Commentary on the Essence of Battle

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The Division of the Eleventh Part

Regarding the Eleventh Part original: "ekādaśāṃśa"; a technical division of a time period or astrological sign into eleven segments: in this system, the eleventh part consists of five ghatikas A traditional Indian unit of time lasting 24 minutes. and twenty-seven palas A smaller unit of time; 60 palas make one ghatika (1 pala = 24 seconds).. 5 Following this is the subsequent duration original: "bhoga" and the subsequent rising.

The breakdown of this rising is as follows: within each period of five ghatikas and twenty-seven palas, there are eleven cycles. For whichever lunar day original: "tithi" is occurring, there are three repetitions of its "turn" or "day." This triple repetition also applies to others.

The Influence of Name Initials

The letters of a person's name, from the initial character to the final vowel, begin their own specific cycles. For an individual whose name-letter falls at the bottom of their respective category, the vowels begin with the seven-lettered sequence starting from the letter Na, or otherwise beginning with the consonant groups Ka, Cha, Ta, Ta, Pa, and Ma.

The Potency and Life-Stages of Vowels

The text now describes the specific results and strengths of these vowels for the wise and for rulers. The vowels are categorized by life-stages, which determine their effectiveness:

• Child-Vowel original: "bālasvara"
• Adolescent original: "kumāra"
• Strong original: "balī"
• Youth original: "taruṇa"

Based on these stages, the "high" vowels indicate either an increase original: "upcaya" or a loss original: "hāni". Furthermore, there is a distinction between the "deceased" vowel and the Nectar-Vowel original: "amṛtasvara"; indicating a highly auspicious or life-giving sound.