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पञ्चहस्तोच्छ्रितौ शङ्कू यथादिग् भ्रमसम्स्थितौ । ग्रहान्त्रेण विक्षिप्ताव् अधो हस्तनिखातगौ॥
Take 2 cones (çankus), each of 5 hands (hasta) in height and bury their bases about 1 hand (hasta) each separating them by the interval of two planets in measures of digits (aìgula).
english translation
छायाकर्णौ ततो दद्याच् छायाग्राच् छङ्कुमूर्धगौ । छायाकर्णाग्रसम्योगे सम्स्थितस्य प्रदर्शयेत्॥
From the extremity of the shadow until the apex of the cones, determine the two hypotenuses of the shadow. To a person standing at the extremity of the line joining the tip of the hypotenuse of the shadow, show the planet, and he would be able to see the tip of the cone too.
english translation
स्वशङ्कुमूर्धगौ व्योम्नि ग्रहौ दृक्तुल्यताम् इतौ । उल्लेखम् तारकास्पर्शाद् भेदे भेदः प्रकीर्त्यते॥
The two planets in the sky situated at the apex of each of the cones and arrived at the coincidence of observed place (drik), when there is contact of the stars is called ullekha (depiction). When there is separation, it is called bheda/bhedayuddha (division).
english translation
युद्धम् अम्शुविमर्दाख्यम् अम्शुयोगे परस्परम् । अम्शाद् ऊने +अपसव्याख्यम् युद्धम् एको +अत्र चेद् अणुह्॥
When there is mutual mingling of rays, it is called angçuvimardwa (ray-obliteration). When the interval is less than a degree, the encounter (yuddha) is called apasavya (Dexter), and in this, if one star is smaller, then, it is called prakasha (visible) encounter and otherwise it is called aprakasha (invisible) encounter. If the interval is more than a degree and the planets are powerful (valavana), in this case, we have samägama.
english translation
समागमो +अम्शाद् अधिके भवतश् चेद् वलान्वितौ। अपसव्ये जितो युद्धे पिहितो +अणुर् अदीप्तितान्॥
If the interval be more than a degree, it is " conjunction " (sam'dgama) , if both are endued with power (bala). One that is vanquished (jita) in a dexter encounter (apasavya yuddha), one that is covered, faint (anu), destitute of brilliancy.
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