Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.126

v1.c3.s20.126

18, 19. Aṣāḍhās (‘unconquered’), distinguished as Pūrvās, ‘former,’ and Uttarās, ‘latter,’ are really two constellations, of which the former is composed of γ, δ, ε, and η Sagittarii, or of δ and ε only, and the latter of θ, σ, τ, and ζ Sagittarii, or of two, σ and ζ, only. It is probable that originally only four stars forming a square were meant as included in the whole constellation⁸⁹—viz., σ and ζ, with δ and ε.