[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s20.77 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.77 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.77 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.77) In another passage⁵⁹ the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa divides the Nakṣatras into two sets, the Deva Nakṣatras and the Yama Nakṣatras, being 1-14 and 15-27 (with the omission of Abhijit) respectively. This division corresponds with one in the third book of the Brāhmaṇa⁶⁰ where the days of the light half of the month and those of the dark half are equated with the Nakṣatras. The Brāhmaṇa treats the former series as south, the latter as north; but this has no relation to facts, and can only be regarded as a ritual absurdity. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.76) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.78) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.77) · Pramāṇa