A type of Indian astronomical or calendrical calculation system, or a variant spelling of historical astronomical terms used in South Asian mathematics.
From Sanskrit or Dravidian language roots related to astronomical or mathematical terminology, used in traditional Indian astronomical texts. The exact etymology requires specialized knowledge of classical Indian languages.
While this appears in some English dictionaries as a specialized term from Indian astronomy, it's so obscure that even most English speakers who study astronomy would never encounter it—a reminder that English absorbed many technical terms from Indian mathematics and science.
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