Verse 27.14

हयाकृतिः पाण्डुरमाल्यशेखरो बिभर्ति कृष्णाजिनकम्बलं नरः ।
दुरासदः सिंह इवात्त कार्मुको नताग्रनासो मृगराजमध्यमः ॥ १४॥

hayākṛtiḥ pāṇḍuramālyaśekharo bibharti kṛṣṇājinakambalaṃ naraḥ |
durāsadaḥ siṃha ivātta kārmuko natāgranāso mṛgarājamadhyamaḥ || 14||

The 2nd drekkana of Leo is a man with the body of a horse, with a yellowish-white wreath of flowers worn on top of his head, carrying a black hairy skin of an antelope and a blanket dangerous to be approached like a lion, holding a drawn bow, and a bent nose.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

haya = horse
ākṛti = body
hayākṛtis (stem form: hayākṛti) (feminine, nominative, singular) = body of a horse
pāṇḍura = yellowish-white
mālya = wreath
śekhara = wreath of flowers worn on the top of the head
pāṇḍuramālyaśekharas (stem form: pāṇḍuramālyaśekhara) (masculine, nominative, singular) = yellowish-white wreath of flowers worn on top of the head
bibharti (3rd class verb root: bhṛ) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = one carrying
kṛṣṇa = black
ājina = hairy skin of an antelope
kambala = woolen blanket
kṛṣṇājinakambalam (stem form: kṛṣṇājinakambala) (masculine, accusative, singular) = black hairy skin of an antelope and a blanket
naras (stem form: nara) (masculine, nominative, singular) = man
durāsadas (stem form: durāsada) (masculine, nominative, singular) = dangerous to be approached
siṃhas (stem form: siṃha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = lion
iva (preposition) (indeclinable) = like
ātta = drawn
kārmuka = bow
āttakārmukas (stem form: āttakārmuka) (masculine, nominative, singular) = drawn bow
nata = bent
agra = tip nāsa = nose
natāgranāsas (stem form: natāgranāsa) (masculine, nominative, singular) = bent tip of the nose
mṛgarāja = Leo
madhyama = middle (2nd drekkana) mṛgarājamadhyamas (stem form: mṛgarājamadhyama) (masculine, nominative, singular) = middle (2nd drekkana) of Leo

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (27.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Haya, Akriti, Pandura, Shekhara, Krishnajina, Kambala, Nara, Nri, Durasada, Simha, Iva, Atta, Karmuka, Natagranasa, Mrigaraj, Mrigaraja, Adhi,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.14

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024