Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
author: Girish Chand Sharma
edition: 2006, Sagar Publications
pages: 1448
ISBN-13: 8903602403809
Topic: Jyotisha
Chapter 7 - The Sixteen Divisions of a Sign
This page describes The Sixteen Divisions of a Sign which is the seventh chapter located on page 97 of the fist volume in the English translation of the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra by Girish Chand Sharma. This book discusses in detail the various elements of Vedic Astrology (jyotisha) and was written by Maharishi Parashara. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
Summary of contents: Name of the 16 vargas, Rasi and Hora, Decanate, Chaturthamsa, Sapthamsa, Navamsa, Dasamsa, Shodasamsa, Visamsa, Siddhamsa, Bhamsa, Trimsamsa, Chatvarimsamsa, Akshave-damsa, Shashtiamsa, Varga classification, etc.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “The Sixteen Divisions of a Sign” according to 233 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—The term ‘part’ here is synonymous with ‘half’; the term ‘half’ does not always stand for two equal divisions; it is used also in reference to what is very near such equal divisions; hence the ‘third part’ of ‘fifty-six’ is understood to be sixteen; so that each of these four gets four. Some people take the ‘third part’ as such that of the total fee; when others take it as that of fifty-six....
Read full contents: Verse 8.210
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) [by Debabrata Barai]
There are again a number of divisions and sub-division, each one illustrated with examples. Rajashekhara says that Artha (idea or matter) is three-fold. The first is anyayoni, second is nihynutyoni and the third is ayoni....
Read full contents: Part 22 - The Kavyamimamsa of Rajashekhara: A General Introduction
The Agni Purana [by N. Gangadharan]
The spaces in between two such lines of division should measure eight yavas each in the first two cases, each latter measuring a yava less than the preceding one. 11. Having divided the lower part into three parts, one part should be left out. Having divided the (remaining) two parts into eight parts, the three upper ones (of these divisions) should be left aside. 12. Those (three sections) above the five divisions should be rotated and the markings lengthened....
Read full contents: Chapter 53 - Characteristics of the Linga (parabolic representation of Shiva)
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