"Eh...", Kapoor did a double take at everyone's answers. They did have it right, but it was a divisional instrument according to Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra rather than the generic term. Bless their hearts, they outdid themselves. There was no way he was not going to give them anything for their efforts.

"Okay. I was looking for 'Nakshatras', but 'Rāshi' is a good answer too, however more specific than what I was looking for. You can each take one point for your answer. I should have worded that question a bit differently.". The Professor took his wand and manipulated a chip of coloured chalk to draw an almost perfect circular shape on a wheeled black board.

"Chapter 23, page 112 might be more useful to what material we will be covering today. You'll see to the right, it says 'Grahas'. That is the next thing we'll be covering. For starters, who can tell me what 'Grahas' is?"