Verse 16.14

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वक्ता सुखी प्रजावान् जित शत्रुर्धार्मिको द्वितीयासु ।
सम्पूर्णाङ्गः सुभगः शूरः शुचिरर्थवान् पौष्णे ॥ १४॥

vaktā sukhī prajāvān jita śatrurdhārmiko dvitīyāsu |
sampūrṇāṅgaḥ subhagaḥ śūraḥ śucirarthavān pauṣṇe || 14||

In Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra; one is a speaker, happy, having many children, has the enemy subdued, and pious. In Revati nakshatra; one has a.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

well-proportioned body, is lucky, heroic, honest, and wealthy.
vaktā (stem form: vaktṛ) (masculine, nominative, singular) = speaker
sukhī (stem form: sukhin) (masculine, nominative, singular) = happy
prajāvān (stem form: prajāvat) (masculine, nominative, singular) = having many children
jita = subdued
śatru = enemy
jitaśatrus (stem form: jitaśatru) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the enemy subdued
dhārmikas (stem form: dhārmika) (masculine, nominative, singular) = pious
dvitīyāsu (stem form: dvitīyā) (feminine, locative, plural) = in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra
sampūrṇa = well-proportioned
aṅga = body
sampūrṇāṅgas (stem form: sampūrṇāṅga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = well-proportioned body
subhagas (stem form: subhaga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = lucky
śūras (stem form: śūra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = heroic
śucis (stem form: śuci) (masculine, nominative, singular) = honest
arthavān (stem form: arthavat) (masculine, nominative, singular) = wealthy
pauṣṇe (stem form: pauṣṇa) (neuter, locative, singular) = in relating to Pushan (Revati nakshatra)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (16.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaktri, Vakta, Sukhi, Sukhin, Prajavat, Jita, Shatru, Dharmika, Dvitiya, Sampurnanga, Subhaga, Shura, Shuci, Arthavat, Paushna,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 16.14

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