Chandrayana
English
Alternative forms
- Candrayana, Cāndrāyaṇa
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit चान्द्रायण (cāndrāyaṇa).
Proper noun
Chandrayana (countable and uncountable, plural Chandrayanas)
- 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.