31:1b 'The poet no doubt intended to indicate the vernal equinox as the birthday of Rma. For the month "Chaitra" is the first of the two months assigned to the spring; it corresponds with the latter half of March and the former half of April in our division of the year. "Aditi", the mother of the Gods, is lady of the seventh lunar mansion which is called "Punarvasu". The five planets and their positions in the Zodiac are thus enumerated by both commentators: the Sun in Aries, Mars in Capricorn, Saturn in Libra, Jupiter in Cancer, Venus in Pisces.... I leave to astronomers to examine whether the parts of the description agree with one another, and, if this be the case, thence to deduce the date. The Indians place the nativity of Rma in the confines of the second age (tret) and the third (dwpara): but it seems that this should be taken in an allegorical sense.... We may consider that the poet had an eye to the time in which, immediately before his own age, the aspects of the heavenly bodies were such as he has described.' Schlegel.
31:2b The regent of the planet Jupiter.
31:3b Indra=Jupiter Tonans.
32:1 '"Pushya" is the name of a month; but here it means the eighth mansion. The ninth is called "Aslesh", or the snake. It is evident from this that Bharat, though his birth is mentioned before that of the twins, was the youngest of the four brothers and Rama's junior by eleven months' Schlegel.
32:2 A fish, the Zodiacal sign "Pisces".
32:3 One of the constellations, containing stars in the wing of Pegasus.
32:4 Rma means the Delight (of the World); Bharat, the Supporter: Lakshman, the Auspicious; S'atrughna, Slayer of' Foes.