Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.107

v1.c3.s20.107

9, 10. Phalgunī, Phalgunyau, Phalgū,⁷⁸ Phalgunīs, Phalgunyas, is really a double constellation, divided into Pūrve, ‘former,’ and Uttare, ‘latter.’ The former is δ and θ Leonis, the latter β and 93 Leonis. According to Weber, the word denotes, like Arjunī, the variant of the Rigveda,⁷⁹ a ‘bright-coloured’ constellation.