senasurā (śani or ṣani > sena [a of ṣani changes to e if a syllable with
i follows] + surā = senasurā. It is a very common word which every
Sinhalese refers to by any problem. Before they hang out such a flag,
the astrologer studies their birthday pass (which includes the horoscope
of the birthday) and advices him, that senasurā is probably the reason
for his problem. All the flags I earlier wrote about start with his name
(senasurā). I even found two shrines dedicated to senasura: an old
bearded man, completely in blue colour and the crow at his side).
Heiner
Am 03.08.2025 um 15:35 schrieb Asko Parpola:
Dear Heiner, Thanks for clarification. How is senasurā to be
understood? Best wishes, Asko
On 3. Aug 2025, at 16.26, Rolf Heinrich Koch
<[email protected]> wrote:
In pre-sanscritic times saturn is called ṣani (not śani). Today
senasurā. śāni is my error.
--
Dr. R. H. Koch - Germany/Sri Lanka
www.rolfheinrichkoch.wordpress.com
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