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 18.13
चान्द्रे रत्नसुतस्वदारविभवप्रज्ञासुखैरन्वितः सिंहे स्याद् बल नायकः सुरगुरौ प्रोक्तं च यच्चन्द्रभे ।
स्वऋक्षे माण्डलिको नरेन्द्र सचिवः सेनापतिर्वाधनी कुम्भे कर्कटवत् फलानि मकरे नीचोऽल्प वित्तोऽसुखी ॥ १३॥
cāndre ratnasutasvadāravibhavaprajñāsukhairanvitaḥ siṃhe syād bala nāyakaḥ suragurau proktaṃ ca yaccandrabhe |
svaṛkṣe māṇḍaliko narendra sacivaḥ senāpatirvādhanī kumbhe karkaṭavat phalāni makare nīco'lpa vitto'sukhī || 13||
When Jupiter is in Cancer; one is attended with happiness in intelligence, wealth, one’s own wives, children, and jewels. When Jupiter is in Leo, one should a leader of an army and that which is spoken in the zodiac sign of the Moon. When Jupiter is in one’s own zodiac sign; one is ruling a province, minister to royalty, lord of an army, or possessed of wealth.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
When Jupiter is in Aquarius, the results are like Cancer. When Jupiter is in Capricorn, one is vile, has little wealth, and is unhappy.
cāndre (stem form: cāndra) (masculine, locative, singular) = when related to the Moon (in Cancer)
ratna = jewel
suta = child
sva = one’s own
dāra = wife vibhava = wealth
prajñā = intelligence sukha =happiness
ratnasutasvadāravibhavaprajñāsukhais (stem form: ratnasutasvadāravibhavaprajñāsukha) (masculine, instrumental, plural) = with happiness in intelligence, wealth, one’s own wives, children, and jewels
anvitas (2nd class verb root: anvi) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = attended
siṃhe (stem form: siṃha) (masculine, locative, singular) = in Leo
syāt (2nd class verb root: as) (optative, 3rd person, singular) = one should be
bala = army
nāyaka = leader
balanāyakas (stem form: balanāyaka) (masculine, nominative, singular) = leader of an army
sura = deity
guru = guru
suragurau (stem form: suraguru) (masculine, locative, singular) = when Jupiter (guru of the deities)
proktam (pra + 2nd class verb root: vac) (past passive participle, neuter, nominative, singular) = spoken
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
yad (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, nominative, singular) = that which
candra = the Moon
bha = zodiac sign
candrabhe (stem form: candrabha) (masculine, locative, singular) = in the zodiac sign of the Moon
sva = one’s own
ṛkṣa = zodiac sign
svaṛkṣe (stem form: svaṛkṣa) (masculine, locative, singular) = in one’s own zodiac sign
māṇḍalikas (stem form: māṇḍalika) (masculine, nominative, singular) = ruling a province
narendra = royalty
saciva = minister
narendrasacivas (stem form: narendrasaciva) (masculine, nominative, singular) = minister to royalty
senā = army
pati = lord
senāpatis (stem form: senāpati) (masculine, nominative, singular) = lord of an army
vā (conjunction) (indeclinable) = or
dhanī (stem form: dhanin) (masculine, nominative, singular) = possessed of wealth
kumbhe (stem form: kumbha) (masculine, locative, singular) = in Aquarius
karkaṭa = Cancer
vat = like
karkaṭavat (stem form: karkaṭavat) (neuter, nominative, singular) = like Cancer
phalāni (stem form: phala) (neuter, nominative, plural) = results
makare (stem form: makara) (masculine, locative, singular) = in Capricorn
nīcas (stem form: nīca) (masculine, nominative, singular) = vile
alpa = little
vitta = wealth
alpavittas (stem form: alpavitta) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = little wealth
asukhī (stem form: asukhin) (masculine, nominative, singular) = unhappy
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Candra, Candri, Ratnasu, Tan, Adara, Vibhava, Prajna, Khaira, Itah, Ita, Simha, Syat, Sya, Bala, Nayaka, Suraguru, Prokta, Yat, Yad, Candrabha, Sva, Svan, Riksha, Mandalika, Narendra, Saciva, Senapati, Vadha, Kumbha, Phala, Makara, Nica, Alpa, Vitta, Asukhin, Asukhi,
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Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)
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