History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.790

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degrees between the two). Even if we hold the meaning to be that Jupiter and Saturn had remained near Viśākhā for one year and are (now at the time of the war) fiery, that does not solve the difficulty. In the first place, it is not a natural construction. This meaning would leave the exact position of the two planets at the time of the war unspecified. But Jupiter and Saturn must be supposed to be in or near Jyeṣṭhā if the Sun was in Jyeṣṭhā at the beginning of the war. If Saturn was in Jyeṣṭhā at the time of the war it could have been one year in Viśākhā about two years before the war. What is the propriety of mentioning Saturn's position two years before the war? The relevant point is to state that position at the time of the war. Therefore it must be held that Bhīṣma 3. 27 states their position at the time of the war and adds one more circumstance that they were there for one year.