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.

लग्नात् षट्त्रिदशायगः सधनधीधर्मेषु चाराच्छशी स्वात् सास्तादिषु साष्टसप्तसु रवेः षट्त्र्यायधीस्थो यमात् ।
धीत्र्यायाष्टमकण्टकेषु शशिजाज् जीवाद् व्ययायाष्टगः केन्द्रस्थश्च सितात् तु धर्मसुखधीत्र्यायास्पदानङ्गगः ॥ २॥

lagnāt ṣaṭtridaśāyagaḥ sadhanadhīdharmeṣu cārācchaśī svāt sāstādiṣu sāṣṭasaptasu raveḥ ṣaṭtryāyadhīstho yamāt |
dhītryāyāṣṭamakaṇṭakeṣu śaśijāj jīvād vyayāyāṣṭagaḥ kendrasthaśca sitāt tu dharmasukhadhītryāyāspadānaṅgagaḥ
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From the lagna, the Moon situated in the 6th, 3rd, 10th, and 11th. And from Mars, (situated in the 6th, 3rd, 10th, and 11th) along with it in the 2nd, 5th, and 9th. From one’s own position (situated in the 6th, 3rd, 10th, and 11th) along with it in the 7th and 1st. From the Sun, (situated in the 6th, 3rd, 10th, and 11th) along with it in the 8th and 7th. From Saturn, situated in the 6th, 3rd, 11th, and 5th. From Mercury in the 5th, 3rd, 11th, 8th, 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th. From Jupiter, situated in 12th, 11th, 8th, 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th. And from Venus, situated in the 9th, 4th, 5th, 3rd, 11th, 10th, and 7th.

English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

lagnāt (1st class verb root: lag) (past passive participle, masculine, ablative, singular) = from the lagna
ṣaṣ = sixth
tri = third daśā = tenth
āya = eleventh
ga = situated in
ṣaṭtridaśāyagas (stem form: ṣaṭtridaśāyaga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in the 6th, 3rd, 10th, and 11th
sa = in addition
dhana = second dhī = fifth
dharma = ninth
sadhanadhīdharmeṣu (stem form: sadhanadhīdharma) (masculine, locative, plural) = along with it in the 2nd, 5th, and 9th
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
ārāt (stem form: āra) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from Mars
śaśī (stem form: śaśin) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Moon
svāt (stem form: sva) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from one’s own position
sa = in addition
asta = seventh ādi = first
sāstādiṣu (stem form: sāstādi) (masculine, locative, plural) = along with it in the 7th and 1st
sa = in addition
aṣṭa = eighth sapta = seven
sāṣṭasaptasu (stem form: sapta) (numeral declension, locative, plural) = along with it in the 8th and 7th
raves (stem form: ravi) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from the Sun
ṣaṣ = sixth
tri = third
āya = eleventh
dhī = fifth
stha = situated in
ṣaṭtryāyadhīsthas (stem form: ṣaṭtryāyadhīstha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in the 6th, 3rd, 11th, and 5th
yamāt (stem form: yama) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from Saturn
dhī = fifth
tri = third
āya = eleventh
aṣṭama = eighth
kaṇṭaka = 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th dhītryāyāṣṭamakaṇṭakeṣu (stem form: dhītryāyāṣṭamakaṇṭaka) (masculine, locative, plural) = in the 5th, 3rd, 11th, 8th, 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th
śaśin = the Moon
ja = born
śaśijāt (stem form: śaśija) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from (the one born of the Moon) Mercury
jīvāt (stem form: jīva) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from Jupiter
vyaya = twelfth
āya = eleventh aṣṭa = eighth
ga = situated in
vyayāyāṣṭagas (stem form: vyayāyāṣṭaga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in 12th, 11th, and 8th
kendra = kendra (1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th)
stha = situated in
kendrasthas (stem form: kendrastha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in the kendras (1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th)
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
sitāt (5th/9th class verb root: si) (past passive participle, masculine, ablative, singular) = from Venus
tu (conjunction) (indeclinable) = but
dharma = ninth
sukha = fourth
dhī = fifth
tri = third
āya = eleventh
āspada = tenth anaṅga = seventh
ga = situated in
dharmasukhadhītryāyāspadānaṅgagas (stem form: dharmasukhadhītryāyāspadānaṅgaga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in the 9th, 4th, 5th, 3rd, 11th, 10th, and 7th

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lagna, Shat, Shash, Tridasha, Sadhana, Dhi, Dharma, Dharmeshu, Cara, Shashi, Shashin, Sva, Tadi, Sashta, Saptasu, Saptan, Ravi, Tri, Aya, Tha, Yama, Akantaka, Jiva, Vyaya, Kendra, Stha, Sita, Dharman, Dharmasu, Kha, Aspada, Ananga,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.2

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Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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