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3. the pamāņa (pra) year, of which there are five kinds. In
addition to the two just mentioned, the stu year (sāvana) of 360 voxon' lepa, the solar year of 366 wuxon' uepa and the lunar leap-year of 38344 voxon'uepa.
4. the laksana year, divided into the same five groups as above;
there are, however, in addition certain requisites or characteristics.
5. the year of Saturn (30 years), during which Saturn completes
his circuit through the 28 naks. 21. joisassa sayadāräim, the gates of the naksatras (in what quarter
of the heavens they bring good fortune). 22. nakkhattavijae (vicayah), transit of the sun and moon through
the 28 naks: .. Book XI. Of the beginning of the five lunar years belonging to the yuga.
Book XII. Of the five kinds of year, which were discussed in 10, 20 on pamānasamvatsara ; they receive a much fuller treatment here.
Book XIII. Of the waxing and waning of the moon. Book XIV, When is moonlight the brightest ?
Book XV. Of the rapidity of the five classes of constellations-sun, moon, planets, naks and tārā -- According to Leumann cf. also Jiva,
4, 31, 12.
(410) Book XVI. of the properties of moonlight.
Book XVII. Of the fall (passing away) and uwavāya (resurrection) of the gopii of the moon, sun, etc.
Book XVIII. of the height of the constellations above, and their distance from, the earth - cf. Jir. 4, 31, 3 (L).
Book XIX. Of the number of the suns, etc., in Jambūdvipa, otc.; cf. Jiv. 4, 16, 17, 7. 20, 5, 10, 15, 21 (L).
• Book XX. Of the nature and substance of the five classes of constellations.
