History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.300
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.300
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v6.c82.300
The English language itself bears witness to the great influence of astrology in England, e. g. such words and expressions as 'ill-starred expedition', 'disastrous consequences', temperaments being either jovial, mercurial, or saturnine, 'moon-³²⁴ struck (mad) lover'. The word influence (from *fluo* to flow) itself is due to astrological beliefs and words like 'aspect', 'conjunction', 'ascendant', 'retrograde' are all due to the language of astrology.