ilakkiṉam (p. 52) s. [in astrology.] The rising of a sign above the horizon, the oblique ascension or the divisions of the equator which rise in succession with each sign in an oblique sphere--also defined as the arc of the equator which passes the meridian in the same time with each sign of the ecliptic, இராசிகளினுதயம். 2. The right ascension of the rising point of the ecliptic at any given time. Wils. p. 714. LUGNA. இலக்கினசடுவருக்கம், s. A division of the rising sign for calculating nativities embracing six things; 1. ஓரை, the rising sign. 2. சுடர்ச்செலவு, a division of the sign into two equal parts. 3. திரேக்காணம், a division of the sign into three parts. 4. நவாமிசம், a division of the sign into nine parts. 5. துவாதசாமிசம், a division of it into twelve parts. 6. கோட் கூறு, a division of it into thirty parts. 23)