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Verse 26.12

विज्ञेयादशकेष्वब्दाऋतु मासास्तथैव च । अष्टकेष्वपि मासाद् अर्धास्तिथयश्च तथा स्मृताः

In the decans, years are to be known; in the octants, months likewise; and from the month, half-months and lunar days are remembered. This verse establishes the sacred correspondence between the divisions of space in a horoscope and the…

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