Verse 5.20

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मेषकुलीरतुलालिघटैः प्रागुत्तरतो गुरुसौम्यगृहेषु ।
पश्चिमतश्च वृषेण निवासो दक्षिणभागकरौ मृगसिंहौ ॥ २०॥

meṣakulīratulālighaṭaiḥ prāguttarato gurusaumyagṛheṣu |
paścimataśca vṛṣeṇa nivāso dakṣiṇabhāgakarau mṛgasiṃhau || 20||

With Aries, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, and Aquarius, the bedroom is easterly; in the zodiac signs of Jupiter and Mercury, northerly; with Taurus, westerly; and the two producing the southernly portions are Capricorn and Leo.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

meṣa = Aries
kulīra = Cancer tula = Libra
ali = Scorpio
ghaṭa = Aquarius
meṣakulīratulāligaṭais (1st class verb root: gam) (past passive participle, masculine, instrumental, plural) = with Aries, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, and Aquarius
prāk (stem form: prāk) (neuter, nominative, singular) = easterly
uttaratas (stem form: uttarata) (masculine, nominative, singular) = northerly
guru = Jupiter
saumya = Mercury gṛha = zodiac sign
gurusaumyagṛheṣu (stem form: gurusaumyagṛh) (neuter, locative, plural) = in the zodiac signs of Jupiter and Mercury
paścimatas (stem form: paścimata) (masculine, nominative, singular) = westerly
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
vṛṣeṇa (stem form: vṛṣa) (masculine, nominative, singular) = with Taurus
nivāsas (stem form: nivāsa) (masculine, nominative, singular) = bedroom
dakṣiṇa = southern
bhāga = portion kara = produce
dakṣiṇabhāgakarau (stem form: dakṣiṇabhāgakara) (masculine, nominative, dual) = the two producing the southernly portions
mṛga = Capricorn
siṃha = Leo
mṛgasiṃhau (stem form: mṛgasiṃha) (masculine, nominative, dual= Capricorn and Leo

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mesha, Kulira, Tula, Ghata, Praguttaratah, Guru, Saumi, Saumya, Agriha, Pashcimatah, Vrisha, Nivasa, Dakshinabhaga, Kari, Kara, Mriga, Simha,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.20

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