Verse 1.12

केचित् तु होरां प्रथमां भपस्य वाञ्छन्ति लाभाधिपतेर्द्वितीयाम् ।
द्रेष्काण संज्ञाम् अपि वर्णयन्ति स्वद्वादशैकादशराशिपानाम् ॥ १२॥

kecit tu horāṃ prathamāṃ bhapasya vāñchanti lābhādhipaterdvitīyām |
dreṣkāṇa saṃjñām api varṇayanti svadvādaśaikādaśarāśipānām || 12||

But some others take the first hora as the lord of the zodiac sign and the second as the lord of the eleventh house. Also, they relay the dreshkana as the lords of it’s own (zodiac sign), the eleventh house, and the twelfth house.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

kecit (indefinite article) (indeclinable) = some others tu (conjunction) (indeclinable) = but
horām (stem form: horā) (feminine, accusative, singular) = the hora
prathamām (ordinal number) (feminine, accusative, singular) = the first
bhapasya (stem form: bhapa) (masculine/neuter, genitive, singular) = as the lord of the zodiac sign
vāñchanti (1st class verb root: vāñch) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural) = take
lābha = the eleventh house
adhipati = the lord
lābhādhipates (stem form: lābhādhipati) (masculine, genitive, singular) = as the lord of the eleventh house
dvitīyām (stem form: dvitīya) (feminine, accusative, singular) = the second
dreṣkāṇa = dreshkana
saṃjñā = are called
dreṣkāṇasaṃjñām (stem form: dreṣkāṇasaṃjñā) (feminine, accusative, singular) = known as the dreshkana
api (adverb) (indeclinable) = also
varṇayanti (stem form: varṇaya) (denominative,
parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural) = they relay
sva = one’s own
dvādaśa = the eleventh ekādaśa = the twelfth
rāśipa = the lord of the zodiac sign svadvādaśaikādaśarāśipānām (stem form: svadvādaśaikādaśarāśipānā) (feminine, genitive, plural) = as the lords of its own, eleventh, and twelfth zodiac sign

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Hora, Prathama, Bhapa, Vanchat, Vanchanti, Labha, Adhipati, Dvitiya, Dreshkana, Sanjna, Api, Varnayat, Varnayanti, Sva, Svan, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Ekadasha, Ekadashan, Rashipa,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.12

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024