Verse 1.6

क्षितिज सित ज्ञ चन्द्ररवि सौम्य सितावनिजाः सुरगुरुमन्दसौरिगुरवश्च गृहांशकपाः ।
अजमृगतौलिचन्द्रभवनादि नवांश विधिर्भवन समांशकाधिपतयः स्वगृहात् क्रमशः ॥ ६॥

kṣitija sita jña candraravi saumya sitāvanijāḥ suragurumandasauriguravaśca gṛhāṃśakapāḥ |
ajamṛgataulicandrabhavanādi navāṃśa vidhirbhavana samāṃśakādhipatayaḥ svagṛhāt kramaśaḥ || 6||

Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Saturn, Jupiter rule the portions of the zodiac signs [beginning with Aries, etc.].
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

The method of the navamsha commencing in the zodiac sign of Aries, Capricorn, Libra, Cancer have the ruler obtaining an equal share of the zodiac sign from one’s own sign in due order.
kṣitija = Mars
sita = Venus jña = Mercury
candra = the Moon
ravi = the Sun saumya = Mercury
sita = Venus avanija = Mars
kṣitijasitajñacandraravisaumyasitāvanijās (stem form: kṣitijasitajñacandraravisaumyasitāvanija)
(masculine, nominative, plural) = Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars
suraguru = Jupiter
manda = Saturn sauri = Saturn
guravas = Jupiter
suragurumandasauriguravas
(stem form: suragurumandasauriguru) (masculine, nominative, plural) = Jupiter, Saturn, Saturn, Jupiter
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
gṛha = zodiac sign
aṃśaka = portion pa = ruler
gṛhāṃśakapās (stem form: gṛhāṃśakapa) (masculine, nominative, plural) = the rulers of the (nine) portions of the zodiac signs
aja = Aries
mṛga = Capricorn
tauli = Libra candra = Cancer
bhavana = the zodiac sign
ādi = beginning with navāṃśa = navamsha
vidhi = the method
ajamṛgataulicandrabhavanādinavāṃśavidhis (stem form: ajamṛgataulicandrabhavanādinavāṃśavidhi)
(masculine, nominative, singular) = the manner of the navamsha beginning with the zodiac signs of Aries, Capricorn, Libra, Cancer
bhavana = zodiac sign
samāṃśaka = obtaining an equal share
adhipati = the lord bhavanasamāṃśakādhipatayas
(stem form: bhavanasamāṃśakādhipati) (masculine, nominative, plural) = the lords (of each
navamsha) obtaining an equal share in the zodiac sign
svagṛhāt (stem form: svagṛha) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from one's own sign
kramaśas (adverb) (indeclinable) = in due order

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshitija, Sita, Jna, Candra, Ravin, Saumya, Siti, Ani, Suraguru, Anda, Sauri, Guru, Grih, Griha, Shaka, Aja, Ric, Auli, Candrabha, Vana, Navamsha, Vidhi, Bhavana, Samamshaka, Adhipati, Svagriha, Kramashah, Kramashas,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.6

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024