[INDOLOGY] Naming of the the nakṣatras

[Harry Spier]

Dear Antonia,
The History of Indian Astronomy in 2 volumes (a translation of Bharatiya
Jyotish Shastra by Sankar Balakrishna.
https://archive.org/download/bharatiya-jyotish-sastra-1-sankar-balakrishna-dikshit/Bharatiya%20Jyotish%20Sastra%20-1%20-%20Sankar%20Balakrishna%20Dikshit.pdf

https://archive.org/download/bharatiya-jyotish-sastra-2-sankar-balakrishna-dikshit/Bharatiya%20Jyotish%20Sastra%20-%202%20-%20Sankar%20Balakrishna%20Dikshit.pdf

See Vol. 1 pages 43 thru 57 on Naksatra.
Harry Spier


On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM Jean Michel DELIRE via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> And again these :
> William Jones,  “*On the antiquity of the Indian Zodiac*”, *Asiatick
> Researches*, 2 (1790), 289-306
> Pingree, D., *« On the identification of the Yogat*á*r*á*s** of the
> Indian nak*ç*atras »*, *Journal for the History of Astronomy*, 20 (1989),
> pp.99-109
> J.Filliozat, « *L’Inde et les échanges scientifiques dans l’Antiquité* », *Cahiers
> d’histoire mondiale*, vol.I (1953),
> J.Filliozat, *« Ancient relations between Indian and foreign astronomical
> systems »*, *Journal of Oriental Research*, 25 (1956),
> J.Filliozat, *« La détermination des positions du Soleil en astronomie
> indienne ancienne »*, *Archives internationales d’histoire des sciences*,
> 21 (1968)
>
> Best,
>
> Jean Michel
>
> Le mer. 2 oct. 2024 à 19:40, Jean Michel DELIRE <
> jeanmicheldelire at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>> Dear Antonia,
>>
>> Here are two excellent references :
>> A. Weber, « *Die vedischen Nachrichten von den naxatra (Mondstationen)*
>> », *Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin*
>> 1860 (I), p. 281-332 and 1862 (II), p. 265-400
>> A. Scherer, *Gestirnnamen bei den Indogermanischen Völkern*, Heidelberg,
>> 1953
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> *Jean Michel DELIRE, PhD*
>> *Lecturer on **Science and civilisation of India - Sanskrit Texts - IHEB
>> (ULB)*
>> *Lecturer on History of mathematics - IHEB (University of Brussels, ULB)*
>> *Member (Administrator) of the Centre National d'Histoire des Sciences
>> (KBR, Bruxelles)*
>> *Member of the Société Asiatique (Paris)*
>> *Member of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies*
>> *Member (Advisory Board) of the International Study Group on the
>> Relations Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Le mer. 2 oct. 2024 à 16:31, Antonia Ruppel via INDOLOGY <
>> indology at list.indology.info> a écrit :
>>
>>> Dear list,
>>>
>>> On behalf of a colleague, I am looking for literature on the naming of
>>> the nakṣatras. Also, do we know how it was decided which star (sometimes
>>> singular, sometimes plural) was chosen to 'represent' that part of the sky,
>>> as it were?
>>>
>>> In some cases, it seems obvious (the Pleiades, for example, are quite
>>> striking, even with modern levels of light pollution; and Aldebaran is
>>> reddish/rohiṇī indeed); in others less so, hence the search for any
>>> systematic studies of this.
>>>
>>> With many thanks,
>>>      Antonia
>>>
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