Shodashamsha, Ṣoḍaśāṃśa, Shodashan-amsha: 6 definitions
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Shodashamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Ṣoḍaśāṃśa can be transliterated into English as Sodasamsa or Shodashamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsṢoḍaśāṃśa (षोडशांश) or Ṣoḍaśabhāga refers to “sixteen-parts” (i.e., one-sixteenth) in Bhinna (“fractions”) and Bhāga (“unit fractions”), which refers to one of the twenty operations (logistics) of pāṭīgaṇita (“science of calculation which requires the use of writing material—the board”), according to Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta, a Sanskrit treatise on ancient Indian mathematics (gaṇita-śāstra) and astronomy from the 7th century.—In the Śulba, unit fractions are denoted by the use of a cardinal number with the term bhāga or aṃśa; thus pañcadaśa-bhāga (“fifteen-parts”) is equivalent to one-fifteenth, sapta-bhāga (“seven-parts”) is equivalent to one-seventh, and so on [e.g., ṣoḍaśāṃśa].
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢoḍaśāṃśa (षोडशांश).—m.
(-śaḥ) A sixteenth. E. ṣoḍaśa and aṃśa part.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢoḍaśāṃśa (षोडशांश).—[masculine] a sixteenth [particle]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢoḍaśāṃśa (षोडशांश):—[from ṣo-ḍaśa > ṣaṣ] m. idem, [ib.; Pañcarātra 1.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢoḍaśāṃśa (षोडशांश):—[ṣoḍaśāṃ+śa] (śaḥ) 1. m. A sixteenth.
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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: Shodasha, Amsha.
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Full-text: Shodashabhaga, Drona.
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