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 1.87
啶膏啶掂啶氞啶氞じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啶距 啶多啶班啶粪啶犩が啶侧ぞ 啶さ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶啶侧い啷嵿ぐ啶苦啷嬥ぃ啷� 啶膏啶掂啷冟す啷� 啶� 啶ぇ啷嵿く啶距 啷�
啶囙し啷嵿啷囙啷嵿し啶苦い啶� 啶た啶む啶班啷冟す啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶苦い啶� 啶掂ぞ 啶掂啶班啶 啶曕え啷�啶 啶膏ぎ啷佮お啷嬥う啷嵿さ啶灌え啷嵿い啶� 啷ムギ啷ゥ
svoccasthit膩岣� 艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补bal膩 bhavanti 尘奴濒补迟谤颈办辞峁噀 蝉惫补驳峁沨别 ca madhy膩岣� |
i峁ａ弓ek峁t膩 mitrag峁沨膩艣rit膩 惫腻 v墨rya峁� kan墨ya岣� samupodvahanti ||87||
Those situated in one鈥檚 own exaltation have the best strength, middling in the 尘奴濒补迟谤颈办辞峁嘺 and one鈥檚 own zodiac sign, and those aspected by benefics or situated in a friendly zodiac signs are closely connected with less vigor.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2008)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
sva = one鈥檚 own
ucca = exaltation sthita = situated
蝉惫辞肠肠补蝉迟丑颈迟腻蝉 (1st class verb root: sth膩) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural) = those situated in one鈥檚 own exaltation
艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补 = best
bala = strength
艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补bal膩s (stem form: 艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补bala) (masculine, nominative, plural) = best strengths
bhavanti (1st class verb root: bh奴) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural) = they are
尘奴濒补迟谤颈办辞峁噀 (stem form: 尘奴濒补迟谤颈办辞峁嘺) (neuter, locative, singular) = in the 尘奴濒补迟谤颈办辞峁嘺
蝉惫补驳峁沨别 (stem form: sva驳峁沨补) (neuter, locative, singular) = in one鈥檚 own zodiac sign
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
尘补诲丑测腻蝉 (stem form: madhya) (masculine, nominative, plural) = those middling
颈峁ａ弓补 = benefic
墨办峁迟补 = aspected
颈峁ａ弓别办峁迟腻蝉 (1st class verb root: 墨k峁�) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural) = those aspected by benefics
mitra = friend
驳峁沨补 = zodiac sign 膩艣rita = situated
尘颈迟谤补驳峁沨腻艣谤颈迟腻蝉 (膩 + 1st class verb root: 艣ri) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural) = those situated in a friendly zodiac signs
惫腻 (conjunction) (indeclinable) = or
惫墨谤测补尘 (stem form: v墨rya) (neuter, accusative, singular) = vigor
办补苍墨测补蝉 (stem form: 办补苍墨测补蝉) (neuter, accusative, singular) = less
samupodvahanti (sam + upa + 1st class verb root: udvah) (present indicative, parasmaipada, masculine, nominative, plural) = those are closely connected with
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sva, Svan, Ucca, Sthita, Shreshtha, Bala, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Mulatrikona, Svagriha, Madhya, Ishta, Ishti, Ikshita, Mitra, Grih, Griha, Ashrita, Var, Virya, Kaniyas,
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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.87
Yavanaj膩taka of Sphujidhvaja
by Michael D Neely (2008)
Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.