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 7.10
सत्योक्ते ग्रहम् इष्टं लिप्तीकृत्वा शतद्वयेनाप्तम् ।
मण्डलभागविशुद्धे अब्दाः स्युः शेषात् तु मासाद्याः ॥ १०॥
satyokte graham iṣṭaṃ liptīkṛtvā śatadvayenāptam |
maṇḍalabhāgaviśuddhe abdāḥ syuḥ śeṣāt tu māsādyāḥ || 10||
As spoken by Satya, having converted to minutes the desired planet and divided by 200. When (the quotient) is divided by the portion of a circle (divided by twelve), from the remainder should be the years, as well as the months, etc.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
satya = Satya
ukta = spoken
satyokte (2nd class verb root: vac) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = as spoken by Satya
graham (stem form: graha) (masculine, accusative, singular) = planet
iṣṭam (6th class verb root: iṣ) (past passive participle, masculine, accusative, singular) = desired
liptīkṛtvā (8th class verb root: kṛ) (gerund) (indeclinable) = having converted to minutes
śata = hundred
dvaya = two
śatadvayena (stem form: śatadvaya) (neuter, instrumental, singular) = by two hundred
āptam (5th class verb root: āp) (past passive participle, neuter, nominative, singular) = divided
maṇḍala = circle
bhāga = portion viśuddha = divided
maṇḍalabhāgaviśuddhe (4th class verb root: viśudh) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = when it is divided by the portion of a circle (divided by twelve)
abdās (stem form: abda) (masculine, nominative, plural) = years
syus (2nd class verb root: as) (optative, 3rd person, plural) = they should be
śeṣāt (stem form: śeṣa) (masculine/neuter, ablative, singular) = from the remainder
tu (conjunction) (indeclinable) = as well as
māsa = month
ādi = et cetera
māsādyās (stem form: māsādi) (feminine, genitive, singular) = of the months, etc.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Satyokti, Satyokta, Graha, Ishtam, Ishta, Lipti, Kritva, Kritvan, Shatadvaya, Apta, Mandalabhaga, Vishuddha, Vishuddhi, Abda, Shesha, Masa,
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Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)
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