Verse 27.26

मनोरमा चम्पक हेम वर्णा भद्रासने तिष्ठति मध्यरूपा ।
समुद्ररत्नानि विघट्टयन्ती मध्य त्रि भागो धनुषः प्रदिष्टः ॥ २६॥

manoramā campaka hema varṇā bhadrāsane tiṣṭhati madhyarūpā |
samudraratnāni vighaṭṭayantī madhya tri bhāgo dhanuṣaḥ pradiṣṭaḥ || 26||

The 2nd drekkana of Sagittarius is a woman beautiful like gold colored Champaka flowers sitting in the posture of Bhadrasana, having a fair appearance, and goods from the ocean piled up and ruined.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

manoramā (stem form: manoramā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = beautiful
campaka = Champaka flower
heman = gold
varṇā = color
campakahemavarṇā (stem form: campakahemavarṇā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = gold colored Champaka flowers
bhadrāsane (stem form: bhadrāsana) (neuter, locative, singular) = in the posture of Bhadrasana
tiṣṭhati (1st class verb root: sthā) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = sitting
madhya = fair
rūpā = appearance
madhyarūpā (stem form: madhyarūpā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = fair appearance
samudra = ocean
ratna = goods
samudraratnāni (stem form: samudraratna) (neuter, nominative, plural) = goods from the ocean
vighaṭṭa = ruined
yat = pilling up
vighaṭṭayantī (stem form: vighaṭṭayantī) (neuter, accusative, dual) = piled up and ruined
madhya = middle (2nd)
tribhāga = drekkana
madhyatribhāgas (stem form: madhyatribhāga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = middle (2nd) drekkana
dhanuṣas (stem form: dhanuṣa) (neuter, genitive, singular) = of Sagittarius
pradiṣṭas (6th class verb root: pradiṣ) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = is declared

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (27.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manorama, Campaka, Hema, Heman, Varna, Bhadrasana, Tishthat, Madhya, Rupa, Samudra, Ratna, Ratnani, Ghattayat, Ghattayanti, Bhaga, Dhanusha, Dhanus, Pradishta,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.26

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024