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Bhagavai 3:7:253
Bhāṣya
1. Sutra 253
Semantics
grahadanda -the long horizontal series of three or four planets such as Mars etc., in the shape of a rod.'
grahamusala-the vertical series of the planets arranged in the shape of a pestle. grahagarjita- the roaring sound produced by the motion of the planets. grahayuddha-coming of two planets vis-a-vis in śreņi (orbit). According to Jīvājīvābhigama Vrtti, it stands for 'passing of a planet through another planet'.3 grahaśṛngataka -triangular position of the plancts. grahäpasavya-motion of planets in opposite directions.
abhra - clouds.
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abhravṛkṣa-clouds in the shape of tree.
gandharvanagara-shape of city reflected in the sky.4
ulkāpāta - the rain of meteors (shooting star or falling star). It is seen like a bright line of light in the sky." (which is only momentary). digdaha-light shining above darkness, resembling a city set on fire." yupaka Those factors which are responsible for covering the sections of the evening (twilight) during the first three days of bright half of the month.? Jayācārya has called it the brightening of the evening', which is corroborated by Sthänänga Vruti. However, according to the Nisithacurņi, yupaka is blending of the light of the setting sun with that of the rising moon."
moon.
yakṣoddipta - glow in the sky. According to Bhagavati Vṛtti, glow in the sky created by Forest god."
dhumika, mahika- both of them denote mist or frost. The former has a brown. colour, the latter has a white colour."
raja-udghata-directions becoming dusty.
candra-pariveśa - the halo around the moon; a luminous envelope around the
surya-parivesa — the halo around the sun; a luminous envelope around the sun. praticandra second moon. pratisurya-second sun.
udakamatsya-bits of rainbow.
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kapihasita sudden or spontaneous flash of lightning in the cloudless sky. However, according to other opinion, it stands for a spontaneous shape created in the sky, resembling a smile of someone who has a disfigured face like a monkey. 12 amogha- the elongated (stick-like) rays of the sun at the times of sunrise and sunset. The shape of these rays are akin to that of an yoke of the cart, which is narrow in front and broad in the rear part. For detailed discussion, see Dasaveāliyam. 5/1/3, annotation. The colour of these rays is slightly red and black.13 vātodbhrama-hurricane.
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