The sense of ‘star’ appears to be adequate for all or nearly all the passages in which the word Nakṣatra appears in the Ṛgveda. The etymological application of Nirukta ‘obtain’ for the root Nakṣ here is well received for the sun, on the contrary, the same etymology won’t apply for the moon going through a … Continue reading Nakṣatra was used in the sense of star and the Sun in masculine form in Ṛgveda Saṃhitā
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Tasminneva Agrahāyaṇī-Some traces of lost constellations- Part 1
Orion in the middle - Above Auriga and below Columba and little below is Vela constellation not seen in this pic. Vyomavarga- Amarkosha Observation is the key to understand time in Astronomy Observation is the key to understand time in Astronomy, not only in the watching of the sky but also from inside the Sanskrit … Continue reading Tasminneva Agrahāyaṇī-Some traces of lost constellations- Part 1
34 Lights, 34 Ribs, 33 Devatā, 32 Divinities of Vāstupuruśa Maṇḍala,30, 28 and Final 27 Nakṣatra System… (Part 1)
Did Ecliptic had more than 28 constellation divisions in the past? Persian Map of 28 Constellation Many prominent writers may have touched upon a few of the Sūktas, Anuvāks from Vedas, Brāhmanas and Samhitās which I have also deliberated here in this blog to touch upon like those of mathematical numbers for e.g. 34 associated … Continue reading 34 Lights, 34 Ribs, 33 Devatā, 32 Divinities of Vāstupuruśa Maṇḍala,30, 28 and Final 27 Nakṣatra System… (Part 1)
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