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Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
'न वदेद्यावनीं भाषामे'तद्वचनं तु यावनीयकाव्यालंकारादिविषयकमितिसिद्धांतः ॥
The saying 'One should not speak the Yavana tongue' is about Yavana poetry, its ornaments of speech and the like. This is the settled view.
Simple meaning: The ban explained: the rule against the foreign tongue is about foreign poetry, not this science.
ननु सूर्यसिद्धांतादिग्रंथास्तु श्रौतस्मार्तकर्मविषयकाः कथमस्य ताजिकशास्त्रस्य श्रौतस्मार्तकर्मविषयकत्वं ॥
A question: how does the Tajika help with sacred rites?
उच्यते ॥ "अष्टमे वर्षे ब्राह्मणमुपनयेत् षष्ठेऽन्नाद्यकामः"इति॥
Rite timing: the sacred thread at age eight, or at six for one who wants plenty of food.
तथा ॥
Marriage ages: a girl of eight is Gauri, of nine is Rohini; each gift brings a reward.