The Five Sounds (Unknown) - Page 19

No. 5452 — Gh

The Five Vowels (Complete) original: Pañcasvarāḥ; this refers to a specific system of "phonetic astrology" or divination. In this practice, practitioners use the five primary vowels of the alphabet to calculate auspicious times or predict the outcomes of events based on a person's name.

8 (Eight) leaves

original: patrāṇi aṣṭa; refers to the individual loose-leaf pages that comprise the manuscript.

Astrology

original: Jyotiṣa; the broad Indian traditional science that includes astronomy, time-keeping, and various forms of predictive astrology.