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BOOK NOTICES.
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Sun.
Moon.
Mars.
Mercury.
Jupiter
Venus.
Naturn
32-53. But that time must be known by astrono. mers, royal councillors and physicians; if they do not know it, those three foolish ones, 0 best of kings, suffer great ignominy, the fruitlessness (of their advice) being the cause. Listen to the portion belonging to Rahu in the periods assigned to each planet.**
54-55. Let each planetary hour (hora) consist These times are represented in the following of 150 seconds. After 67 seconds (of the hour) of table where the planetary Jour is reckoned as the Sun, 16 are declared to be the dread period of consisting of 150 parts. Kulika; the remainder is stated to belong to the Sun. But 4 seconds at the end of the hour of Sukra (Venus)" -
56. Are stated to be Rahu's own time, the remaining. period belongs to Sita (Venus). At
Dominants of the the beginning of the hour of Saumya (Mercury)
hours. 2 seconds are declared -
57. To be the dread time of Kulika; the Number of 150 parts 67 remaining period belongs to Budha (Mercury). of the hour before But in the hour of the Moon, after the lapse of
the beginning of the
time of Kulika. 71. (seconds), - 58. Eight are declared to belong to Kulika ; Number of the parts 16! 8 37 2 2 6 64
during which Kuli. the remaining time belongs to the Moon. After
ka's influence lasts. the lapse of 86 seconds of the hour) of the child of the Sun (Saturn), --
39. The remaining time is assigned to Kulika. After the lapse of 77 seconds of the hour) of Guru (Jupiter),
60. One second is the time of Rahu ; the re. maining period is considered to belong to Guru. But 32 seconds at the beginning of the hour of Bhouma (Mars) -
61. Are declared to be the period of Kulika; the remaining time belongs to Kuja (Mars).17
XVIII. V. Dh. I. 106. 1-13.
वज उवाच । ध्रुवस्याहं द्विजश्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणानां पृथक् पृथक् । # anor TTT ATTI?11 मार्कण्डेय उवाच । ब्रह्मणा सृष्टिकामेन पूर्वमेव नराधिप ।
cuerei wat asrat Tre: Fa: IIRII तमोमयो गोलकच राहुस्तेन तथा कृतः। अम्मयानि तथान्यानि गोलकानि नराधिप ।।३।। कृतानि तेन धर्मज्ञ पहाणां पृथक पृथक् । ध्रुवस्थाननिविष्टाश्च तारकाच चतुर्दश ॥४॥
** These two verses have not been noticed in the abstract. Berunt probably considered them irrelevant to his purpose.
45 Here Bêrûni's table has a mistake, as shat, 'six,' instead of chatarras tu, but four' does not suit the metre.
* Here Bérunt's table has three bad mistakes. For the
readings, which his figures would make necessary do not suit the metre.
47 Here Beruni agaiu differs, and it is not possible to make out which of the two version is the right one, a reading saptatrinisiat instead of d illuar tre is possible Presumably the error is, however, ou Beruni's side.
For Tatrat we have probably to write to
