adhikamasa
अधिकमास adhikamasaAn intercalary, or extra, masa inserted to keep the lunar year in step with the solar year; one of the corrections the panchanga makes to keep the tithi aligned with the seasons.
Where this term appears
- What is Jyotisha? Scriptures
… to new moon, 1,860 tithis or lunar days, and two intercalary months, adhikamasa , slotted in to drag the moon back into step with the sun.
- Meaning and the Measure of Time Treatise
To make the lunar count and the solar count meet, extra months are slotted in, the intercalary months or adhikamasa , inserted so that the lunar year is pulled back into step with the sun.