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endeavoured to verify the ancient data and consequently the BBS pattern of allocation of nakşatras to vithis might have been modified with some alterations. Besides, according to BBS, 28 nakşatras (asterisms) are distributed in an irregular manner among different vithis ordered in the sequence of their numbers of days of inferior combustion respectively. 14 It appears that practical observation has an unambiguous bearing upon the relation between vithis and their naksatras during which Venus remains heliacally invisible for the number of days associated with the respective vithis.
The lengths of the zodiacal intercopts of different vithis can easily be computed by adding the zodical stretches in muhürtas of all their respective nakşatras. For example, according to BBS,
14 See Lishk S. S. & Sharma S. D., "Zodiacal Circumference as Graduated in Jaina
Astronomy', IJHS, vol 14, No. 1, pp. 1-15. However, a typical table is reproduced as under : Table of Naksatras (asterisms) and their Zodiacal Stretches (ZS) in Muhurtas.
Sr.
Naksatra
Sr. 'Naksatra No.
ZS in muhurtas
ZS in muhurtas
No.
1. Abhijit
2. Sravana 3. Dhanistha 4. Satabhisa 3. P. Bhadrapada 6. U. Bhadrapada 7. Revati 8. Asvini 9. Bharani 10. Krttika 11. Rohini 12. Mrgasirsa 13. Ardra
15. Pusya 16. Aslesa 17. Magha 18. P. Phalguni 19. U. Phalguni 20. Hasta 21. Citra 22. Svati 23. Visakha 24. Anuradha 25. Jyestha 26. Mula 27. P. Sadha 28. U. Sadha
14. Punarvasu
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