Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English]
by Michael D Neely | 2018 | 97,362 words
The Sanskrit text and English translation of the Yavanajataka of Sphujidhvaja (circa 200 to 600 CE). The Yavana-jataka is an ancient text in Indian astrology possibly representing a versification of an earlier translation into Sanskrit of a Greek text, thought to have been written around 120 CE in Alexandria. This edition of the Yavanajataka also includes a word for word rendering from Sanskrit to English with parts of speech annotations. Note: There are a few inconclusive verses in this translation.
Verse 1.31
啶啶班啶掂ぞ啶班啶оぎ啷嬥啷囙し啷� 啶椸啶灌啶粪 啶膏啶班啶 啶む啶粪啶掂啶� 啶ざ啷嵿啶距ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶啶多え啷嵿い啶� 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶︵啶班ぎ啷� 啷�
啶啶椸啶啶粪 啶啶班啶掂ぞ啶班啶оさ啶苦き啷佮 啶多ざ啶距啷嵿啶� 啶ざ啷嵿啶距ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠぞ啶ム 啶︵た啶ㄠ啷冟い啷� 啶膏ぎ啷囙し啷� 啷ムォ啷оゥ
辫奴谤惫腻谤诲丑补尘辞箩别峁 驳峁沨别峁 saurya峁� te峁eva 辫补艣肠腻谤诲丑补尘耻艣补苍迟颈 肠腻苍诲谤补尘 |
测耻驳尘别峁 p奴rv膩rdhavibhu岣� 艣a艣膩峁卥a岣� pa艣c膩rdhan膩tho 诲颈苍补办峁泃 蝉补尘别峁 ||31||
Among those odd zodiac signs, they maintain the first half is solar and the latter half is lunar. Among the even zodiac signs, the Moon is the lord of the first half and the Sun is the lord of the latter half.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2008)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
辫奴谤惫补 = first
ardha = half
辫奴谤惫腻谤诲丑补尘 (stem form: p奴rv膩rdha) (masculine, accusative, singular) = first half
辞箩别峁 (stem form: oja) (masculine, locative, plural) = among the odds
驳峁沨别峁 (stem form: g峁沨a) (masculine, locative, plural) = among zodiac signs
sauryam (stem form: saurya) (masculine, accusative, singular) = solar
迟别峁 (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, locative, plural) = among those
eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed
辫补艣肠补 = latter
ardha = half
辫补艣肠腻谤诲丑补尘 (stem form: pa艣c膩rdha) (masculine, accusative, singular) = latter half
耻艣补苍迟颈 (2nd class verb root: va艣) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural) = they maintain
肠腻苍诲谤补尘 (stem form: c膩ndra) (masculine, accusative, singular) = lunar
测耻驳尘别峁 (stem form: yugma) (masculine, locative, plural) = among the evens
辫奴谤惫补 = first
ardha = half vibhu = lord
辫奴谤惫腻谤诲丑补惫颈产丑耻蝉 (stem form: p奴rv膩rdhavibhu) (masculine, nominative, singular) = lord of the first half
艣补艣腻峁卥补蝉 (stem form: 艣a艣膩峁卥a) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Moon
辫补艣肠补 = latter
ardha = half n膩tha = lord
辫补艣肠腻谤诲丑补苍腻迟丑补蝉 (stem form: pa艣c膩rdhan膩tha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = lord of the latter half
诲颈苍补办峁泃 (stem form: 诲颈苍补办峁泃) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Sun
蝉补尘别峁 (stem form: sama) (masculine, locative, plural) = among the evens
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purvardha, Oja, Griha, Griheshu, Saurya, Tad, Eva, Pashcardha, Ushat, Candra, Yugma, Vibhu, Shashanka, Natha, Dinakrit, Sama,
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.31
Yavanaj膩taka of Sphujidhvaja
by Michael D Neely (2008)
Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.