Verse 25.6

रन्ध्रास्पदाङ्गहिबुकैर्लगुडाहताङ्गः प्रक्षीणचन्द्ररुधिरार्किदिनेशयुक्तैः ।
तैरेव कर्मनवमोदयपुत्रसंस्थैर् धूमाग्निबन्धनशरीरनिकुट्टनान्तः ॥ ६॥

randhrāspadāṅgahibukairlaguḍāhatāṅgaḥ prakṣīṇacandrarudhirārkidineśayuktaiḥ |
taireva karmanavamodayaputrasaṃsthair dhūmāgnibandhanaśarīranikuṭṭanāntaḥ || 6||

With the 8th, 10th, 1st, and 4th house the waning Moon, Mars, Saturn, and the Sun, respectively; the body will beaten [to death] with a club. Indeed, with those (the waning Moon, Mars, Saturn, and the Sun) situated in the 10th, 9th, 1st, and 5th house, respectively; death is by smoke, fire, binding the body, or pounding.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

randhra = 8th house
āspada = 10th house aṅga = 1st house
hibuka = 4th house
randhrāspadāṅgahibukais (stem form: randhrāspadāṅgahibuka) (masculine, instrumental, plural) = with the 8th, 10th, 1st, and 4th house
laguḍa = club
āhata = beaten aṅga = body
laguḍāhatāṅgas (stem form: laguḍāhatāṅga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the body beaten [to death] with a club
prakṣīṇa = waning
candra = Moon rudhira = Mars
ārki = Saturn dineśa = the Sun
yukta = joined
prakṣīṇacandrarudhirārkidineśayuktais (7th class verb root: yuj) (masculine, instrumental, plural) = with the waning Moon, Mars, Saturn, and the Sun
tais (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, instrumental, plural) = with those
eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed
karman = 10th house
navama = 9th house
udaya = 1st house
putra = 5th house
saṃstha = situated together karmanavamodayaputrasaṃsthais (stem form: karmanavamodayaputrasaṃstha) (masculine, instrumental, plural) = situated in the 10th, 9th, 1st, and 5th house
dhūma = smoke
agni = fire bandhana = binding
śarīra = body
nikuṭṭana = pounding
anta = death
dhūmāgnibandhanaśarīranikuṭṭanāntas (stem form: dhūmāgnibandhanaśarīranikuṭṭanānta) (masculine, nominative, singular) = death is by smoke, fire, binding the body, or pounding

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (25.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Randhra, Aspada, Anga, Hibuka, Laguda, Ahata, Angas, Prakshinacandra, Rudhira, Arkin, Dinesha, Yukta, Taira, Iva, Karman, Avama, Udaya, Putra, Samstha, Dhumagni, Bandhana, Sharira, Nikuttana, Anta,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 25.6

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024