Verse 2.10

बृहत्तनुः पिङ्गल मूर्धजेक्षणो बृहस्पतिः श्रेष्ठ मतिः कफात्मकः ।
भृगुः सुखी कान्त वपुः सुलोचनः कफानिलात्मासित वक्र मूर्धजः ॥ १० ॥

bṛhattanuḥ piṅgala mūrdhajekṣaṇo bṛhaspatiḥ śreṣṭha matiḥ kaphātmakaḥ |
bhṛguḥ sukhī kānta vapuḥ sulocanaḥ kaphānilātmāsita vakra mūrdhajaḥ || 10 ||

Great body, reddish-brown hair on the head and eyes, the best intellect, and phlegmatic nature is Jupiter.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

Happy temperament, a charming body, having beautiful, the nature of phlegm and windy, and black and curled hair on the head is Venus.
bṛhat = great
tanu = body
bṛhattanus (stem form: bṛhattanu) (feminine, nominative, singular) = great body
piṅgala = reddish-brown
mūrdhaja = hair on the head īkṣaṇa = eye
piṅgalamūrdhajekṣaṇas (stem form: piṅgalamūrdhajekṣaṇa) (neuter, nominative, singular) = reddish-brown hair on the head and eyes
bṛhaspatis (stem form: bṛhaspati) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Jupiter
śreṣṭha = the best
mati = intellect
śreṣṭhamatis (stem form: śreṣṭhamati) (feminine, nominative, singular) = the best intellect
kapha = phlegmatic
ātmaka = nature
kaphātmakas (stem form: kaphātmaka) (masculine, nominative, singular) = phlegmatic nature
bhṛgus (stem form: bhṛgu) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Venus
sukhī (stem form: sukhin) (masculine, nominative, singular) = happy temperament
kānta = charming
vapu = the body
kāntavapus (stem form: kāntavapu) (masculine, nominative, singular) = a charming body
sulocanas (stem form: sulocana) (masculine, nominative, singular) = having beautiful eyes
kapha = phlegm
anila = windy ātman = nature
kaphānilātmā (stem form: kaphānilātman) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the nature of phlegm and windy
asita = black
vakra = curled
mūrdhaja = hair on the head
asitavakramūrdhajas (stem form: asitavakramūrdhaja) (masculine, nominative, singular) = black and curled hair on the head

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brihattanus, Pingala, Murdhaja, Ikshana, Brihaspati, Shreshtha, Mati, Kaphatmaka, Bhrigu, Sukhi, Sukhin, Kanta, Vapu, Vapus, Sulocana, Kapha, Ila, Atma, Asita, Vakra,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.10

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024