Siddhanta Parity API Documentation - v1.3.0
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    • Calculate the Indian Sine (Jya) for a given angle.

      [Ch. II, v.15-22]

      Siddhantic Proof: Spashta (True Longitudes) v.15

      Sanskrit (Devanagari):

      चतुर्विंशतिधा चक्रे ज्यार्धारिण पृथक्पृथक् । तानि पञ्चविंशतियुक्तानि त्रीणि शतानि च ॥

      Translation (Burgess):

      Divide the quadrant of the circle into 24 parts... the first sine is 225 minutes.

      Modern Technical Commentary:

      Establishes the 24-point Sine table (Jya). The interval is 225' (3° 45'), chosen because in a circle where R = 3438', the arc of 225' is approximately equal to its sine.

      Siddhantic Proof: Spashta (True Longitudes) v.15

      Sanskrit (Devanagari):

      चतुर्विंशतिधा चक्रे ज्यार्धारिण पृथक्पृथक् । तानि पञ्चविंशतियुक्तानि त्रीणि शतानि च ॥

      Translation (Burgess):

      Divide the quadrant of the circle into 24 parts... the first sine is 225 minutes.

      Modern Technical Commentary:

      Establishes the 24-point Sine table (Jya). The interval is 225' (3° 45'), chosen because in a circle where R = 3438', the arc of 225' is approximately equal to its sine.

      Calculation of the intermediate Jya using interpolation.

      Parameters

      • angleDeg: number

        Angle in degrees (will be normalized to 0-360)

      Returns number

      The Jya value (R × sin(θ)), signed for quadrants 3 and 4