Vishuvat, վṣu: 10 definitions
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Vishuvat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi. 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 վṣu can be transliterated into English as Visuvat or Vishuvat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Termsվṣu (विषुवत�).�(or ṣu vṛtta) Celestial Equator. Note: վṣu is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaվṣu (विषुवत�).—The time, when night and day are equal, is called վṣu. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṃśa 2, Chapter 8).

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossaryվṣu.�(IE 7-1-2), ‘two�. Cf. ṣuva. Note: ṣu is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryվṣu (विषुवत�).�m.
1) The equinox.
2) The central day in a sacrificial session.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣu (विषुवत�).—n. (-vat) The equinoctial point. E. ṣu equally, (long, the day and night,) and matup poss. aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) վṣu (विषुवत�):—[=ṣu-vat] [from ṣu] a See below.
2) [from ṣu] b mfn. having or sharing both sides equally, being in the middle, middlemost, central, [Ṛg-veda; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the central day in a Sattra or sacrificial session, [Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???]
4) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Ekāha, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] top, summit, vertex, [Atharva-veda]
6) [v.s. ...] m. n. equinoctial point or equinox, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.
7) վṣūv (विषूवत�):—[=ṣ�-] [from viṣ� > ṣu] = ṣu above.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣu (विषुवत�):�(vat) 5. n. Idem.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)վṣu (विषुवत�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Visuva.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryվṣu (विषुवत�):�(a) equatorial; ~[īⲹ] equatorial; ~[] the equator; ~[屹ṛtٲ] the equator.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryվṣu (विषुवत�):—adj. 1. located at the middle; central; 2. equatorial;
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: The, The, Vat, Vishu, Vishuvat, Te.
Starts with: Vishuvaddina, Vishuvaddivasa, Vishuvadvalaya, Vishuvadvritta, Vishuvat-rekha, Vishuvat-sankranti, Vishuvat-sashakranti, Vishuvatka, Vishuvatprabha, Vishuvatpurnashitamshu, Vishuvatsamkranti, Vishuvatstoma, Vishuvatta, Vishuvattu.
Full-text (+1): Vishuvadvritta, Vishuvaddina, Vishuvatstoma, Vishuvatsamkranti, Vishuvaddivasa, Vishuvadvalaya, Vishuva, Vishuvat-rekha, Vishuvat-sankranti, Vishuvatprabha, Vishuvat-sashakranti, Vishuvatpurnashitamshu, Vaishuvata, Vishuvasamkranti, Meshavishuvattu, Vishucakra, Matsya Purana, Samvatsarasammita, Svarasaman, Vishvajit.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
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Part 2.2 - Jyotiḥśāstra in the Brāhmaṇa Period < [Chapter 3 - Development of Jyotiḥśāstra and Karman in the Literature]
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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