes his course from north to south and when in his usual condition will bring on prosperity and increase of crops; but when he undergoes a change either in his usual course or in his usual appearance he causes fear to mankind”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uṣṇāṃśu (उष्णांशु).—'hot-rayed', the sun; लोकेन चैतन्यमिवोष्णरश्मेः (lokena caitanyamivoṣṇaraśmeḥ) R.5.4. परि- धेर्मुक्त इवोष्णदीधितिः (pari- dhermukta ivoṣṇadīdhitiḥ) R.8.9; Kumārasambhava 3.25.

Derivable forms: uṣṇāṃśuḥ (उष्णांशुः).

Uṣṇāṃśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uṣṇa and aṃśu (अंशु). See also (synonyms): uṣṇakara, uṣṇagu, uṣṇadīdhiti, uṣṇaraśmi, uṣṇaruci.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇāṃśu (उष्णांशु).—m.

(-śuḥ) The sun. E. uṣṇa and aṃśu a ray.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇāṃśu (उष्णांशु).—[masculine] = uṣṇakara.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇāṃśu (उष्णांशु):—[from uṣṇa > uṣ] m. ‘hot-rayed’, the sun.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣṇāṃśu (उष्णांशु):—(śuḥ) 2. m. The sun.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ushnamshu in German

context information

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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Uṣṇāṃśu (ಉಷ್ಣಾಂಶು):—[noun] the sun, whose rays of light are scorching.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ushna, Amshu.

Full-text: Ushnadidhiti, Ushnarashmi, Ushnakara, Ushnaruci, Ushnagu.

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