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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अयनayanaa.Going (at the end of comp.); यथेमा नद्यः स्यन्दमानाः समुद्रायणाः Praśn. Up.

    [अय्-ल्युट्]

    1. Going (at the end of comp.); यथेमा नद्यः स्यन्दमानाः समुद्रायणाः Praśn. Up.
    2. Going, moving, walking; as in रामायणम्.
    3. A walk, path, way, road; आयन्नापोऽयनमिच्छमानाः Rv.3.33.7. अगस्त्य- चिह्नादयनात् R.16.44.
    4. A place, site, abode, place of resort; Bṛi. Up.2.4.11. ता यदस्यायनं पूर्वम् Ms. 1.1 (occurring in the derivation of the word नारायण).
    5. A way of entrance, an entrance (to an array of troops or व्यूह); अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमव- स्थिताः Bg.1.11.
    6. Rotation, circulation period; अङ्गिरसां अयनम्; इष्टिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, पशुdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied.
    7. A particular period in the year for the performance of particular sacrificial or other religious works; Name of certain sacrificial performances; as गवामयनम्.
    8. The sun's passage, north and south of the equator.
    9. (Hence) The period of this passage, half year, the time from one solstice to another; see उत्तरायण and दक्षिणायन; Compare also सायन and निरयण.
    10. the equinoctial and solstitial points; दक्षिणम् अयनम् winter solstice; उत्तरम् अयनम् summer solstice;
    11. Method, manner, way.
    12. A Śāstra, scripture or inspired writing.
    13. Final emancipation; नान्यः पन्था विद्यतेऽयनाय Śvet. Up.
    14. A commentary; treatise.
    15. The deities presiding over the ayanas.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अंशः, -भागः the arc between the vernal equinoctial point and beginning of the fixed zodiac or first point of Aries.

    • -कलाः The correction (in minutes) for ecliptic deviation. Sūryasiddhānta.

    • -कालः the interval between the solstices.

    • -ग्रहः A planet's longitude as corrected for ecliptic deviation; Tbe same.

    • -जः a month caused byayanāṁśa.

    • -परिवृत्तिः Change of the अयन; sun's passage from one side of the equator to the other; अयनपरिवृत्ति- र्व्यस्तशब्देनोच्यते । ŚB. on MS.6.5.37.

    • -संक्रमः, -संक्रान्तिः Feminine passage through the zodiac.

    • -वृत्तम् the ecliptic.

    In the Gita1·11

    अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः ।

    ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgamavasthitāḥ — Therefore all ye standing in your respective divisions in the different fronts of the battle, guard Bhishma. 1·11
    • अयनेषुayaneṣulocative plural of the neuter noun ayana (the different fronts of the battle).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अयनayana[áy-ana] a. going, coming; n. going; way; course; certain Soma sacrifice lasting a year; sun's course from one…

    [áy-ana] adjective going, coming; neuter going; way; course; certain Soma sacrifice lasting a year; sun's course from one solstice to an other; half-year; solstice; resting-place.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अयनayanamfn. going VS. xxii, 7 Nir.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective going VS. xxii, 7 Nir.
    2. neuter gender walking a road a path fg-veda iii, 33, 7&case (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' confer, compare नैमिषा*यन, पुरुषा*यन, प्रसमा*यन, समुद्रा*यण, स्वेदा*यन), (in astronomy) advancing, precession Su1ryas.
    3. neuter gender (with gen [exempli gratia, 'for example' /अन्गिरसाम्, आदित्य्/आनम्, गवाम्, etc.] or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') "course, circulation", Name of various periodical sacrificial rites AV. S3Br. etc. the sun's road north and south of the equator, the half year Mn. etc., the equinoctial and solstitial points VarBr2S. etc.
    4. neuter gender way, progress, manner S3Br.
    5. neuter gender place of refuge Mn. i, 10
    6. neuter gender a treatise (शास्त्र confer, compare ज्योतिषाम्-अयन) Lexicographers
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  2. अयनकलाayanakalāf. pl. the correction (in minutes) for ecliptic deviation, Su1ryas.

    feminine plural the correction (in minutes) for ecliptic deviation, Su1ryas.

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  3. अयनग्रहayanagraham. a planet's longitude as corrected for ecliptic deviation ib.

    masculine gender a planet's longitude as corrected for ecliptic deviation ibidem

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  4. अयनदृक्कर्मन्ayanadṛkkarmann. calculation for ecliptic deviation ib.

    neuter gender calculation for ecliptic deviation ibidem

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  5. अयनभगayanabhagam. (in astron.) the amount of precession ib.

    masculine gender (in astronomy) the amount of precession ibidem

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  6. अयनवृत्तayanavṛttan. the ecliptic.

    neuter gender the ecliptic.

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  7. अयनांशayanāṃśam. = अयन-भाग Su1ryas.

    masculine gender Equivalent to अयन-भाग Su1ryas.

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  8. अयनान्तayanāntam. solstice ib.

    masculine gender solstice ibidem

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