Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.95
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.95
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4. Ārdrā, ‘moist,’ is the name of the brilliant star, α Orionis. But the names by which it is styled, in the plural as Ārdrās in the Śāṅkhāyana Gṛhya Sūtra⁷¹ and the Nakṣatrakalpa,⁷² and in the dual as Bāhū, in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa,⁷³ point to a constellation of two or more stars, and it may be noted⁷⁴ that the corresponding Chinese Sieou includes the seven brilliant stars composing the shoulders, the belt, and the knees of Orion.