Verse 20.8

स्मरनिपुणः सुखितश्च विलग्ने प्रियकलहोऽस्तगते सुरतेप्सुः ।
तनयगते सुखितो भृगुपुत्रे गुरुवदतोऽन्यगृहे सधनोऽन्त्ये ॥ ८॥

smaranipuṇaḥ sukhitaśca vilagne priyakalaho'stagate suratepsuḥ |
tanayagate sukhito bhṛguputre guruvadato'nyagṛhe sadhano'ntye || 8||

When Venus is in the 1st house, one is skilled in love and happy. When Venus is in the 7th house, one will have agreeable quarrel and desirous of amorous intercourse. When Venus is in the 5th house, one will be happy. In the other houses, [the results] resemble Jupiter [in the other houses]. [The exception is] when Venus is in Pisces, one is with wealth.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

smara = love
nipuṇa = skilled
smaranipuṇas (stem form: smaranipuṇa) (masculine, nominative, singular) = skilled in love
sukhitas (1st class verb root: sukh) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = happy
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
vilagne (vi + 1st class verb root: lag) (past passsive participle, neuter, locative, singular) = in the lagna (1st house)
priya = agreeable
kalaha = quarrel
priyakalahas (stem form: priyakalaha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = agreeable quarrel
asta = 7th house
gata = situated
astagate (1st class verb root: gam) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = when situated in the 7th house
surata = amorous intercourse
īpsu = desirous of
suratepsus (stem form: suratepsu) (masculine, nominative, singular) = desirous of amorous intercourse
tanaya = 5th house
gata = situated
tanayagate (1st class verb root: gam) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, singular) = when situated in the 5th house
sukhitas (1st class verb root: sukh) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = happy
bhṛguputre (stem form: bhṛguputra) (masculine, locative, singular) = when the son of Brigu (Venus)
guru = Jupiter
vat = resemble
guruvat (stem form: guruvat) (neuter, nominative, singular) = resemble Jupiter
atas (adverb) (indeclinable) = from this
anya = other
gṛha = house
anyagṛhe (stem form: anyagṛha) (neuter, locative, singular) = in the other houses
sa = with
dhana = wealth
sadhanas (stem form: sadhana) (masculine, nominative, singular) = with wealth
antye (stem form: antya) (neuter, locative, singular) = in the last (Pisces)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (20.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Smaranipuna, Sukhita, Vilagna, Priyakalaha, Asta, Gat, Gata, Gati, Surata, Surati, Surat, Ipsu, Tanaya, Bhriguputra, Guruvat, Atah, Ani, Anya, Agriha, Sadhana, Sadhanu, Antya,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 20.8

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024