Verse 11.11

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स्वोच्च संस्थे बुधे लग्ने भृगौ मेषूरणाश्रिते ।
स जीवे अस्ते निशानाथे राजा मन्दारयोः सुते ॥ ११॥

svocca saṃsthe budhe lagne bhṛgau meṣūraṇāśrite |
sa jīve aste niśānāthe rājā mandārayoḥ sute || 11||

When Mercury is situated in one’s own exaltation in the lagna, Venus is situated in the 10th house, with Jupiter and the Moon in the 7th house, and when Saturn and Mars are in the 5th house; there is a royal.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

sva = one’s own
ucca = exaltation saṃstha = situated in
svoccasaṃsthe (stem form: svoccasaṃstha) (masculine, locative, singular) = when situated in one’s own exaltation
budhe (stem form: budha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = when Mercury
lagne (1st class verb root: lag) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = in the lagna
bhṛgau (stem form: bhṛgu) (masculine, locative, singular) = when Venus
meṣūraṇa = tenth house
āśrita = situated in
meṣūraṇāśrite (1st class verb root: āśri) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = when situated in the 10th house
sa = with
jīva = Jupiter
sajīve (stem form: sajīva) (masculine, locative, singular) = when with Jupiter
aste (2nd class verb root: as) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = in the 7th house
niśā = night
nātha = lord
niśānāthe (stem form: niśānātha) (masculine, locative, singular) = when the Moon (lord of the night)
rājā (stem form: rājan) (masculine, nominative, singular) = royal
manda = Saturn
āra = Mars
mandārayos (stem form:) (masculine, locative, dual) = when Saturn and Mars
sute (1st class verb root: su) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = in the 5th house

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sva, Svan, Ucca, Samstha, Budhe, Budha, Budh, Lagna, Bhrigu, Meshurana, Ashrita, Jiva, Asta, Asti, Nishanatha, Raja, Mandara, Sut, Suta, Suti,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.11

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