Verse 5.5

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छागे सिंहे वृषे लग्ने तत्स्थे सौरे अथ वा कुजे ।
राश्यंशसदृशे गात्रे जायते नालवेष्टितः ॥ ५॥

chāge siṃhe vṛṣe lagne tatsthe saure atha vā kuje |
rāśyaṃśasadṛśe gātre jāyate nālaveṣṭitaḥ || 5||

When the lagna is Aries, Leo, or Taurus with Saturn or Mars, one is born coiled with an umbilical cord around the body area in the corresponding portion of the zodiac sign.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

chāge (stem form: chāga) (masculine, locative, singular) = when Aries
siṃhe (stem form: siṃha) (masculine, locative, singular) = when Leo
vṛṣe (stem form: vṛṣa) (masculine, locative, singular) = when Taurus
lagne (1st class verb root: lag) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular)= when the lagna
tat = that
stha = situated in
tatsthe (stem form: tatstha) (masculine, locative, singular) = when situated in those
saure (stem form: saura) (masculine, locative, singular) = when Saturn
atha (adverb) (indeclinable) = and vā (conjunction) (indeclinable) = or
kuje (stem form: kuja) (masculine, locative, singular) = when Mars
rāśi = zodiac sign
aṃśa = portion
sadṛśa = corresponding
rāśyaṃśasadṛśe (stem form: rāśyaṃśasadṛśa) (masculine, locative, singular) = in the corresponding portion of the zodiac sign
gātre (stem form: gātra) (neuter, locative, singular) = around the body area
jāyate (4th class verb root: jan) (present indicative, ātmanepada, 3rd person, singular) = one is born
nāla = tube (the umbilical cord)
veṣṭita = coiled
nālaveṣṭitas (1st class verb root: veṣṭ) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = coiled with an umbilical cord

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chaga, Simha, Vrisha, Vrishi, Lagna, Tatstha, Saura, Sauri, Atha, Kuja, Rashyamsha, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Gatri, Gatra, Jayat, Nalu, Tas,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.5

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.

Last Updated: 22 December, 2024