Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v1.c6.s1.2
Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v1.c6.s1.2
- Language
- English
v1.c6.s1.2
The period that elapses between two successive ‘conjunctions’ of the sun with a particular star is termed *Nakṣatra saura varṣa* or ‘Sidereal Solar year’. The two points of intersection of the ecliptic and the equator are called *Sampāta* or *Krāntipāta* (*i.e.* equinoxes). The equinox from which the sun enters into the northern side of the equator and which marks the spring season is known as *Meṣa* or *Vasanta Sampāta*, that is, the vernal equinox.