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 1.125
啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶啶班じ啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶啶啶掂お啷佮 啶膏啶班啶 啶膏啶ㄠた啶椸啶о 啶膏た啶む 啶曕啶傕啶苦い啶膏啶曕啶粪啶啷囙ざ啶� 啷�
啶掂た啶多ぞ啶侧え啷囙い啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶膏ぎ啶氞ぞ啶班啶︵啶灌 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶啶掂ぞ 啶膏啶啶さ啶苦ざ啷佮う啷嵿ぇ啶啶班啶むた啶� 啷ムェ啷ㄠカ啷�
candra岣� prasann膩mbuvapu岣� sur奴pa岣� snigdha岣� sita岣� 办耻峁僣颈迟补蝉奴办峁补ke艣a岣� |
惫颈艣腻濒补netra岣� sama肠腻谤耻deha岣� k膩nto 测耻惫腻 saumya惫颈艣耻诲诲丑补m奴rti岣� ||125||
The Moon is a tranquil body of water, beautiful, white, affectionate, curved and thin hair, wide-eyed, desired, symmetrical and agreeable body, youthful, and a pleasing pure form.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2008)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
candras (stem form: candra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Moon
prasanna = tranquil
ambu = water
vapu = body
辫谤补蝉补苍苍腻尘产耻惫补辫耻蝉 (stem form: 辫谤补蝉补苍苍腻尘产耻惫补辫耻蝉) (neuter, nominative, singular) = tranquil body of water
蝉耻谤奴辫补蝉 (stem form: sur奴pa) (masculine, nominative, singular) = beautiful
snigdhas (stem form: snigdha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = affectionate
sitas (4th class verb root: s膩) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = white
办耻峁僣颈迟补 = curved
蝉奴办峁补 = thin ke艣a = hair
办耻峁僣颈迟补蝉奴办峁补ke艣as (stem form: 办耻峁僣颈迟补蝉奴办峁补ke艣a) (masculine, nominative, singular) = curved and thin hair
惫颈艣腻濒补 = wide
netra = eyed
惫颈艣腻濒补netras (stem form: 惫颈艣腻濒补netra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = wide-eyed
sama = symmetrical
肠腻谤耻 = agreeable deha = body
sama肠腻谤耻dehas (stem form: sama肠腻谤耻deha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = symmetrical and agreeable body
办腻苍迟补蝉 (1st class verb root: kam) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = desired
测耻惫腻 (stem form: yuvan) (masculine, nominative, singular) = youthful
saumya = pleasing
惫颈艣耻诲诲丑补 = pure m奴rti = form
saumya惫颈艣耻诲诲丑补m奴rtis (stem form: saumya惫颈艣耻诲诲丑补m奴rti) (feminine, nominative, singular) = pleasing pure form
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Candra, Prasanna, Ambu, Vapu, Vapus, Surupa, Snigdha, Sita, Kuncita, Sukshma, Kesha, Vishalanetra, Sama, Carudeha, Kanta, Yuva, Yuvan, Saumi, Saumya, Avishuddha, Murti,
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.125
Yavanaj膩taka of Sphujidhvaja
by Michael D Neely (2008)
Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.