On the entymology of Rahu and Ketu:
Rahu=राहु: "From Sanskrit root रभ्, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ (“to seize, snatch, grab”, compare Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti), गृभ्णाति)"
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Rahu=राहु: "From Sanskrit root रभ्, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ (“to seize, snatch, grab”, compare Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇā́ti), गृभ्णाति)"
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Ketuकेतु : "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaytúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaytúš, from Proto-Indo-European *key-tús, from *key- (“bright, burning”), whence also चित्र (citrá). Cognate with Old Norse hárr (“grey”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”)."
The usual way of referring to these points in Early Modern English astrology was the "dragon's head" and "Dragon's tail" respectively.
TBH I have a soft spot for the deliciously crunchy greek terms for the nodes, anabibazon (αναβιβάζων) and catabibazon (καταβιβάζων)
TBH I have a soft spot for the deliciously crunchy greek terms for the nodes, anabibazon (αναβιβάζων) and catabibazon (καταβιβάζων)
The chinese terms for these points are 羅㬋 Luohou and 計都, Jidu respectively. They are direct borrowings from the Sanskrit.
Rahu, Ketu, along with the 7 classical planets and 2 other points, Yuebei 月孛 and Ziqi紫氣, are the planets the Chinese astrologers used.
Rahu, Ketu, along with the 7 classical planets and 2 other points, Yuebei 月孛 and Ziqi紫氣, are the planets the Chinese astrologers used.
