Knowledge and Compendium of Horary Questions

Chapter 7

The Social Classification of Letters

In the Vowel group A-varga; a, ā, i, ī, u, ū, etc., [certain classes] are to be known, while in the group containing R original: ra-varga; referring to the semivowels where the letter 'r' resides, the Shudra caste the laboring or service class is found. The "last ones" likely referring to the final letters of certain groups or the outcasts are to be known in the Dental group Ta-varga; t, th, d, dh, n; the same applies to the Semivowel group Ya-varga; y, r, l, v. The Shudra is to be known in [the associated] group, and the Sibilant group Sha-varga; ś, ṣ, s, h is like the Vaishya caste the merchant and agricultural class.

Inquiries Regarding Gender

An inquiry concerning a woman stri-chinta belongs to the Vowel group, while the Velar group Ka-varga; k, kh, g, gh, ṅ is considered for a man.

The neuter gender original: napumsaka; in divination, this can refer to inanimate objects or situations that are neither clearly positive nor negative belongs to the Palatal group Ca-varga; c, ch, j, jh, ñ, and similarly to the Retroflex group Ṭa-varga; ṭ, ṭh, ḍ, ḍh, ṇ.

A man is to be known in the Dental group, as is recorded by the wise for the third group the text likely refers to the third group of consonants, the Retroflexes, or a specific sub-calculation.

In the Labial group Pa-varga; p, ph, b, bh, m, a eunuch or neuter original: ṣaṇḍa is to be known, and the same applies to the Sibilant group.

The Formula for Divining Results

Now, the results regarding these letters are explained here.

The Lunar Day Tithi, the Weekday Vara, and the Astrological Conjunctions Yogas, combined with the Year Samvatsara, are added to the letters of the Inquirer’s name Prashtri-namakshara. This sum is then divided the divisor is omitted but traditionally 8 or 12; the remainder provides the result:

• With a remainder of one: suffering and downfall are remembered.
• With a remainder of two or three: there is no "void" original: na kham; implies a substantial or positive result rather than an empty or failed outcome.

On Royal Inquiries

Now, the concern regarding royalty Rajakiya chinta. The qualities of the letters used in the question will strike...