Vishuvaddina, Viṣuvaddina, Vishuvat-dina: 3 definitions
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Vishuvaddina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Viṣuvaddina can be transliterated into English as Visuvaddina or Vishuvaddina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsViṣuvaddina (विषुवद्दिन).—The day of the equinox. Note: Viṣuvat-dina is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
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 dictionaryViṣuvaddina (विषुवद्दिन).—the equinoctial day.
Derivable forms: viṣuvaddinam (विषुवद्दिनम्).
Viṣuvaddina is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣuvat and dina (दिन). See also (synonyms): viṣuvaddivasa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣuvaddina (विषुवद्दिन):—[=viṣuvad-dina] [from viṣuvad > viṣu] n.
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: Vishuvad, Vishuvat, Dina, Tiṇa.
Starts with: Vishuvaddinamadhyahnacchaya, Vishuvaddinamadhyahnachchhaya.
Full-text: Vishuvaddivasa, Vishuvaddinamadhyahnacchaya.
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