96 Name Aśvini Bharani Kṛttikā Rohini JUNCTION-STARS AND CONJUNCTION OF PLANETS WITH THEM Names, Shapes, and Number of the Stars of the Nakṣatras Mṛgaśirā Ārdrā Punarvasu Pusya Äśleṣā Magha Pūrvā Phalguni Shape¹ Head of a horse Yoni Razor Cart Head of a deer Jewel House Arrow-head Wheel House Manca² Uttara Phâlguni Cot Hasta Hand Number of stars as given by Varāha- mihira 3 3 10 6 5 3 1 5 3 6 5 8 2 5 Brahma- guptas ¹ Muci, ii. 59-60. BrSam, xcvii. 1-2. KK (Sengupta's edition), x. 1-2. 2 3 6 5 3 1 2 1 6 6 2 2 5 Lalla 3 3 6 5 3 1 4 3 5 5 2 2 5 Identification d, ß, y Arietis 35, 39, 41 Arietis n Tauri, etc. (Pleiades) d, 0, 7, 8, E, Tauri (Hyades) λ, ₁, ₂ Orionis d Orionis ß, di, v, " Geminorum 0, 8, 7 Cancri €, 8, o, n, d, n, Y, , 8, 0 Leonis Hydrae , E Leonis B, 93 Leonis 8, 7, E, d. ß Corvi (Corvus) • Ratna-Kosa.
- E. Burgess, Translation of the Surya-Siddhanta, Calcutta (1935), p. 378.
i.e., the femal organ of generation. 7 Mañca means an elevated platform resting on columns,
