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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Dorjyā (दोर्ज्या).—R sine of longitude. Note: Dorjyā is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

Source: INSA Digital Repository: Determination of Ascensional Difference in the Lagnaprakarana

Dorjyā (दोर्ज्या) refers to the “square of the Rsine (of the Sun’s longitude)”, according to verse 21 of the Lagnaprakaraṇa (lit. “treatise for the computation of the ascendant), an astronomical work in eight chapters dealing with the determination of the ascendant (udayalagna or orient ecliptic point).—Accordingly, “The square-root taken from—the square of the Rsine (dorjyā) [of the Sun’s longitude] decreased by the square of [the Rsine of] the declination corresponding to the longitude—is the koṭi of this [declination] itself. Or, the last day-radius multiplied by the Rsine (dorjyā) [of the Sun’s longitude] and divided by the radius is the koṭi corresponding to this declination. Here, [scholars] state the square root taken from—its square increased by the square of the Rcosine [of the Sun’s longitude]—to be the day-radius. The koṭi of the desired declination multiplied by the maximum ascensional difference and divided by the day-radius is the Rsine of the ascensional difference”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dosjyā (दोस्ज्या).—(dorjyā) the sine of the base.

Dosjyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dos and jyā (ज्या).

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

Dorjyā (दोर्ज्या):—[=dor-jyā] [from dor > doṣan] f. the sine of the base, [Sūryasiddhānta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dorjya 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: Jya, Dos, Dor, Tor.

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