Vrittashalaka, Vṛttaśalāka, Vritta-shalaka: 1 definition
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Vrittashalaka 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 Vṛttaśalāka can be transliterated into English as Vrttasalaka or Vrittashalaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)Vṛttaśalāka (वृत्तशलाक) refers to a “circular needle”, according to the Nāradasaṃhitā verse 29.86-95 (pp. 181-184), a Sanskrit work on astrology having the Saralā commentary by Vasatirāma Śarmā.—Accordingly, “[...] It should be pierced with a circular gold needle [i.e., svarṇa-vṛttaśalāka] of three and one-third māṣas in weight and four aṅgulas in length. Then it is accurate. A copper bowl should be made with more than six palas (sic!). The diameter of the opening is twelve and the height six aṅgulas. Having made with one (sic!) māṣa of gold [a needle that is] four aṅgulas [in length], [with that] when the bowl (ghaṭikā) is pierced thus in the middle, it is then known as the water clock (nāḍikā) [...]”.
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.
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