22B Siz¢Sadharta atitude given by the strya-Siddhénia; bhe Graha-Laghave also impoves the position in tongitude by adding 1° 20, whila bhe Siddhantaviromani etc. increase the error by deducting i° 40 The Taittiriy-Samhit* {iv. 4, 10) omits Abhijit from its list of the asterisms: the probable reason of its omission in some authorities, or in &ertain connections, and its etention in others, We shall discuss farther on. Abhijit is figured as a triangle, or 35 %ho triangular nut of the &z&g¢za, an aquatic plant; this very distinctly represents the grouping of a Lyse with the two other fainter stars of the same constellation, e and 6, both of the fifth Emagnitude In this and the two following १sterism—as once before, in the fitteenth of Bhe series-the Hindus have gone far from the zodiae, in order to bring into bheir system brilliant stars from the northern heavena, while the Chinese and the Arab systems agree in remaining in the immediate neigh borhood of the ecliptic. The bwentieth sie is named Nieu, and ig the st 3 Japricorni (8), situated in the head of the sout: the twenty-second munit, Sa'd adh-Dhabih, ‘‘ felicity of the sacrificer, contains the same star, the group being a (composed of two shars, each of magnitude B.4) and 3 Capricorni. 28. GrayPa, " hearing, car ; "" frorm the root cra, y ' bear another name for the asterismgrod, found occurring in the Taittiriya lists, is perhaps from the same root, buॐ the word meas also ‘‘ lame.’ vepg comprises three stars, of which the middle one (v. 18) is the junction-sta bhey are to be found in the back and neck of the Eagle, namely BE , , and K Aquilas; o, the determinative, is a star of the first to second magnitude while y ६nd B are of the third and fourth respectively 232° 29" ravaps 4 Aquils 29° 34' N. 2° 11' N, 28° 41 All the authorities agree as to bhe polar latitude of Qiavans: the Siddhanta viromani etc. give it 2° less of polar longitude than or treatise, and the Graha-Eaghava even as much as b९ less . The regent of the asterism is ishnu and its fgue or symbol corres. ponds therewith, being three foobstepsZepzesentatives of the bhree steps by which Vistagu is said, in the early Hindu mythology, to have strode through heaven. The blys, however, gives a belonging to via vspa. Possibly the name is to be regarded as indicating that it was originally figured as an ear. 'he Chinese siet coEresponding in xank with ra7BARa is called Au, and is the faint star e Aguarii (4.8). Ths Arab xuanil Sa'd Bula telicity of a devoure, "" or al-Bula ' +he devoter, etc. , includes be same stat, being composed of e, n (4.5), ५ (5) Aquari, or, copxding to others, ot € &nd 3 (6} Aquarii, or of 4 and v.
