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Word origin · etymology

Sanskrit compound: caturthāṃśa.

Caturtha means fourth and aṃśa a portion. The compound is recorded as a fourth part; D4 is the modern chart abbreviation.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: caturtha; caturthāṃśa (University of Hyderabad) ↗Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: aṃśa (University of Hyderabad) ↗

How we know · epistemology

Fourth-part mapping convention

The D4 result is derived from the selected reference longitude and a declared rule. Reproducing the same partition supports a calculation claim; it does not by itself support a prediction about a home or property.

Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, chapter 6: divisional definitions ↗

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