PJC-3 Padmavati

दिनत्र्यंशेषु सौम्यार्कशनीनां निट्‌त्रिभागके। चन्द्रशुक्रकुजानां च बलं पूर्णं सदा गुरोः॥ १२॥ dinatryaṁśeṣu saumyārkaśanīnāṁ niṭtribhāgake | candraśukrakujānāṁ ca balaṁ pūrṇaṁ sadā guroḥ || 12| Translation: The three-parts of the day-time are lorded by Mercury, Sun and Saturn in that order while the three-parts of the night have Moon, Venus and Mars as…

Pakṣa refers to the waxing and waning phases of the Moon which is divided into the śukla pakṣa (waxing phase) and kṛṣṇa pakṣa (waning phase). The maximum angular displacement of the Moon from the Sun is 180° which is the moment of pūrṇānta (end of pūrṇimā, full moon). Just as…

The compound word natonnata (नतोन्नत) is composed of two words (a) नत nata and its anonym (b) उन्नत unnata. Some translations and books have mistakenly spelt this word ‘nata’ as ‘natha’. Be sure that there is no such Sanskrit word as नथ (natha) and the one with the longer ‘ā’…

There are umpteen meanings of the word काल (kāla), a proper understanding of which is very necessary for all vedic astrologers. In the context of kāla bala, we use the meaning as ‘a measure of time’. When we think of the passage of time, it manifests as changing seasons, and…

Digbala is composed of दिग् (dig) and बल (bala) simply meaning directional strength. However the word दिग् (dig) is a compounded form of दिश् (diś) which has various meanings and connotations. To understand digbala we need to know the meanings of दिश् (diś) – Quarter or region pointed at, a…