Akshamsha, Akṣāṃśa, Aksha-amsha, Akshamsa: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Akshamsha 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.
The Sanskrit term Akṣāṃśa can be transliterated into English as Aksamsa or Akshamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsAkṣāṃśa (अक्षांश).—Local latitude in degrees. Note: Akṣāṃśa 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryakṣāṃśa (अक्षांश).—m S A degree of (terrestrial) latitude.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishakṣāṃśa (अक्षांश).—m A degree of (terrestrial) latitude.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAkṣāṃśa (अक्षांश).—the degree of latitude.
Derivable forms: akṣāṃśaḥ (अक्षांशः).
Akṣāṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms akṣa and aṃśa (अंश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣāṃśa (अक्षांश).—m.
(-śaḥ) A degree of latitude. E. akṣa and aṃśa a part.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣāṃsa (अक्षांस):—[from akṣa > akṣ] m. a degree of latitude.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣāṃśa (अक्षांश):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-śaḥ) A degree of latitude. E. akṣa and aṃśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkṣāṃśa (अक्षांश):—(śaḥ) 1. m. Degree of latitude.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAkṣāṃśa (ಅಕ್ಷಾಂಶ):—[noun] (geog.) angular distance, measured in degrees, north or south from the equator; a degree of latitude.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAkṣāṃśa (अक्षांश):—n. Geog. (degree of) latitude or longitude;
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: Aksha, Amsha.
Starts with: Akshamshamapaka, Akshamshamapana, Akshamshapuraka, Akshamsharekhe, Akshamshavritta.
Ends with: Kanalakshamsha.
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