Verse 6.10

असितरविशशाङ्कभूमिजैर् व्यय नवमोदयनैधनाश्रितैः ।
भवति मरणम् आशु देहिनां यदि बलिना गुरुणा न वीक्षिताः ॥ १०॥

asitaraviśaśāṅkabhūmijair vyaya navamodayanaidhanāśritaiḥ |
bhavati maraṇam āśu dehināṃ yadi balinā guruṇā na vīkṣitāḥ || 10||

With Saturn, the Sun, the Moon, and Mars are inhabiting the 12th, 9th, 1st, and 8th houses, there is a quick death of the ones possessed of a body. If not aspected by a powerful Jupiter.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

asita = Saturn
ravi = the Sun
śaśāṅka = the Moon
bhūmija = Mars
asitaraviśaśāṅkabhūmijais (stem form: asitaraviśaśāṅkabhūmija) (masculine, instrumental, plural) = with Saturn, the Sun, the Moon, and Mars
vyaya =12th house
navama = 9th house udaya = 1st house
naidhana = 8th house āśrita = inhabiting
vyayanavamodayanaidhanāśritais (1st class verb root: āśri) (past passive participle, masculine, instrumental, plural) = with inhabiting the 12th, 9th, 1st, and 8th houses
bhavati (1st class verb root: bhū) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = there is
maraṇam (stem form: maraṇa) (neuter, nominative, singular) = death
āśu (stem form: āśu) (neuter, nominative, singular) = quick
dehinām (stem form: dehin) (masculine, genitive, plural) = of the ones possessed of a body
yadi (conjunction) (indeclinable) = if
balinā (stem form: balin) (masculine, instrumental, singular) = by a powerful
guruṇā (stem form: guru) (masculine, instrumental, singular) = by Jupiter
na (particle of negation) (indeclinable) = not
vīkṣitās (1st class verb root: vīkṣ) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural) = aspected

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asita, Ravin, Shashanka, Bhumija, Vyaya, Navama, Udayana, Aidhana, Ashrita, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Marana, Ashu, Dehin, Yadi, Yad, Balin, Bali, Guru, Vikshita,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 6.10

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024