CombustionAstangataAstangata doshaburnt by the Sun
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Concept
Sanskrit
अस्त
English
combustion; a graha burnt by the Sun
Meaning
A graha within a fixed number of degrees of the Sun is asta, combust: it does not rise heliacally, its light is lost in the Sun's, and its significations are read as burnt. The orbs BPHS gives are the Moon 12 degrees, Mars 17, Mercury 14 direct and 12 retrograde, Jupiter 11, Venus 10 direct and 8 retrograde, and Saturn 16.