Amara's Thesaurus 1.1.82

1.1.82

## Star or asterism (6), Names of the 27 constellations and their parts ##
(1.3.217) nakṣatramṛkṣaṃ bhaṃ tārā tārakāpyuḍu vā striyām
(1.3.218) dākṣāyiṇyo 'śvinītyāditārā aśvayugaśvinī
(1.3.219) rādhāviśākhā puṣye tu sidhyatiṣyau śraviṣṭhayā
(1.3.220) samā dhaniṣṭhāḥ syuḥ proṣṭhapadā bhādrapadāḥ striyaḥ
(1.3.221) mṛgaśīrṣaṃ mṛgaśirastasminnevāgrahāyaṇī
(1.3.222) ilvalāstacchirodeśe tārakā nivasanti yāḥ

## Star or asterism (6), Names of the 27 constellations and their parts ##
(1.3.217) Nakṣatra, ṛkṣa, bha; tārā and tārakā; and uḍu in the feminine or [neuter].
(1.3.218) Dākṣāyaṇīs are the stars beginning with Aśvinī; Aśvayuj and Aśvinī [are synonyms];
(1.3.219) Rādhā and Viśākhā; for Puṣya: Sidhya and Tiṣya; Śraviṣṭhā
(1.3.220) is identical to Dhaniṣṭhā; Proṣṭhapadā and Bhādrapadā are feminine;
(1.3.221) Mṛgaśīrṣa and Mṛgaśiras; in it alone is Āgrahāyaṇī;
(1.3.222) the stars that reside in its head-region are Ilvalās.