GLOSSARY Pronnati (fa) Altitude.. Phala () (1) Result. (2) Cor- rection. Bava () The first of the 245 Bahujya (ar) The Rsine of the bahu (of a planet's seven movable karanas. The karana is one of the five important elements of the Hindu Calendar. Bahula (बहुल) The nakşatra Kṛttikā. Bahu (g) (1) The base (of a right-angled triangle). The upright of a right-angled triangle is called koti. (2) The bahu corresponding to a planet's anomaly. This is the arcual distance of the planet from its apogee or perigee whichever is nearer. Suppose that 0 is the anomaly of a planet (or any arc, whatever). If is less than x/2, 0 itself is the bahu; if 0 is greater than T/2 but less than 7, (0) is the bahu; if 0 is greater then म but less than 3x/2, (0-T) is the bahu; and if is greater than 3/2, (2-0) is the bahu. The complement of the bahu is called koti. Bahuka (g) Same as Bahu. anomaly). Bahuphala () See notes on MBh, iv. 6. Bahoh phalan (बाहो: फलं) Same as Bahuphala. Bimba (fa) The disc of a planet. Bimbardha (f) The semi- diameter of the disc. Budhāśā (ar) North. Bham () Twenty-seven. Bhaga (T) The nakṣatra Purvā-phālguni, the regent of which is Bhaga. Bhagana (TT) (1) The revolu- tion-number of a planet, i.e., the number of revolutions that a planet performs in a certain period. The revolutions given by Bhaskara I correspond to a yuga, i.e., to a period of 43,20,000 years. (2) The nakṣatras. (3) Twelve signs (or 360°). Bhava (₁) Eleven. Bhavana () Sign. Bhaga (T) (1) Part, fraction. (2) Division. (3) Degree. Bhagalabdha (*) Quotient.
