Trivikrama

Trivikrama, Three Steps, is an Indian name. It is a super-constellation in Ursa Major that consists of three constellations of two stars each, युग्म Yugma (युग्म) and युग्मक Yugmaka (युग्मक) (the "double stars" in the ancient sense of the term, meaning two stars very close together but clearly separate for the naked eye). This Indian constellation equals the Chinese constellation Santai (三台) (three steps), but the direction of transfer is yet unknown.

Concordance, Etymology, History

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Origin of Constellation

SanTai in Stellarium (CC BY Sun Shuwei (孙殳玮) based on the Xinyixiangfayao Star Map from Su Song (苏颂, 1020-1101 CE)).

Trivikrama, the Three Steps are a recognisable pattern of three close pairs of stars south of the seven bright ones in Ursa Major.

	Indian name	translation		in Chinese
युग्मक	Yugmaka	"double"		Upper Steps	ικ UMa
युग्म	Yugma	"double"		Middle Steps	λμ UMa
				Lower Steps	ξν UMa

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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  SanTai in Stellarium (CC BY Sun Shuwei (孙殳玮) based on the Xinyixiangfayao Star Map from Su Song (苏颂, 1020-1101 CE)).

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

References

• References (general)