Compendium of the Essence of Astrology

...hu, re, ro, tā, tā, tī These are phonetic syllables associated with the quarters of the preceding lunar mansion.. Ti, tu, te, to are for Vishakha. Ni, nu, ne, no are for Anuradha. Ya, yi, yu, ye are for Jyeshtha. Ye, yo, bha, bhi are for Mula. Bhū, dhā, pha, dha OCR: 'shya phā phā e' are for Purvashadha. Be, bo, ja, ji are for Uttarashadha. Ju, je, jo, gha are for Abhijit Abhijit is an intercalary lunar mansion often placed between Uttarashadha and Shravana.. Khi, khu, khe, kho are for Shravana. Ga, gi, gu, ge are for Dhanishtha. Go, sa, si, su are for Shatabhisha. Se, so, da, di are for Purva Bhadrapada. Du, tha, jha, ña OCR: 'u ya tra u' are for Uttara Bhadrapada. De, do, ca, ci are for Revati.

Now, the Consideration of the Moon

original: "Atha candravicāraḥ." This section explains how the 27 lunar mansions are grouped into the 12 zodiac signs.

The four quarters of Ashvini, the four quarters of Bharani, and the first quarter term: "pada" — a 'foot' or quarter; each mansion is divided into four equal parts of Krittika constitute Aries (1).

The remaining three quarters of Krittika, the four quarters of Rohini, and half two quarters of Mrigashira constitute Taurus (2).

The remaining half of Mrigashira, the four quarters of Ardra, and three quarters of Punarvasu constitute Gemini (3).

One quarter of Punarvasu, the four quarters of Pushya, and the four quarters of Ashlesha constitute Cancer (4).

The four quarters of Magha, the four quarters of Purva Phalguni, and the first quarter of Uttara Phalguni constitute Leo (5).

The remaining three quarters of Uttara Phalguni, the four quarters of Hasta, and half of Chitra constitute Virgo (6).

The remaining half of Chitra, the four quarters of Swati, and three quarters of Vishakha constitute Libra (7).

One quarter of Vishakha, the four quarters of Anuradha, and the four quarters of Jyeshtha constitute Scorpio (8).

The four quarters of Mula, the four quarters of Purvashadha, and the first quarter of Uttarashadha constitute Sagittarius (9).

The remaining three quarters of Uttarashadha, the four quarters of Shravana, and half of Dhanishtha constitute Capricorn (10).

The remaining half of Dhanishtha, the four quarters of Shatabhisha, and three quarters of Purva Bhadrapada constitute Aquarius (11).

One quarter of Purva Bhadrapada, the four quarters of Uttara Bhadrapada, and the four quarters of Revati constitute Pisces (12).

Now the Syllables of the Zodiac Signs

original: "Atha rāśinakṣatrāṇi." This provides a quick reference for the naming syllables associated with each of the twelve signs.

Chu, che, cho, lā, li, lū, le, lo, a — Aries (1).
I, u, e, o, va, vi, vu, ve, vo — Taurus (2).
Ka, ki, ku, gha, ṅa, cha, ke, ko, ha — Gemini (3).
Hi, hu, he, ho, dā, di, du, de, do — Cancer (4).
Ma, mi, mu, me, mo, ṭā, ṭi, ṭu, ṭe — Leo (5).
Ṭo, pa, pi, pu, ṣa, ṇa, ṭha, pe, po — Virgo (6).
Rā, ri, ru, re, ro, tā, ti, tu, te — Libra (7).
To, na, ni, nu, ne, no, ya, yi, yu — Scorpio (8).
Ye, yo, bha, bhi, bhu, dhā, pha, dha, bhe OCR is slightly irregular here — Sagittarius (9).
Bho, ja, ji, ju, je, jo, khā, khi, khu, khe, kho, ga, gi — Capricorn (10).
Ge, go, sā, si, su, se, so, da — Aquarius (11).
Di, du, thā, jha, ña, de, do, ca, ci — Pisces (12).