aśvayujau

Aśva-yujau. See Nakṣatra.

27. Aśva-yujau, ‘the two horse-harnessers,’ denotes the stars β and ζ Arietis. Aśvinyau¹⁰¹ and Aśvinī¹⁰² are later names. [Footnote] 101) Śāṅkhāyana Gṛhya Sūtra, i. 26:

Nakṣatrakalpa, 9. 30. [Footnote] 102) Nakṣatrakalpa, 4. 45; Śānti-

kalpa, 5. 11.