Ardhavritta, 础谤诲丑补惫峁泃迟补, Ardha-vritta: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 础谤诲丑补惫峁泃迟补 can be transliterated into English as Ardhavrtta or Ardhavritta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ardhvrat.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)础谤诲丑补惫峁泃迟补 (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶掂啶む啶�) refers to 鈥渟emi-circular鈥� (i.e., hemispherical in shape), according to Bh膩skara鈥檚 commentary on the 膧ryabha峁珁a.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�'How then is the one-sixtieth part of a nychthemeron to be determined?鈥� To this question, [the following] has to be said. In this connection some say: 鈥楾he 骋丑补峁璱办腻-测补苍迟谤补 is a vessel [made out] of one of the metals like gold, silver or copper, hemispherical in shape [i.e., 补谤诲丑补惫峁泃迟补-腻办腻谤补] (lit. semicircular), which holds (诲丑腻谤补办补) sixty palas of water and which is filled with or discharges [the same amount of water]鈥� [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� 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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Math)础谤诲丑补惫峁泃迟补 (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶掂啶む啶�) refers to a 鈥渟emi-circle鈥� representing one of the eight divisions of a circle (惫峁泃迟补), as described in the K峁traga峁噄ta艣膩stra, as mentioned in A. Rahman鈥檚 Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.鈥擜ncient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.鈥擳he K峁traga峁噄ta-艣膩stra is a Sanskrit mathematical treatise dealing with the art of measuring lands, containing well-defined and established technical terms [e.g., 础谤诲丑补惫峁泃迟补] wanted for practical use in the Tamil language.
Ganita (啶椸ぃ啶苦い) or Ganitashastra 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
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary础谤诲丑补惫峁泃迟补 (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶掂啶む啶�) [Also spelled ardhvrat]:鈥�(nm) semi-circle; ~[惫峁泃迟腻办腻谤补] semi-circular.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary础谤诲丑补惫峁泃迟补 (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶掂啶む啶�):鈥攏. semi-circle;
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.
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Partial matches: Vritta, Ardha.
Full-text: Vrittardha, Ardhvrutt, Ardhvrat.
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