188 Dr. Q. Thibnut — On fJ/c Sthyr/prr/fm^fi. [No. 4i, 



first one wliich may take place in the course of the yuga. But these both 

 attempts at reconciling contradictions are very unsatisfactory. Howsoever 

 this may be, the commentator goes on to explain that Abhijit and S'ravana, 

 after having finished their conjunction with the moon, hand her over to 

 Dhanishtha at evening (Ahhijit-sravano dve nakshatre sayam-.=amayad 

 arabhya ekam ratrim ekam cha satirekam divasam chandrena sarddham 

 yogam yuktah etavantam kalam yogam yuktva tad-anantaram yogam anu- 

 parivartayatah atmanas chyavayatah yogam chanuparivartya sayam divas- 

 asya katitanie paschadbhage chandram dhanishtliayah samarpayatah). For 

 this reason Dhanishtha also is paschadbhaga. After having been in con- 

 junction with it for thirty muhurtas the moon enters S'atabhishaj at the 

 time when the stars have already become visible (parishphutanakshatramanda- 

 lavaloke) ; S'atabhishaj is therefore naktambhaga. How S'atabhishaj 

 enters into conjunction at night, while exactly one ahoratra before Dhanish- 

 tha has been said to enter into conjunction during the afternoon, is not 

 explained. S'atabhishaj being apardhakshetra, the moon remains in con- 

 junction with it for filteeu muhurtas only and enters on the next morning 

 into conjunction with Pvirva-proshthajiada, which being samakshetra remains 

 in conjunction during one whole ahoratra. On the following morning the 

 moon enters TJttara-proshthapada, which therefore would be piirvabhaga. 

 But the matter is looked at in a different light, Uttara-proshthapada is 

 dvyardhakshetra, i. e., remains in conjunction for 45 muhiirtas. If we now 

 deduct from this duration the fifteen first muhurtas and imagine Uttara- 

 proshthapada to be samakshetra, the conjunction of the moon with it — 

 looked at as samakshetra — may be said to take place at night and in conse- 

 quence one — the real — conjunction taking place during the day and the 

 otl^er — the fictitious one — taking place at night the nakshatra is called 

 ubhayabhaga (idam kilottarabhadrapadakhyam nakshatram uktaprakareua 

 pratas chandrena saha yugam adhigachchhati, kevalam prathaman pancha- 

 dasa muhiirtan adhikan apaniya samakshetram kalpayitva yada yogas 

 chintyate tada naktam api yogo 'stity ubhayabhagam avasej'am). Uttara- 

 bhadrapada remains in conjunction for one day, one night and again one 

 day, on the evening of which the moon enters Revati ; Revati is therefore 

 paschadbhaga. After it has remained in conjunction for one nychtheme- 

 ron the moon passes into Asvini at evening time. Asvini is therefore like- 

 wise paschadbhaga. From it the moon passes on the next evening into 

 Bharaiii, at the time, however, when the stars have become visible and 

 night may be said to have begun ; Bharanf is therefore naktambhaga. 

 Being at the same time apardhakshetra, the moon leaves it on the next 

 morning to enter Krittika, which therefore is piirvabhaga. On the next 

 morning the moon enters Rohinx which is dvyardhakshetra and, on account 

 of that, ubhayabhaga. Mrigasiras which she enters forty-five muhui'tas 



