Alberuni's India. An account of the religion, philosophy, literature, geography, chronology, astronomy, customs, laws and astrology of India about A.D. 1030 (1910)
Biruni, Muhammad ibn Ahmad, 973?-1048, Sachau, Eduard, 1845-1930 · London : K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., ltd. · leaf 347
rizontal plane, which we exhibit in the followingtable :— 292 ALBERUNIS INDIA. Their Dominants. The Directions. Their Dominants. Tlie Directions. ! Indra . . . East. Varuna . . West. The Fire . . S.E. Vayu . . . N.W. Yama . . . South. Kuru . . . North. Prithu . . S.W. Mahadeva . N.E. The Hindus… … North. The figure is used in this way : First, you must knowthe dominant of the day in question, and its place inthe present figure. Next you must know that one ofthe eight parts of the day in which you happen to be.The§e eighths are counted on the lines, beginning with CHAPTER XXVIII. 293 the…
Hindus · Astrology · Chronology, Hindu
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