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ascending node meaning in Sanskrit

खेट kheṭa

ascending node in Sanskrit: खेट (kheṭa). In English, ascending node means the point in an orbit at which a body passes the ecliptic plane going north.

Sanskrit words for ascending node

the ascending node or rāhu
खेट kheṭa

English meaning of ascending node

  1. noun The point in an orbit at which a body passes the ecliptic plane going north.

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Questions about ascending node in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of ascending node in Sanskrit?
Ascending node in Sanskrit is खेट (kheṭa).
ascending node इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Ascending node: खेट (kheṭa).
What does ascending node mean in English?
Ascending node means the point in an orbit at which a body passes the ecliptic plane going north.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “ascending node”: खेट. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ascending node (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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