Commentary on the Essence of Battle (1800) - Page 16

⚠The manuscript shows faded ink, particularly where red rubrication was used at the beginning of lines. There is light staining and bleed-through on the left margin. The handwriting is a cursive-influenced Devanagari common in astronomical manuscripts.

The Sun original: "Aditya" is the lord. Starting from Punarvasu, five [mansions] are the vowel I. Starting from Uttara Phalguni, there is only the vowel U. From Anuradha, five [mansions] are the vowel E. Five starting from Shravana are the vowel O. This is the meaning of the "vowel residing in the lord." Thus, the 10 forms rupa are established.

The movement of the solstices ayana is understood through this work; 11 [units] are the difference in the divisions original: "bhagantara" based on the daily motion bhukti. This should be explained by those who know the principles tattvavidbhi regarding the two fortnights of the month of Vaishakha original: "radhe masi".

In the step pada, marked with many lines, even in the clouds original: "nabhas", it is joined. In the latter part of the month of Magha... 12. In this verse, the Yearly Vowel original: "varshika svara", the Seasonal Vowel original: "ritu svara", the Solstice Vowel, the Fortnightly Vowel, and the Monthly Vowel are described. In the verse "Panchangoda," the Vowel of the Lunar Day tithi svara and the Vowel of the Hour-unit ghati svara are declared.

The units rupa are the twelfth-divisions dvadasamsha; their totality is the "form." These forms arise in the twelve years [of the Jupiter cycle] beginning with Prabhava The first year of the 60-year Jovian cycle.. They become manifest in the twelve years starting with Pramadi original: "pramanyadishu," likely referring to the Pramadi/Pramathi year..