DIVISIONS OP THE ZODIACK. Bf \ 



21. [Mercury] A man, in figure like an ape, 

 adorned with gems, bearing a golden quiver and armour^ 

 and carrying fruits and flesh, is scaring deer, in a fo- 

 rest : such is the figure exhibited by the Yavanas *. 



11, [Mars] A woman, without clothes or orna- 

 ments, comes from the great ocean, to the shore ; she 

 has fallen from her place ; round her feet are serpents 

 entwined ; but she is pleasing. Such is the first of the 

 sign Scorpio. 



23. [JupiterJ a woman, with a body like a tor^ 

 toise and a jar, and with serpents entwined round her 

 person, is solicitous to prepare local comforts for her 

 husband. This figure the wise pronounce to be the 

 middle one of Scorpio. 



24. [The Moon] The last of the Scorpion is a lion 

 with a large and stooping head resembling that of a 

 tortoise ; he guards the place where Sandal-wood grows, 

 terrifying dogs, deer, boars, and shakals. 



25. [Jupiter] An animal with the body of a horse 

 and head of a man, holding a large bow, stands near a 

 hermitage and devoutly guards the implements of sa- 

 crifice : such is the first of the three divisions of the 

 bow (Sagittarius.) 



26. [Mars] A pleasing female, of golden com- 

 plexion like the Champaca-\, moderately handsome, 

 sits on a throne, distributing marine gems. This is de- 

 scribed as the middle division of the bow. 



27 . [The Sun] A man with a long beard, of a com- 



0<f *T*^<^1^H* Which Bhattotpala expounds " de- 



clared by the ancient Yavanas:' TJJ(^]|l|ft|^lrf; 



t Michella Champaca. 



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