Commentary on the Essence of Battle

The Jewel of Memory original: "Smararatnā"

From Taurus original: "vṛṣabha", abbreviated here as "tau" and the other signs, across seven signs until the end of the constellation Punarvasu original: "āditya", five vowels—A, I, U, E, O—reside in their respective groups of seven.

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The vowels of the zodiac signs rāśisvara The specific vowel sound associated with a sign of the zodiac used in divination. were described through the higher realms likely referring to a previous verse or the celestial sphere. In this verse, the vowels associated with the planets graha, the zodiac signs, and the lunar mansions nakṣatra are proclaimed.

For Mars original: "bhauma", the sound "ra" is used. For both Mars and the Sun original: "bhāskara", the syllables "ra," "ṭṭhā," "ṭha," "pu," "tra," and "kāra" arise with the vowel A.

For Mercury original: "jña" and the Moon original: "śaśin", the syllables "te," "tra," "śa," "ṭṭhā," and "ṭha" arise with the vowel I.

For Jupiter original: "guru/vṛhaspati", the syllables "te," "te," "rdā," and "e" attain the rising vowel U.

For Venus original: "bhṛgu/śukra", these three syllables—"ga," "rā," and "yoḥ"—arise with the vowel E.

For Saturn original: "śani", the syllables "te," "tra," and "ra" arise with the vowel O.

The planets who are the lords of these respective zodiac signs become the masters of the vowels starting with A. Thus, the vowels of the planets have been explained.

Now, the vowels of the zodiac signs are further explained. Starting from Aries original: "ajā"... through the sequence of the twenty-four ninth-divisions navāṃśa A sub-division of a zodiac sign into nine equal parts, crucial for determining the hidden strength of a planet.... for the six divisions of Gemini original: "mithuna", among those where the birth occurs... The text trails off into a technical calculation of birth-sign divisions.

Planetary Vowel Correspondences

The diagram on this page (indicated by the red-inked grid) likely acts as a visual mnemonic for the table above, allowing the practitioner to quickly cross-reference a syllable heard in a query with its ruling planet and vowel.