Alternative spellings of this word include Charakhanda.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (astronomy)

Carakhaṇḍa (चरखण्ड) refers to the “ascensional differences”, according to the Karaṇakutūhala by Bhāskara (classified as literature dealing with astronomy, astrology, divination, medicine) of which a commentary is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—According to prof. S.R. Sarma: “The manuscript of the Karaṇakutūhala starts with the enumeration of the laṅkodayas (right ascensions or the rising times of the zodiac signs at laṅkā, the terrestrial equator) and teaches how to compute from the svodayas (oblique ascensions or rising times at one’s own latitude). A table at the top on 1v displays the two sets of parameters. These parameters are given in palas (= 1/60th part of ghaṭī). The oblique ascensions in the bottom row of the table on 1v are obtained by subtracting or adding the ascensional differences (carakhaṇḍas) in the middle row from/to the right ascensions in the upper row” (S.R. Sarma).

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

carakhaṇḍa (चरखंड).—n S In astronomy. Ascensional difference.

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cārakhaṇḍa (चारखंड).—n A piece or separated portion of a Jackfruit. 2 The emptied shell of a Jack-fruit; the case including the cāra or sāgūḷa or enveloping filaments of the pulp. 3 The sāgūḷa or soft filamentous substance remaining after the extraction of the garē and detachment of the shell. 4 A jackfruit of which the garē (lumps of pulp) have been extracted. Note. Of these four senses some are current in one part of the Konkaṇ, some in another. The second is the most general.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

carakhaṇḍa (चरखंड).—n In astronomy. Ascensional difference.

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cārakhaṇḍa (चारखंड).—n The emptied shell of a jack- fruit.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Carakhaṇḍa (चरखण्ड):—[=cara-khaṇḍa] [from cara > car] n. (in [astronomy]) the amount of the ascensional difference, [Sūryasiddhānta iii, 43; Golādhyāya vii, 1.]

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Carakhanda in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Khanda, Cara.

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Full-text: Caradala, Caraja, Carakanda, Carakantam, Lanka, Pala, Svodaya, Lankodaya.

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