Samashanku, śṅk, Sama-shanku: 3 definitions
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Samashanku 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 śṅk can be transliterated into English as Samasanku or Samashanku, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Termsśṅk (समशङ्क�).�1. R cosine of the zenith distance of the Sun when it is on the prime-vertical. 2. R sine of the altitude from prime vertical. Note: Sama-śaṅku 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryśṅk (समशङ्क�):—[=-śṅk] [from sama] m. the sun’s gnomon id est. altitude when it reaches the prime vertical circle, [Gaṇitādhyāya; Golādhyāya]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
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Partial matches: Shanku, Sama.
Full-text: Samanera, Samavritta.
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