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Palabha, Pala-bha, ʲ: 10 definitions

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Palabha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Palabha (पल�).—Equinoctial shadow of the gnomon at noon. Note: Palabha is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa 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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Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

ʲ (पलभा) refers to the “equinoctial shadow of a gnomon 12 ṅgܱ long�, according to the principles of Bījagaṇita (“algebra� or ‘science of calculation�), according to Gaṇita-śāstra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.—Cf. Brahmagupta (628) in the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta.

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Ganita (गणित) 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Palabha in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pala (पलभा).—f S In astronomy. Shadow as cast from a peg of twelve finger-breadths in height by the meridian sun at the equinoxes.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pala (पलभा).�f In astronomy. Shadow as cast from a peg of twelve finger-breadths in height by the meridian sun at the equinoxes.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʲ (पलभा).—the equinoctial shadow at midday.

ʲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pala and (भा).

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

ʲ (पलभा).—f.

(-) The mid-day shadow of a gnomon, when the sun is in the equinoctial points.

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

ʲ (पलभा):—[=pala-] [from pala] f. the equinoctial shadow at midday, [Sūryasiddhānta [Scholiast or Commentator]]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʲ (पलभा):�() 1. f. Midday shadow, when the sun is in the equinox.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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