Alternative spellings of this word include Viyojak.

In Hinduism

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

Viyojaka (वियोजक) refers to the “subtrahend” 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.

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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 Dictionary

viyōjaka (वियोजक).—a S In arithmetic. That (number) which is to be subtracted, subtrahend.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Viyojaka (वियोजक) [Also spelled viyojak]:—(a and nm) a separator, (one) who or (that) which separates.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Viyojaka (वियोजक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viojaya.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Viyojaka (वियोजक):—adj. 1. separating; disuniting; 2. subtracting;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Yojaka, Vi.

Ends with: Patraviyojaka.

Full-text: Viojaya, Viyojak, Sarvadhana, Shesha, Viyojya, Vyavakalita, Antara.

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