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 6.4
क्षीणे हिमगौ व्ययगे पापैरुदयाष्टमगैः ।
केन्द्रेषु शुभाश्च न चेत् क्षिप्रं निधनं प्रवदेत् ॥ ४॥
kṣīṇe himagau vyayage pāpairudayāṣṭamagaiḥ |
kendreṣu śubhāśca na cet kṣipraṃ nidhanaṃ pravadet || 4||
When the waning Moon is situated in the 12th house with malefics situated in the lagna and 8th house, and if no benefics are in the angles (1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses), a quick death should be indicated.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
kṣīṇe (stem form: kṣīṇa) (masculine, locative, singular) = when waning
himagau (stem form: himagu) (masculine, locative, singular) = when the Moon
vyaya = 12th house
ga = situated in
vyayage (stem form: vyayaga) (masculine, locative, singular) = when situated in the 12th house
pāpais (stem form: pāpa) (masculine, instrumental, plural) = with the malefics
udaya = lagna
aṣṭama = 8th house ga = situated in
udayāṣṭamagais (stem form: udayāṣṭamaga) (masculine, instrumental, plural) = with them situated in the situated in the lagna and 8th house
kendreṣu (stem form: kendra) (neuter, locative, plural) = in the angles (1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th houses)
śubhās (stem form: śubha) (masculine, nominative, plural) = the benefics
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
na (particle of negation) (indeclinable) = not cet (conjunction) (indeclinable) = if
kṣipram (stem form: kṣipra) (neuter, nominative, singular) = quick
nidhanam (stem form: nidhana) (neuter, nominative, singular) = death
pravadet (pra + 2nd class verb root: vad) (optative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = should be indicated
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshina, Himagu, Vyaya, Papa, Udaya, Aga, Kendra, Shubha, Kshipram, Kshipra, Nidhana, Pra,
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Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)
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