Word origin · etymology
Eponym plus Sanskrit technical term.
Lahiri names N. C. Lahiri, associated with the Indian calendar-reform convention; ayanāṃśa names the offset. The surname is left untranslated.
How we know · epistemology
Named sidereal convention
Lahiri provides a shared reference for comparing many Indian calculations. Its widespread adoption establishes a convention, not evidence that this origin yields more accurate personality readings than other sidereal origins.
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Sources & provenance
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