English Meaning of 'candrayanamu'

Meaning of 'candrayanamu'

chandr-ayanamu. [Skt.] n. A religious or expiatory observance regulated by the moon's age. It consists in diminishing the daily consumption of food every day by one mouthful for the dark half of the month and increasing it in like manner during the light half. Expiatory ceremonies performed by the whole city or kingdom in atonement for some heinous sin the consequences of which affect the people.

Meaning of చాంద్రాయణము

chāndr-āyaṇamu. [Skt.] n. A religious or expiatory observance regulated by the moon's age. It consists in diminishing the daily consumption of food every day by one mouthful for the dark half of the month and increasing it in like manner during the light half. Expiatory ceremonies performed by the whole city or kingdom in atonement for some heinous sin the consequences of which affect the people.