Word origin · etymology
Sanskrit eponym and descriptive period-name.
Jaimini names the attributed sage; cara means moving or changeable, and daśā period. The label combines an attribution with a timing-family name.
Vedic Astrology classes, volume 1 — P. V. R. Narasimha Rao; compiled class notes ↗Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams lexical reference ↗
How we know · epistemology
System-specific sources and conventions
This entry covers Jaimini / chara dashas. Its cited texts document the methods or teachings being compared; any computed result depends on the stated inputs and rules. Historical attestation and reproducible arithmetic do not by themselves test a personal interpretation.
Vedic Astrology classes, volume 1 — P. V. R. Narasimha Rao; compiled class notes ↗Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach — P. V. R. Narasimha Rao ↗
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