Help sought with astronomical/astrological terms

McComas Taylor McComas.Taylor at ANU.EDU.AU
Tue May 13 23:52:13 UTC 2003


Dear Friends

I have encountered the following passage in Purnabhadra's recension of the
Pancatantra:

"astronomical specialities such as predictions, prophecies, horoscopy,
augury, the division of each house of the zodiac into three, nine, twelve
and thirty, the shadow of the gnomon, naSTa, muSTi, [their influence on the]
elements [of the body], their houses, [their influences on] life and
thoughts, culaka, and mASaka."

Can anyone help me with the terms naSTa, muSTi, culaka and mASaka?

Many thanks

McComas





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