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The half-measure of a zodiac sign is now explained. The third part of a sign is called the Drekkanaa 10-degree subdivision, and the ninth part is called the Navamshaa 3°20' subdivision. The twelfth part, O Great God original: "Mahadeva"; referring to Shiva, the traditional source of this knowledge, is known as the Dwadashamshaa 2°30' subdivision. The thirtieth part is the well-known Trimshamshaa 1-degree subdivision; these are the divisions shown here. The total measure of a sign is declared to be 1,800 arc-minutes original: "khava-ekarūpika-liptā"; a technical way of expressing 1,800 minutes (30 degrees × 60 minutes). Using these specific proportions, one should calculate the portions of the Horaa 15-degree subdivision and the others.
With sixty 12 and twenty 20, with sixty and thirty 30, and with sixty 18
and the remaining units, the portions are obtained by division. In the major divisions of the Hora and others, the characteristics of the "wives" This likely refers to the feminine or receptive qualities of certain astrological degrees or specific lunar mansions are identified Ro_5 Da through their signs 1. One should divide the Lagnathe Ascendant or 1st house, the fourth house known as the Patalaliterally "the underworld," referring to the Nadir or bottom of the chart, the seventh house known as Jamitraderived from the Greek 'diametros', meaning the house directly opposite the Ascendant, and the tenth house from the Ascendant. The remainder should be applied to the three-fold calculation. The Hora is calculated by sixty parts, the Drekkana likewise by sixty, and for all even signs, the seven-fold divisions original: "saptāṃśa" and the nine-fold divisions are calculated by sixty and ten. For the odd signs, the twelve-fold and thirty-fold divisions are remembered as having their own specific essence.