Chandrayana

English

Alternative forms
  • Candrayana, Cāndrāyaṇa

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit चान्द्रायण (cāndrāyaṇa).

Proper noun

Chandrayana (countable and uncountable, plural Chandrayanas)

  1. A vrata regulated by the Moon, in which the food diminishes every day by one mouthful during the dark fortnight, and similarly increases during the light fortnight.
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