Dear Friends,

Might someone have any more information to share regarding diśodaṇḍa, which might point to which asterism or constellation it could refer to?

\textbf{diśodaṇḍa}    m. ‘sky-staff’, a partic. appearance in the sky.

            \textbf{diśodaṇḍa} ¦ (\textit{diśas}, gen. von 2. \textit{diś, + da°}) m. 


\textbf{diśodaṇḍa} ¦ (\textit{diśas}, gen. von 2. \textit{diś, + da°}) m. →\textsc{P. 6, 3, 21, {Vārtt.} 1.} Stab einer Himmelsgegend, wohl Bez. einer best. Himmelserscheinung; vgl. \textit{daṇḍa} →\textsc{8.} [Page03.0639]


Thank you.

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Patrick McCartney, PhD
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