Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. 1 Going, proceeding.
2 A step, pace.
3 Surpassing.
4 At- tacking, overcoming.
5 Declination of a planet.
6 The ecliptic. Comp. kakṣaḥ, maṃḍalaṃ, vṛttaṃ the ecliptic. kṣetraṃ a figure described by the ecli- ptic. jyā the sine of the declina- tion or of the ecliptic. pātaḥ the equinoctial points or nodes of the ecliptic. bhāgaḥ the declination of a point of the ecliptic. valayaḥ 1. the...
