Verse 11.6

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पूर्व शास्त्रानुसारेण मया वज्रादयः कृताः ।
चतुर्थे भवने सूर्याज् ज्ञसितौ भवतः कथम् ॥ ६॥

pūrva śāstrānusāreṇa mayā vajrādayaḥ kṛtāḥ |
caturthe bhavane sūryāj jñasitau bhavataḥ katham || 6||

Vajra (thunderbolt) yoga, etc. referred to by me are in accordance with the ancient texts; how can it be that Mercury and Venus are in the 4th house from the Sun?
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

pūrva = ancient
śāstra = text anusāra = following
pūrvaśāstrānusāreṇa (stem form: pūrvaśāstrānusāra) (masculine, instrumental, singular) = in accordance with the ancient texts
mayā (pronoun, 1st person, instrumental, singular) = by me
vajra = Vajra (thunderbolt) yoga
ādaya = et cetera
vajrādayas (stem form: vajrādaya) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Vajra (thunderbolt) yoga, et cetera
kṛtās (8th class verb root: kṛ) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural) = those referred to
caturthe (stem form: cauturtha) (neuter, locative, singular) = in the 4th
bhavane (stem form: bhavana) (neuter, locative, singular) = in the house
sūryāt (stem form: sūrya) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from the Sun
jña = Mercury
sita = Venus
jñasitau (stem form: jñasita) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, dual) = Mercury and Venus
bhavatas (stem form: bhavat) (masculine, ablative, singular) = from one being
katham (interrogative) (indeclinable) = how?

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (11.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purva, Shastranusara, Maya, Vajra, Aya, Ayas, Krita, Caturtha, Bhavana, Jna, Sita, Siti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Katham, Katha,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.6

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024