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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.

मनुष्यवक्त्रोऽश्वसमानकाय� धनुर्विगृह्यायतम� आश्रमस्थ� �
क्रतूपयोज्यानि तपस्विनश्चररक्षाद्यो धनुषस्त्रि भागः � २५�

Գṣyvaktro'śvaԲkāyo dhanurvigṛhyⲹٲ āśramastha� |
ū貹Ծ tapasvinaścararakṣādyo 󲹲Գṣatri 岵�
|| 25||

The first drekkana of Sagittarius is the face of a man, a body like a horse having fully stretched a bow, dwelling in a hermitage, and protected the ascetics to be employed in a sacrifice.

English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

Գṣy = man
vaktra = face
Գṣyvaktras (stem form: Գṣyvaktra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = face of a man
ś = horse
Բ = like kāya = body
śԲkāyas (stem form: śԲkāya) (masculine, nominative, singular) = body like a horse
dhanus (stem form: dhanus) (neuter, accusative, singular) = bow
ṛhⲹ (vi + 1st class verb root: gṛh) (gerund) (indeclinable) = having held
ⲹٲ (stem form: āyata) (neuter, accusative, singular) = fully stretched
śٳ󲹲 (stem form: āśramastha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = dwelling in a hermitage
kratu = sacrifice
upayojya = to be employed
ū貹Ծ (stem form: kratūpayojya) (future passive participle, neuter, nominative, plural) = to be employed in a sacrifice
tapasvinas (stem form: tapasvin) (masculine, accusative, plural) = ascetics
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and rarakṣa (1st class verb root: rak�) (perfect,
parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = protected
(stem form: ādya) (masculine, nominative, singular) = the first
󲹲Գṣa (stem form: dhanuṣa) (neuter, genitive, singular) = of Sagittarius
tri = three
= portion
tri岵s (stem form: tri岵) (masculine, nominative, singular) = three portions (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 (27.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manushyavaktra, Dhanu, Dhanus, Vigrihya, Ashrama, Tha, Kratu, Upayojya, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Cara, Raksha, Yah, Dhanusha, Bhaga,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.25

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Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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