|
No.
|
Sanskrit
|
Greek
|
Shape
|
|
1
|
Ashwini
|
Beta Arietis
|
3 stars resembling the face of a horse |
|
2
|
Bharani
|
35 Arietis
|
3 stars resembling a female sex organ |
|
3
|
Krittika
|
Pleiades
|
6 stars resembling a razor |
|
4
|
Rohini
|
Aldebaran
|
5 stars resembling a chariot |
|
5
|
Mrigasira
|
Lambda Orionis
|
5 stars resembling a deer’s head |
|
6
|
Ardra
|
Alpha Betelgeuse
|
1 star resembling a head |
|
7
|
Punarvasu
|
Beta Geminorium Pollux |
5 stars resembling a bow |
|
8
|
Pushya
|
Delta Cancri
|
3 stars resembling a flower |
|
9
|
Aslesha
|
Epsilon Hydrae
|
6 stars representing a serpant |
|
10
|
Magha
|
Regulus
|
5 stars representing a palanquin |
|
11
|
Poorvaphalguni
|
Delta Leonis
|
4 stars resembling a cot |
|
12
|
Uttharaphalguni
|
Danebola
|
4 stars resembling a cot |
|
13
|
Hastha
|
Delta Corvi
|
5 stars resembling a palm |
|
14
|
Chitra
|
Spica Virginis
|
1 star resembling a pearl |
|
15
|
Swathi
|
Arcturus
|
1 star resembling a pearl |
|
16
|
Vishakha
|
Alphae Librae
|
3 stars resembling a potter’s wheel |
|
17
|
Anuradha
|
Delta Scorpionis
|
3 stars resembling a lotus |
|
18
|
Jyeshta
|
Antares
|
3 stars resembling an umbrella |
|
19
|
Moola
|
LambdaScorpionis
|
6 stars resembling a crouching lions |
|
20
|
Poorvashada
|
Delta Sagitarii
|
4 stars resembling a square |
|
21
|
Uttharashada
|
Sigma Sagitarii
|
4 stars resembling a square |
|
22
|
Shravana
|
Alpha Aquilae
|
3 stars resembling an arrow |
|
23
|
Dhanishta
|
Beta Delphinum
|
4 stars resembling an arrow |
|
24
|
Sathabhisa
|
Lamda Aquarius
|
100 stars resembling a flower |
|
25
|
Poorvabhadrapada
|
Beta Pegasi
|
4 stars resembling the legs of a cot |
|
26
|
Uttarabhadrapada
|
Gama Pegasi
|
4 stars resembling the legs of a cot |
|
27
|
Revathi
|
Zeta Piscium
|
3 stars resembling a fish |