Verse 24.3

कन्याइवदुष्टा व्रजतीहदास्यं साध्वी समाया कुचरित्रयुक्ता ।
भूम्यात्मजऋक्षे क्रमशोऽंशकेषु वक्रार्किजीवेन्दुजभार्गवानाम् ॥ ३॥

kanyāivaduṣṭā vrajatīhadāsyaṃ sādhvī samāyā kucaritrayuktā |
bhūmyātmajaṛkṣe kramaśo'ṃśakeṣu vakrārkijīvendujabhārgavānām || 3||

When the zodiac sign is lorded by Mars (Aries and Scorpio) among the (trimshamsha) portions [occupied by the lagna or the Moon] are respectively of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus; here indeed a female attains corruption, slavery, virtue, is with deceit, and joined to bad behavior.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

kanyā (stem form: kanyā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = woman
eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed
duṣṭā (stem form: duṣṭā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = corruption
vrajati (1st class verb root: vraj) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = to attain
iha (adverb) (indeclinable) = here
dāsyam (stem form: dāsya) (neuter, nominative, singular) = slavery
sādhvī (stem form: sādhvī) (feminine, nominative, singular) = virtue
sa = with
māyā = deceit
samāyā (stem form: samāyā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = with deceit
ku = bad
caritra = behavior
yuktā = joined
kucaritrayuktā (7th class verb root: yuj) (past passive participle, feminine, nominative, singular) = joined to bad behavior
bhūmi = the earth
ātmaja = born of ṛkṣa = zodiac sign
bhūmyātmajaṛkṣe (stem form: bhūmyātmajaṛkṣa) (masculine, locative, singular) = when the zodiac sign is of the one born of the earth (Mars)
kramaśas (adverb) (indeclinable) = respectively
aṃśakeṣu (stem form: aṃśaka) (masculine, locative, plural) = among the (trimshamsha) portions
vakra = Mars
ārki = Saturn jīva = Jupiter
induja = Mercury
bhārgava = Venus
vakrārkijīvendujabhārgavānām (stem form: vakrārkijīvendujabhārgavāna) (masculine, genitive, plural) = of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (24.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kani, Kanya, Dushta, Vrajat, Sadhvi, Sadhvin, Samaya, Kucaritra, Yukta, Bhumya, Riksha, Kramashah, Kramashas, Amshaka, Vakra, Arkin, Jiva, Jivan, Induja, Bhargava,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.3

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024