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 75.2
啶椸啶班す啷� 啶げ啶膏啶ム啶洁き啶苦ぎ啷佮啷嬥そ啶︵た啶椸啶多 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶げ啶啶班ぞ啶啶むた啶粪 啶掂た啶樴啶ㄠ啷冟い啷� 啶膏啶ぞ啶む 啷�
啶膏啶掂う啶苦啷嵿じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啶� 啶啶粪啶犩啶む啶洁じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶膏た啶︵啶оた啶� 啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶膏 啶膏ぎ啷嵿く啶曕 啶� 啶げ啶� 啶︵う啶距い啶� 啷ムエ啷�
graho balastho'bhimukho'dig墨艣o 测腻迟谤腻phala辫谤腻辫迟颈峁 vighna办峁泃 蝉测腻迟 |
svadiksthita岣� 辫峁涐梗峁环补gato'strasiddhi峁� 办谤颈测腻蝉耻 samyak ca phala峁� 诲补诲腻迟颈 ||2||
A planet situated in strength faces towards as a non-lord of the direction should be performing obstruction among the acquisitions of the results of the military expeditions. A planet situated in one鈥檚 own direction in the back in the same way it gives.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2008)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
success in missiles and the result among the actions.
grahas (stem form: graha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = planet
bala = strength
stha = situated
balasthas (stem form: balastha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in strength
abhimukhas (stem form: abhimukha) (masculine, nominative, singular) = faces in the direction
补诲颈驳墨艣补蝉 (stem form: adig墨艣a) (masculine, nominative, singular) = non-lord of the direction
测腻迟谤腻 = military expedition
phala = result
辫谤腻辫迟颈 = acquisition
测腻迟谤腻phala辫谤腻辫迟颈峁 (stem form: 测腻迟谤腻phala辫谤腻辫迟颈) (feminine, locative, plural) = among the acquisition of the results of the military expeditions
vighna = obstruction
办峁泃 = performing
vighna办峁泃 (stem form: vighna办峁泃) (masculine, nominative, singular) = performing obstruction
蝉测腻迟 (2nd class verb root: as) (optative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular = it should be
sva = one鈥檚 own
诲颈艣 = direction sthita = situated
svadiksthitas (1st class verb root: sth膩) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in one鈥檚 own direction
辫峁涐梗峁环补 = back
gata = situated
辫峁涐梗峁环补gatas (1st class verb root: gam) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular) = situated in the back
astra = missile
siddhi = success
astrasiddhim (stem form: astrasiddhi) (feminine, accusative, singular) = success in missiles
办谤颈测腻蝉耻 (stem form: kriy膩) (feminine, locative, plural) = among the actions
samyak (adverb) (indeclinable) = in the same way ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
phalam (stem form: phala) (neuter, accusative, singular) = result
诲补诲腻迟颈 (3rd class verb root: d膩) (present indicative,
parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = it gives
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (75.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Graha, Grahas, Balastha, Abhimukha, Isha, Ish, Yatraphala, Prapti, Vighnakrit, Syat, Sya, Sva, Svan, Diksthita, Prishthaga, Tas, Astrasiddhi, Kriya, Samyak, Phala,
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 75.2
Yavanaj膩taka of Sphujidhvaja
by Michael D Neely (2008)
Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.