Verse 2.9

क्रूरदृक् तरुणमूर्तिरुदारः पैत्तिकः सुचपलः कृशमध्यः ।
श्लिष्टवाक् सततहास्यरुचिर्ज्ञः पित्तमारुतकफप्रकृतिश्च ॥ ९॥

krūradṛk taruṇamūrtirudāraḥ paittikaḥ sucapalaḥ kṛśamadhyaḥ |
śliṣṭavāk satatahāsyarucirjñaḥ pittamārutakaphaprakṛtiśca || 9||

Cruel eyes, youthful form, generous, bilious temperament, excessive trembling, and moderate smallness is Mars. Speech susceptible of double interpretation, constant laughter, and bilious, windy, and phlegmatic temperament is Mercury.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

krūra = cruel
dṛk = eyes
krūradṛk (stem form: krūradṛk) (feminine, nominative, singular) = cruel eyes
taruṇa = youthful
mūrti = form
taruṇamūrtis (stem form: taruṇamūrti) (feminine, nominative, singular) = youthful form
udāras (stem form: udāra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = generous
paittikas (stem form: paittika) (masculine, nominative, singular) = bilious temperament
su = excessive
capala = trembling
sucapalas (stem form: sucapala) (masculine, nominative, singular) = excessive trembling
kṛśa = smallness
madhya = moderate
kṛśamadhyas (stem form: kṛśamadhya) (masculine, nominative, singular) = moderate smallness
śliṣṭa = susceptible of double interpretation
vāk = speech
śliṣṭavāk (stem form: śliṣṭavāk) (feminine, nominative, singular) = speech susceptible of double interpretation
satata = constant
hāsya = laughter ruci = fond of
satatahāsyarucis (stem form: satatahāsyaruci) (feminine, nominative, singular) = constant laughter
jñas (stem form: jña) (masculine, nominative, singular) = Mercury
pitta = bilious
māruta = windy kapha = phlegmatic
prakṛti = temperament pittamārutakaphaprakṛtis (stem form:
pittamārutakaphaprakṛti) (feminine, nominative, singular) = bilious, windy, and phlegmatic temperament
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kruradrish, Taruna, Murti, Udara, Paittika, Capala, Krisha, Adhi, Shlishta, Vac, Satata, Hasin, Hasya, Aruci, Jna, Pitta, Aruta, Kapha, Prakriti,

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.9

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024