Verse 5.11

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मन्दे अब्जगते विलग्नगे बुधसूर्येन्दुनिरीक्षिते क्रमात् ।
क्रीडाभवने सुरालये सोखरभूमिषु च प्रसूयते ॥ ११॥

mande abjagate vilagnage budhasūryendunirīkṣite kramāt |
krīḍābhavane surālaye sokharabhūmiṣu ca prasūyate || 11||

When Saturn is situated in a watery (zodiac sign) in the lagna aspected by Mercury, the Sun, or the Moon, one is born in a place of amusement or sport, a temple, and in sandy soils, in that order.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

mande (stem form: manda) (masculine, locative, singular) = when Saturn
abja = watery (zodiac sign)
gata = situated in
abjagate (1st class verb root: gam) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = when situated in a watery (zodiac sign)
vilagna = the lagna
ga = situated in
vilagnage (stem form: vilagnaga) (masculine, locative, singular) = when situated in the lagna
budhasūryendunirīkṣite (1st class verb root: nirīkṣ) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = when aspected by Mercury, the Sun, or the Moon kramāt (adverb) (indeclinable) = in that order
krīḍābhavane (stem form: krīḍābhavana) (neuter, locative, singular) = in a place of amusement or sport
surālaye (stem form: surālaya) (masculine, locative, singular) = in a temple
sa = with
ukhara = salt extracted from the saline earth
bhūmi = soil
sokharabhūmiṣu (stem form: sokharabhūmi) (feminine, locative, plural) = in the soils with the salt extracted from the saline earth (sandy soils)
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
prasūyate (pra + 1st class verb root: sū) (present indicative, passive, ātmanepada, 3rd person, singular) = one is born

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manda, Abja, Gat, Gata, Gati, Vilagna, Budha, Suryendu, Ikshita, Kramat, Krama, Krida, Abhavani, Abhavana, Suralaya, Sokha, Rabhu, Prasuyat,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.11

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024