Yavattavat, 驰腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟, Yavat-tavat: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms驰腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 (啶ぞ啶掂い啷嵿い啶距さ啶む).鈥擨n algebra, an unknown quantity; abbr. as y膩; (lit., as much as so much). Note: Y膩vat-t膩vat is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� 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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics驰腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 (啶ぞ啶掂い啷嵿い啶距さ啶む) refers to the 鈥渦nknown quantity鈥�, according to the principles of B墨jaga峁噄ta (鈥渁lgebra鈥� or 鈥榮cience of calculation鈥�), according to Ga峁噄ta-艣膩stra, ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.鈥擳he unknown quantity was called in the Sth膩n膩峁単a-s奴tra (before 300 B.C.) 测腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 (as many as or so much as, meaning an arbitrary quantity). In the so-called Bakhshali treatise, it was called 测补诲峁沜肠丑腻, 惫腻帽肠丑腻 or 办腻尘颈办补 (any desired quantity). This term was originally connected with the Rule of False Position.
According to the celebrated Sanskrit lexicographer Amarasi峁僪a (f. 400 A.D.), 测腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 denotes measure or quantity (尘腻苍补). He had probably in view the use of that term in Hindu algebra to denote 鈥渢he measure of an unknown鈥� (avyakta尘腻苍补). In the case of more unknowns, it is usual to denote the first 测腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 and the remaining ones by alphabets or colours.
P峁泃h奴dakasv膩m墨 (860) in his commentary on the Br膩hmasphu峁璦siddh膩nta by Brahmagupta (628): 鈥淚n an example in which there are two or more unknown quantities, colours such as 测腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟, etc., should be assumed for their values鈥�.
艢r墨pati (1039) in the Siddh膩nta艣ekhara: 鈥湷勰灞共钩俪倌灞共钩� (so much as) and colours such as 办腻濒补办补 (black), 苍墨濒补办补 (blue), etc., should be assumed for the unknowns鈥�.
Bh膩skara II in the B墨jaga峁噄ta: 鈥湷勰灞共钩俪倌灞共钩� (so much as), 办腻濒补办补 (black), 苍墨濒补办补 (blue), 辫墨迟补 (yellow), lohita (red) and other colours have been taken by the venerable professors as notations for the measures of the unknowns, for the purpose of calculating with them. [...] (The maxim), 鈥榗olours such as 测腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟, etc., should be assumed for the unknowns,鈥� gives (only) one method of implying (them). Here, denoting them by names, the equations may be formed by the intelligent (calculator)鈥�.
Note: 驰腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 is not a 惫补谤峁嘺 (colour or letter of alphabet). So in its inclusion in the lists of 惫补谤峁嘺, as found enumerated in the Hindu algebras鈥攖hough apparently anomalous鈥攚e find the persistence of an ancient symbol which was in vogue long before the introduction of colours to represent unknowns. To avoid the anomaly Muralidhara Jha has suggested the emendation 测腻惫补办补蝉迟腻惫补迟 (测腻惫补办补 and also; 测腻惫补办补 = red) in the place of 测腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟, as found in the available manuscripts. He thinks that being misled by the old practice, the expression 测腻惫补办补蝉迟腻惫补迟 was confused by copyists 测腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟. In support of this theory it may be pointed out that 测腻惫补办补 is found to have been sometimes used by P峁泃h奴dakasv膩m墨 to represent the unknown. Bh膩skara II has once used 测腻惫补迟. N膩r膩ya峁嘺 used it on several occasions. The origin of the use of names of colours to represent unknowns in algebra is very probably connected with the ancient use of differently coloured shots for the purpose.
Ganita (啶椸ぃ啶苦い) 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English测腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 (啶ぞ啶掂い啷嵿い啶距さ啶む).鈥�ad Moderately, sufficiently. Scantily.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary驰腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 (啶ぞ啶掂い啷嵿い啶距さ啶む).鈥擨nd. 1. As much as, quantum-tantum. 2. (In algebra,) The relation of the unknown number and its co-efficient. E. 测腻惫补迟, t膩vat so much.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary驰腻惫补迟迟腻惫补迟 (啶ぞ啶掂い啷嵿い啶距さ啶む):鈥擺测腻惫补-迟迟腻惫补迟] adv. As much as.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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: Tavat, Yavat, Yava.
Starts with: Yavattavatkalpana.
Full-text (+23): Yavattavatkalpana, Yavat, Ya, Avyaktamana, Yavaka, Yavakastavat, Mana, Kamika, Yadriccha, Vanca, Gulika, Kapilaka, Pitaka, Harita, Lohitaka, Pitha, Mecaka, Haritaka, Nilaka, Dhumra.
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