I am not entirely sure either, as I am not familiar with the text, but from the surrounding verses (as found on GRETIL) the context seems to be instructions for determining the most suitable time for one or more rituals (that is, muhūrtaśāstra: electional or katarchic astrology). Verse 45 has bhagrahau, making it probable that the compound should be understood as a dvandva throughout. In that case, bha is probably a synonym of nakṣatra or asterism ('zodiacal sign' would be another possibility, but I don't see the twelve signs mentioned at all, and the nakṣatras are typically much used in muhūrta), and graha means 'planet'. But what planet is meant, or what it is supposed to be doing, is not clear to me. As I said, I haven't studied the text, just looked at the section immediately surrounding the verse you asked about.

Martin Gansten

Den 2019-09-24 kl. 11:40, skrev Mrinal Kaul via INDOLOGY:

Dear Friends,

In the following verse of the Tantrāloka (28.42cd-43ab) of Abhinavagupta, I do not completely understand the expression bha-graha. The only thing I am sure is that this has to do with Jyotiṣa.

bhagrahasamayaviśeṣo nāśvayuje ko 'pi tena tadvarjam |

velābhagrahakalanā kathitaikādaśasu māseṣu ||

Can someone guide me? I apologise for being illiterate in Jyotiṣa and I did not get much help from the obvious basic sources either. I hope I am not missing something very basic.

Thanks very much in advance.

Mrinal

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