Commentary on the Essence of Battle (1800) - Page 8

⚠Faded ink and blue staining on the bottom-left edge. Some characters in the margins are partially illegible due to aging.

The Numerical Application of Vowels and Letters for the Two Mantras original: "mantroḥ", referring here to the names of the two competing parties used as ritual utterances — Diagram 2

A	Ka	Ca	Ṭa	Ta	Pa	Ya	Śa
8	5	6	4	7	1	3	2
I, Ī	Ka	Ca	Ṭa	Ta	Pa	Ya	Śa
U, Ū, Ṛ, Ḷ	Kha	Cha	Ṭha	Tha	Pha	Ra	Ṣa
E, Ai, O, Au	Ga	Ja	Ḍa	Da	Ba	La	Sa
Aṃ, Aḥ	Gha	Jha	Ḍha	Dha	Bha	Va	Ha
	Ṅa	Ña	Ṇa	Na	Ma	0	0

This table functions as a lookup key. Each column represents a "Varga" or phonetic group. For example, any letter in the "Ka" group (Ka, Kha, Ga, Gha, Ṅa) carries the value of 5. The vowels in the first column all carry the value of 8.

Having applied the logic, one should divide the total by seven. Whosoever’s name results in the higher remaining digit The "remainder" (śeṣa) after division is the one who will be victorious. Through this calculation of the king’s numerical value original: "nṛṇāṃkaḥ", the determination of victory and defeat is reached. This is to be known as the 6th rule: the Three-fold Wheel of Defeat (Parajaya Chakra Trayam).

Written by Pandit Chotaramji, this is the Wheel of the Auspicious and Inauspicious (Kulākula Chakra) for the King’s Path.

Mṛ-	Ṅgī	Aśvinī	Śa-
10	9	2	3
Month Count			Date (Tithi)

This smaller table likely refers to the "Nakshatras" or lunar mansions. "Mṛ-" refers to Mṛgaśīrṣa and "Aśvinī" is the first lunar mansion.

Calculation of the Auspicious and Inauspicious Lunar Mansions (Kulākula Nakshatra) at the junction. The union of actions in the Aśvinī group. The status of the month-count in the first month.