Verse 27.32

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दग्धे शकटे सशाल्मले लोहान्याहरते अङ्गना वने ।
मलिनेन पटेन संवृता भाण्डैर्मूर्ध्नि गतैश्च मध्यमः ॥ ३२॥

dagdhe śakaṭe saśālmale lohānyāharate aṅganā vane |
malinena paṭena saṃvṛtā bhāṇḍairmūrdhni gataiśca madhyamaḥ || 32||

A woman carried reddish metals in a burnt cart with silk-cotton tree wood in a forest, wrapped with dirty garments, and with pots situated on her head is the 2nd drekkana [of Aquarius].
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

dagdhe (1st class verb root: dah) (past passive participle, neuter, locative, singular) = in burnt
śakaṭe (stem form: śakaṭa) (neuter, locative, singular) = in a cart
sa = with
śālmala = silk cotton tree wood
saśālmale (stem form: saśālmala) (neuter, locative, singular) = in with silk-cotton tree wood
lohāni (stem form: loha) (neuter, accusative, plural) = reddish metals
āharate (1st class verb root: āhṛ) (present indicative, ātmanepada, passive, 3rd person, singular) = carried
aṅganā (stem form: aṅganā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = a woman
vane (stem form: vana) (neuter, nominative, singular) = in a forest
malinena (stem form: malina) (masculine, instrumental, singular) = with dirty
paṭena (stem form: paṭa) (masculine, instrumental, singular) = with garments
saṃvṛtā (sam + 1st class verb root: vṛ) (past passive participle, feminine, nominative, singular) = wrapped
bhāṇḍais (stem form: bhāṇḍa) (neuter, instrumental, plural) = with pots
mūrdhni (stem form: mūrdhan) (masculine, locative, singular) = on the head
gatais (1st class verb root: gam) (neuter, instrumental, plural) = with those situated
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 (27.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dagdha, Shakata, Shakati, Sashalmala, Loha, Ahara, Tad, Yushmad, Angana, Vana, Vani, Malina, Pata, Samvrita, Bhanda, Murdhan, Gata, Madhyama,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.32

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.

Last Updated: 22 December, 2024