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मघास् (maghAs)

 
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8. Maghās, the ‘bounties, are the Sickle, or α, η, γ, ζ, μ, ε,
Leonis. The variants Anaghā, the ‘sinless one, etc., clearly
refer to the auspicious influence of the constellation.
9, 10. Phalgunī, Phalgunyau, Phalgū, ^78 Phalgunīs, Phal-
gunyas, is really a-double constellation, divided into Pūrve,
‘former, and Uttare, ‘latter.’ The former is δ and θ Leonis,
the latter β and 93 new Leonis. According to Weber, the word
denotes, like Arjunī, the variant of the Rigveda, ^79 a ‘bright-
coloured’ constellation.
78) Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa, v. 1.
79) x. 85, 13.