The Rising SIgn, the Ascending Sign, is called Lagna, Raseenam Udayo Lagnam !
There are 4 types of Lagnas
Udaya Lagna = Rising Sign at Eastern Horizon.
Astha Lagna = Rising Sign at Western Horizon
Madhya Lagna -- Mid Heaven, MC
Patala Lagna - IC, Fourth House.
We have written in our columns how many Sankrit words percolated into Englsh. Mount Meru became Mount Moriah and Guru or Goros occurs in such names as Anaxagorus, Protagoras & Pythagors. Pythagorus is Pita Guru itself.
There is a phrase "By Jove". It is derived from Jove or Jupiter.
Father of all climes,
In every Age adored,
By Saint, by Savage and by Sage,
Jove, Jehovah or Lord.
Jove is derived from Jyok, one of the synonyms of Jupiter. Jeeva, Angiras, Sura Guru, Vachaspati et al are his other synonyms- Jeevengira Suru Gurur Vachasampatis jyok !
