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 9.17
啶膏啶啶ぐ啷嵿啷嵿し啶椸じ啷嵿い啷傕ぁ啷佮お啶むた啶班啶掂た啶侧啷嵿え啶距い啷� 啶膏啶啶啶粪 啶曕啶ㄠ啶︵啶班啶啶む啶粪 啶曕啶班啶ぞ啶む 啷�
啶す啶距ぇ啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂た啶︵啶粪ぞ啶� 啶啶班じ啷傕い啶苦 啶膏い啷嵿く啶掂啶班い啶距啶距ぐ啶ぐ啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶灌ぞ啶｀ぞ啶 啷� 啷оキ 啷�
蝉补耻尘测补谤办峁驳补蝉t奴岣島patir惫颈濒补驳苍腻迟 蝉补耻尘测别峁 办别苍诲谤辞辫补驳补迟别峁 办耻谤测腻迟 |
mah膩dhan膩n膩峁� vidu峁Ｄ佱箖 pras奴ti峁� satyavrat膩c膩raparigrah膩峁嚹乵 || 17 ||
The Moon situated in a benefic zodiac sign when benefics are situated in angles from the lagna should produce the birth of wise men of great wealth surrounded by those who have the conduct of virtuous vows.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2008)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
saumya = benefic
峁沰峁 = zodiac sign ga = situated
蝉补耻尘测补谤办峁驳补蝉 (stem form: saumyark峁ga) (masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in a benefic zodiac sign
tu (conjunction) (indeclinable) = but
耻岣岛辫补迟颈蝉 (stem form: u岣島pati) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Moon
惫颈濒补驳苍腻迟 (stem form: vilagna) (neuter, ablative, singular) = from the lagna
蝉补耻尘测别峁 (stem form: saumya) (masculine, locative, plural) = when benefics
kendra = angle
upagata = situated
办别苍诲谤辞辫补驳补迟别峁 (upa + 1st class verb root: gam) (past passive participle, masculine, locative, plural) = when those are situated in angles
办耻谤测腻迟 (8th class verb root: k峁�) (optative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = it should produce
mahat = great
dhana = wealth
尘补丑腻诲丑补苍腻苍腻尘 (stem form: mah膩dhana) (masculine, genitive, plural) = of those of great wealth
惫颈诲耻峁Ｄ乵 (stem form: vidvas) (masculine, genitive, plural) = of wise men
辫谤补蝉奴迟颈尘 (stem form: pras奴ti) (feminine, accusative, singular) = birth
satya = virtue
vrata = vow 膩c膩ra = conduct
parigraha = surrounded by satyavrat膩c膩raparigrah膩峁嚹乵 (stem form:
蝉补迟测补惫谤补迟腻肠腻谤补辫补谤颈驳谤补丑补) (masculine, genitive, plural) = of those surrounded by those who have the conduct of virtuous vows
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Saumi, Saumya, Riksha, Udupati, Vilagna, Kendra, Upagata, Mahadhana, Vidusha, Vidus, Vidvas, Prasuti, Satyavrata, Acara, Parigraha,
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.17
Yavanaj膩taka of Sphujidhvaja
by Michael D Neely (2008)
Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.