[KS] 5th 14th 23rd

[Marc Miyake]

Dear Werner,

I am sorry I cannot help you solve the mysteries in that passage from
Tongguk sesigi, but I hope you may find these notes of some use.

> 九曜(skr. Nahagraha, often translated as “planets” or “luminaries”) <

九曜 corresponds to Sanskrit navagraha with -v- like its Latin cognate novem.

Graha, incidentally, is literally 'seizer' (and by extension,
'influencer' - i.e., seizer of destiny); its root is gra(b)h, and its
English cognate is grab.

Marc Miyake
amritavira at gmail.com
http://britishmuseum.academia.edu/MarcMiyake