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Introduction Bharateeya Nakshatra system History of star names Loadstar software Mesha or Aries Vrishba or Taurus Mithuna or Gemini Karkataka or Cancer Simha or Leo Kanyaa or Virgo Tula or Libra Vrischika or Scorpio Dhanu or Sagitarius Makara or Capricorn Kumbha or Aquarius Meena or Pisces Conclusion Appendix References
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The table below provide a summary of the work on equivalence of Bhaarateeya Nakshatras with other star names used by different cultures and modern day star tables. In this article, effort has been made to identify single star to represent a Nakshatra. However, the Jyotishya definition is that the Nakshatras stand for group of stars. Hence the stars identified below belong to that group and are the brightest of the Nakshatra group.
A study of the star latitudes along the ecliptic reveals that while average gap between Nakshtra's is 13.33 degrees the maximum is 22 degrees (E-W) and minimum is 8 degrees (E-W). In summary, the uniquely Bharateeya star proper name system with their probable equivalents in the modern sense, and the probable time of their naming has been detailed. The time at which these names were given has been identified as at least 2500BC, suggesting that the last of the veda's was probably composed at that time. These should help in negating the stereotype statements that all the vedas were composed about 1000 BC.
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