Verse 27.17

पुरुषः प्रगृहीतलेखनिः श्यामो वस्त्रशिरा व्ययायकृत् ।
विपुलं च बिभर्ति कार्मुकं रोम व्याप्त तनुश्च मध्यमः ॥ १७॥

puruṣaḥ pragṛhītalekhaniḥ śyāmo vastraśirā vyayāyakṛt |
vipulaṃ ca bibharti kārmukaṃ roma vyāpta tanuśca madhyamaḥ || 17||

A man with a black pen held out, the head wrapped in a cloth, accounting for expenditures and gains, one carrying a large bow, and hair all over the body is the 2nd drekkana (of Virgo).
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

puruṣas (stem form: puruṣa) (masculine, nominative, singular) = a man
pragṛhīta = held out
lekhani = a pen
pragṛhītalekhanis (stem form: pragṛhītalekhani) (masculine, nominative, singular) = a pen held out
śyāmas (stem form: śyāma) (masculine, nominative, singular) = black
vastra = cloth
śiras = head
vastraśirās (stem form: vastraśiras) (masculine, nomiantive, singular) = head wrapped in a cloth
vyaya = expenditure
āya = gains
kṛt = accounting
vyayāyakṛt (stem form: vyāyayakṛt) (masculine, nominative, singular) = accounting for expenditures and gains
vipulam (stem form: vipula) (neuter, accusative, singular) = large
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
bibharti (3rd class verb root: bhṛ) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = one carrying
kārmukam (stem form: kārmuka) (neuter, accusative, singular) = bow
roman = hair
vyāpta = all over tanus = body
romavyāptatanus (stem form: romavyāptatanu) (feminine, nominative, singular) = hair all over the body
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
madhyamas (stem form: madhyama) (masculine, nominative, singular) = middle (2nd drekkana)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (27.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purusha, Pragrihita, Lekha, Nih, Shyama, Vastri, Vastra, Ashira, Ashiras, Vyaya, Krit, Vipula, Karmuka, Roma, Roman, Vyapta, Tanu, Tanus, Madhyama,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.17

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024