Verse 2.4

रक्त श्यामो भास्करो गौरेन्दुर्नात्युच्चाङ्गो रक्त गौरश्च वक्रः ।
दूर्वा श्यामो ज्ञो गुरुर्गौरगात्रः श्यामः शुक्रो भास्करिः कृष्णदेहः ॥ ४ ॥

rakta śyāmo bhāskaro gaurendurnātyuccāṅgo rakta gauraśca vakraḥ |
dūrvā śyāmo jño gururgauragātraḥ śyāmaḥ śukro bhāskariḥ kṛṣṇadehaḥ || 4 ||

The Sun, dark red; the Moon, white; Mars, whose limbs are not long and reddish yellow; Mercury, dark colored druva grass; Jupiter, yellowish body; Venus, dark blue; Saturn, dark bodied.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

raktaśyāmas (stem form: raktaśyāma) (masculine, nominative, singular) = dark red
bhāskaras (stem form: bhāskara) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Sun
gauras (stem form: gaura) (masculine, nominative, singular) = white
indus (stem form: indu) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Moon
nātyucca = not too long
aṅga = limb
nātyuccāṅgas (stem form: nātyuccāṅga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the limb not too long
raktagauras (stem form: raktagaura) (masculine, nominative, singular) = reddish yellow
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
vakras (stem form: vakra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Mars
dūrvā = durva grass
āśyāma = dark colored
dūrvāśyāmas (stem form: dūrvāśyāma) (masculine, nominative, singular) = dark colored durva grass
jñas (stem form: jña) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Mercury
gurus (stem form: guru) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Jupiter
gaura = yellowish
gātra = body
gauragātras (stem form: gauragātra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = yellowish body
śyāmas (stem form: śyāma) (masculine, nominative, singular) = dark blue
śukras (stem form: śukra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Venus
bhāskaris (stem form: bhāskari) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Saturn
kṛṣṇa = black
deha = body
kṛṣṇadehas (stem form: kṛṣṇadeha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = black body

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakta, Shyama, Bhaskara, Gaura, Indu, Natyucca, Angas, Anga, Vakra, Durva, Jna, Guru, Gatra, Shukra, Bhaskari, Krishnadeha,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.4

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024