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a bow; and distinguished by a hooked nose, he is 

 placed in the middle of Leo. 



15. [Mars] The third in the tripartite division of 

 Leo, is a man having the head of a bear, with a long 

 beard and curled hair ; in disposition similar to an ape ; 

 and holding a staff, fruits, and flesh. 



lO. [Mercury] A damsel, bearing a jar filled with 



blossoms, (her person clothed in apparel soiled with 



'dirt,) solicitous for the union of dress with opulence, 



is going- towards the family of her spiritual parent : such 



is the lirst of Virgo. 



17. [Saturn] A man of a dark complexion, with 

 a cloth on liis head, holds a pen, and is casting up ac- 

 counts of receipts and disbursements : he bears a large 

 bow, and his body is covered with hair : he is placed 

 in the middle of the sign. 



18. [Venus] A woman of a fair complexion, dressed 

 in bleached silk, tall, holding in her hand a jar and 

 ladle ; is devoutly going towards a temple of the gods : 

 the wise pronounce this to be the last of Virgo. 



19. [Venus] A man is proceeding along the mid- 

 dle of a highway ; holding a balance, and having 

 weights in his hand ; he is skilled in measuring and 

 meting, and meditates on commodities and their prices. 

 The Yavanas declare this form to be first of Libra *. 



2,0. [Saturn] A man with the head of a vulture, 

 carrying a water pot, is anxious to proceed, being hun- 

 gry and thirsty ; in thought, he visits his wife and son. 

 He is middlemost of the balance-bearer (LibraJ 



signify " Yavana declares ;" fur the plural is used in Sanscrit re- 

 spectfully : and Bhattbtpala has before expounded ^<^M ^^ in- 

 tending Yayanachakya : but a different explanation occurs a little 

 lower. 



