Verse 27.20

कलशं परिगृह्य विनिष्पतितुं समभीप्सति गृध्रमुखः पुरुषः ।
क्षुधितस्तृषितश्च कलत्रसुतान् मनसेति तुलाधरमध्यगतः ॥ २०॥

kalaśaṃ parigṛhya viniṣpatituṃ samabhīpsati gṛdhramukhaḥ puruṣaḥ |
kṣudhitastṛṣitaśca kalatrasutān manaseti tulādharamadhyagataḥ || 20||

A man having seized a pot to rush out wishing to fully possess, a face like vulture, starved and parched, with the mind on the wife and children. Thus is situated in the 2nd drekkana of Libra.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

kalaśam (stem form: kalaśa) (masculine, accusative, singular) = a pot
parigṛhya (1st class verb root: gṛh) (gerund) (indeclinable) = having seized
viniṣpatitum (vi + 1st class verb root: niṣpat) (infinitive) (indeclinable) = to rush out
samabhīpsati (sam + abhi + 5th class verb root: āp) (desiderative) = wishing to fully possess
gṛdhra = vulture
mukha = face
gṛdhramukhas (stem form: gṛdhramukha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = face like a vulture
puruṣas (stem form: puruṣa) (masculine, nominative, singular) = a man
kṣudhitas (4th class verb root: kṣudh) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = starved
tṛṣitas (4th class verb root: tṛṣ) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = parched
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
kalatra = wife
suta = child
kalatrasutān (1st class verb root: sū) (past passive participle, masculine, accusative, plural) = the wife and children
manasā (stem form: manas) (neuter, instrumental, singular) = with the mind
iti (adverb) (indeclinable) = thus
tulaādhara = scale-holder (Libra)
madhya = middle (2nd drekkana) gata = situated
tulādharamadhyagatas (1st class verb root: gam) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in the 2nd drekkana of Libra

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (27.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalasha, Parigrihya, Sama, Bha, Ipsat, Gridhramukha, Purusha, Kshudhita, Trishita, Kalatra, Suta, Manasa, Manas, Iti, Tuladhara, Adhi, Agata,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.20

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024