Chandrayana

English

Alternative forms

• Candrayana, Cāndrāyaṇa

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit चान्द्रायण (cāndrāyaṇa).

Proper noun

Chandrayana (countable and uncountable, plural Chandrayanas)

1. 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.