Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English]
by Michael D Neely | 2017 | 105,064 words
The Sanskrit text and English translation of the Brihat Jataka of Varahamihira.
Verse 27.29
कलास्वभिज्ञाब्जदलायताक्षी श्यामा विचित्राणि च मार्गमाणा ।
विभूषणालंकृतलोहकर्णा योषा प्रदिष्टा मकरस्य मध्ये ॥ २९॥
kalāsvabhijñābjadalāyatākṣī śyāmā vicitrāṇi ca mārgamāṇā |
vibhūṣaṇālaṃkṛtalohakarṇā yoṣā pradiṣṭā makarasya madhye || 29||
A woman who has borne no children, has knowledge among the arts, large eyes like the petals of a lotus, has investigated variegated customs, and has ears adorned with iron ornaments is indicated in the 2nd drekkana of Capricorn.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
kalāsu (stem form: kalā) (feminine, locative, plural) = among the arts
abhijñā (stem form: abhijñā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = knowledge
abja = lotus
dala = petal āyata = large
ākṣī = eyes
abjadalāyatākṣī (stem form: abjadalāyatākṣī) (feminine, nominative, singular) = large eyes like the petals of a lotus
śyāmā (stem form: śyāmā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = a woman who has borne no children
vicitrāṇi (stem form: vicitra) (neuter, accusative, plural) = variegated
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
mārga = custom
māṇā = investigated
mārgamāṇā (1st class verb root: mān) (past passive participle, feminine, nominative, singular) = investigated customs
vibhūṣaṇa = ornament
ālaṃkṛta = adorned loha = iron
karṇā = ears vibhūṣaṇālaṃkṛtalohakarṇā (stem form:
vibhūṣaṇālaṃkṛtalohakarṇā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = ears adorned with iron ornaments
yoṣā (stem form: yoṣā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = a woman
pradiṣṭā (pra + 6th class verb root: diś) (past passive participle, feminine, nominative, singular) = indicated
makarasya (stem form: makara) (masculine, genitive, singular) = of Capricorn
madhye (stem form: madhya) (masculine, locative, singular) = in the 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 (27.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kala, Abhijna, Abja, Dala, Tan, Akshan, Akshi, Shyama, Vicitra, Vibhushana, Alankrita, Loha, Karna, Yosha, Pradishta, Makara, Madhye, Madhya,
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Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)
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