Word origin · etymology
Sanskrit and English compound.
Drik represents dṛk, sight or seeing, from dṛś. The name points to observation-oriented astronomical calculation.
Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams lexical reference ↗
How we know · epistemology
Astronomical computational method
Positions are tied to observational astronomy or modern ephemerides instead of only inherited mean-motion tables. This improves the basis of astronomical timing; it does not by itself validate the astrological judgments subsequently attached to the positions.
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