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The names of all the different classes of formulas, such as Āya, Vyaya, Vāra, etc., represent well known groups of objects that always follow a certain serial order. Āya represents the group of twelve beginning with Siddhi. Vyaya represents the group of ten beginning with Śikhara. Ṛiksha represents the well-known group of twenty-seven planets. Yoni represents the group of eight animals, namely, Dhvaja, Dhūma, Siṁha, Śūna, Vṛisha, Gardhava, Dantin, and Kāka. Vāra represents the group of seven days of the week. Tithi represents the group of thirty lunar days comprising fourteen of the dark half, fourteen of the light half, new moon day and the full moon day. And Aṁśa represents the group of nine beginning with Taskara: