Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English]
by Michael D Neely | 2017 | 105,064 words
The Sanskrit text and English translation of the Brihat Jataka of Varahamihira.
Verse 2.7
विप्रादितः शुक्रगुरू कुजार्कौ शशी बुधश्चेत्यसितान्त्यजानाम् ।
चन्द्रार्क जीवा ज्ञ सितौ कुजार्की यथा क्रमं सत्वरजस्तमांसि ॥ ७॥
viprāditaḥ śukragurū kujārkau śaśī budhaścetyasitāntyajānām |
candrārka jīvā jña sitau kujārkī yathā kramaṃ satvarajastamāṃsi || 7||
Beginning with priests (priests, warriors, merchants, and servants) are Venus and Jupiter, Mars and the Sun, and the Moon and Mercury, and thus of the servants from Saturn, respectively.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
The Moon, the Sun, and Jupiter; Mercury and Venus; and Mars and Saturn are satva, rajas, and tamas, respectively.
vipra = a priest
ādita = beginning with
viprāditas (stem form: viprādita) (masculine, nominative, singular) = beginning with the priests (priests, warriors, merchants, and servants)
śukra = Venus
guru = Jupiter
śukragurū (stem form: śukraguru) (masculine, nominative, dual) = Venus and Jupiter
kuja = Mars
arka = the Sun
kujārkau (stem from: kujārka) (masculine, nominative, dual) = Mars and the Sun
śaśī (stem form: śaśin) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Moon
budhas (stem form: budha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Mercury
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and iti (adverb) (indeclinable) = thus
asita = Saturn
antyaja = servents
asitāntyajānām (stem form: asitāntyaja) (masculine, genitive, plural) = of the servants from Saturn
candra = the Moon
arka = the Sun
jīva = Jupiter
candrārkajīvās (stem form: candrārkajīva) (masculine, nominative, plural) = the Moon, the Sun, and Jupiter
jña = Mercury
sita = Venus
jñasitau (stem form: jñasita) (masculine, nominative, dual) = Mercury and Venus
kuja = Mars
ārki = Saturn
kujārkī (stem form: kujārki) (masculine, nominative, dual) = Mars and Saturn
yathākramam (adverb) (indeclinable) = in that order
satva = satva
rajas = rajas
tamas = tamas
satvarajastamāṃsi (stem form: satvarajastamas) (neuter, nominative, plural) = satva, rajas, and tamas
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vipra, Itah, Ita, Shukra, Guru, Kuja, Arka, Shashi, Shashin, Budha, Budh, Ceti, Cetya, Asita, Tyaja, Candrarka, Jiva, Jna, Sita, Siti, Arkin, Yatha, Krama, Satvara, Jasta,
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Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)
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