Sanskrit calendar vocabulary
Calendar words to explore
Calendar vocabulary forms a connected picture. Pick the word that interests you now. Each short stop will connect it with other ideas when they become useful.
Twelve places to begin
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Meet all five limbs as one connected calendar framework.
Explore this word →Pakṣa: the Moon’s two wingsthe Moon’s two wingsMeet the bright, waxing half and the dark, waning half of a lunar month.
Explore this word →How the tithis are namedthe numbered Moon-clock ticksSee how Pratipadā, Caturthī, Ekādaśī, Pūrṇimā, and other names fit the cycle.
Explore this word →Six controlling timeswhen a rule checks the calendarMeet sunrise, moonrise, midday, aparāhṇa, evening, and the middle of the night.
Explore this word →Four calendar words and what they describesupporting calendar classifications and coordinate choicesLearn which ideas follow the Moon–Sun angle, the weekday, or the star-referenced sky.
Explore this word →Vrata, pūjā, and observancewords used when discussing observancesSee how documented rules connect calendar classifications with religious observances.
Explore this word →Meet the twelve lunar monthslunar monthMeet the twelve lunar-month names and learn how their boundaries work.
Explore this word →What do amānta and pūrṇimānta mean?lunar months with different boundary phasesCompare where each system begins and ends, and why a month name can change.
Explore this word →Meet the six ṛtusthe six-season cycleCompare the six Indian seasons with the four-season astronomical year.
Explore this word →Meet the seven vārasweekdayLearn all seven Sanskrit weekday names and the pattern behind them.
Explore this word →What is rāśi?one of twelve sidereal zodiac sectionsSee how a 30-degree coordinate section classifies a position along the ecliptic.
Explore this word →What is ayanāṃśa?where the sidereal zodiac beginsSee why some star-referenced calendar classifications need a named starting point.
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