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336 PAÑCASIDDHĀNTIKĀ XVIII.34 Aquarius, there is a small excess of days for ativakra, but even this is far too small. The sum of vakra and ativakra is 18° and a maximum at Cancer-Leo, and minimum 15°, at Capricorn-Aquarius, and fairly evenly distributed in between. But actually, at Capricorn-Aquarius, the sum is near 9°, as a comparison with the motion of Mars given in the Vākyakaraṇa will show (vide App. III, Kujavakra, where retrograde occurs in the signs Capricorn-Aquarius). TS have translated verses 29-32, omitting verse 33 as obscure. But they think that all three types are retrograde motion, (while actually only III and IV are retrograde, and V is direct motion). This would make the range of the retrograde motion from 36° in Cancer-Leo to 30° in Capricorn- Aquarius, while the range given is 18° to 15°, actually the latter is even as small as 9°. Also, they do not see that the IV type should be greater than the III. So they give the numbers as they got from the words, instead of emending them appropriately. So, in verse 29, navabhāgam as emended by them should be navabhāgān. nagān vakrī should be navātivakrī. In verse 30, their emendation abdhisamudraiḥ should be agnisāgaraiḥ Khakṛtaiḥ should be trikṛtaiḥ. In verse 31, their khārṇavair divasaiḥ giving no degrees at all for the days, and defective in mātrās should have been emended into rasārṇavaiḥ śivānamśān. In verse 32, symmetry requires our emendation of yamadahanaiḥ into nagadahanaiḥ, while TS have kept it. As for NP, they have understood that type III gives retrograde and type IV, extreme retrograde, though the numbers they give for degrees and days are untenable in many cases. Seeing that the degrees of V are the sums of those of III and IV, they think that V is the total of the retrograde motions, while actually V is direct motion. They do not see that if the degrees of V are the total of III and IV, the days too must be the sum of the days, and therefore V is not the total retrograde. They have translated verse 33, but this does not give any sense. 'एकेन्द्रियवसुशिवमनु [मनु] भव त्रिवर्गतुं (पञ्च ) 'संयुक्तम् । शीघ्रगतौ पञ्चाष्टकमूनं च 'शशाङ्ककृतवेदैः' || ३४ || 34. In the quick motion following śīghragati (= type VI), there are the days, 40 + 1, 40 + 5, 40 + 8, 40 + 11, 40 + 14, 40 + 14, 40 + 11, 40 + 9, 40 + 5, 40 – 1, 40 – 4 and 40 – 4 for every 30 degrees. Obviously, these days are given for each one of the signs beginning from Pisces. The numbers are almost perfectly symmetrical on both sides of the inter-section of Cancer-Leo, and Capricorn- Aquarius, re-inforcing the conclusion that the former intersection in apogee, and the latter perigee. manu for Leo is a glaring omission and is inserted. Symmetry requires 45 for Scorpio, and so pakṣa is emended into pañca. The number-words forming a 'dvandva' compound, trivargam is wrong for trivarga, and so has been emended. — tu is removed being an extra mātrā and purposeless. This verse is of the same kind as verses 27, 28 combined, giving types I and II. TS have not understood what is given here, and its purpose, as they have not understood the corresponding verses 27-28. But they have translated this verse as the words go, and wrongly too, the numbers given by them forming a mere jumble, without any instruction, 2 + 1, 2 + 5, 2 + 8, 2

• 14, 2 + 11, 2 + 9, 40 – 1, 40 – 4, 40 – 4. No wonder, they append this with a question mark. 34a. A.B.C.D. Hapl om. of one मनु A.B.C. पक्षसंयुक्तम्; D. पञ्च संयुक्तं b. A.B.C.D. भवत्रिव (B. om व) र्गं (B2. ग्रं) c. D. पञ्च षष्टिं तु (A2.B1.2. नु: D. वर्गर्तु d. A. ०मूनं व B1.3. ततवेदैः; B2. ततवेदै