The Syllables of the Lunar Mansions

Ashlesha (9): Ma, Mi, Mu, Me. Magha (10): Ma, Ti, Tu, Te. Purva Phalguni (11): Phu, Phe, To, Ta. Uttara Phalguni (12): Ti, Te, Pa, Sha. Hasta (13): Dha, Ve, Va, Vi. Chitra (14): Vo, Ro, Re, Ro. Svati (15): Ta, Ti, Tu, Te. Vishakha (16): To, Na, Ni, Nu.
Anuradha (17): Ne, Ni, Nu, Ne. Jyeshtha (18): Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi. Mula (19): Mu, Ye, Yo, Bha. Purva Ashadha (20): Bhi, Bham, No, Sa. Uttara Ashadha (21): Bhe, Bho, Ja, Ji. Abhijit The intercalary 28th Nakshatra often inserted between Uttara Ashadha and Shravana: Ju, Je, Jo, Kha. Shravana (22): Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho. Dhanishta (23): Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge. Shatabhisha (24): Go, Sa, Shi, Shu. Purva Bhadrapada (25): Se, So, Da, Di. Uttara Bhadrapada (26): Du, Tha, Jha, Na. Revati (27): De, Do, Cha, Chi.

Thus end the syllables associated with the quarters of the Nakshatras.

On the Colors and Attributes of the Nakshatras

This section uses a shorthand notation to assign specific phonetic values and ritual attributes to the lunar mansions for use in naming ceremonies and horoscopes.

...Three parts of Punarvasu... Pushya (4)... Phalguni (4)... Uttara Phalguni (4)... Hasta... Svati (4)... Vishakha...

The Twenty-Seven Yogas

Yogas are mathematical combinations of the Sun and Moon's positions used to determine the auspiciousness of a day.

1. Vishkumbha, 2. Priti, 3. Ayushman, 4. Saubhagya, 5. Shobhana, 6. Atiganda, 7. Sukarma, 8. Dhriti, 9. Shula, 10. Ganda, 11. Vriddhi, 12. Dhruva, 13. Vyaghata, 14. Harshana, 15. Vajra, 16. Siddhi, 17. Vyatipata, 18. Variyan, 19. Parigha, 20. Shiva, 21. Siddha, 22. Sadhya, 23. Shubha, 24. Shukla, 25. Brahma, 26. Indra, 27. Vaidhriti.

These are the twenty-seven Yogas.

The Karanas

A Karana is half of a Tithi (lunar day). There are 11 types of Karanas: 7 "movable" and 4 "fixed."

Movable Karanas:
1. Bava, 2. Balava, 3. Kaulava, 4. Taitila, 5. Gara, 6. Vanija, 7. Vishti (Bhadra).
These seven are the rotating ones.

Fixed Karanas:
8. Shakuni, 9. Chatushpada, 10. Naga, 11. Kimstughna.
These occur only at specific points in the lunar month, such as the New Moon.

Thus end the Karanas.

Further Syllables of the Nakshatras

The text returns to a more complex mapping of sounds (phonemes) to the lunar mansions, likely for advanced divination or "Prashna" (question) astrology.

...Punarvasu (8): Hu, He, Ho, Da...