Verse 27.7

सूच्याश्रयं समभिवाञ्छति कर्म नारी रूपान्विताभरण कार्य कृतादरा च ।
हीन प्रजोच्छ्रित भुजऋतु मती त्रि भागम् आद्यं तृतीय भवनस्य वदन्ति तज्ज्ञाः ॥ ७॥

sūcyāśrayaṃ samabhivāñchati karma nārī rūpānvitābharaṇa kārya kṛtādarā ca |
hīna prajocchrita bhujaṛtu matī tri bhāgam ādyaṃ tṛtīya bhavanasya vadanti tajjñāḥ || 7||

Those knowing declare the first drekkana of the 3rd zodiac sign is a woman eager for work connected with needles, possessed of beauty, honor gained from work in decoration, a raised hand, a girl at the age of puberty without a husband.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

sūci = needle
āśraya = connected with matters
sūcyāśrayam (1st class verb root: āśri) (future passive participle, masculine, accusative, singular) = a connection with needles
samabhivāñchati (1st class verb root: samabhivāñch) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = eager for
karma (stem form: karman) (neuter, nominative, singular) = work
nārī (stem form: nārī) (feminine, nominative, singular) = a woman
rūpa = beauty
anvitā = possessed of
rūpānvitā (anu + 2nd class verb root: i) (past passive participle, feminine, nominative, singular) = possessed of beauty
ābharaṇa = decoration
kārya = work
kṛta = gained
ādarā = honor
ābharaṇakāryakṛtādarā (stem form: ābharaṇakāryakṛtādarā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = honor gained from work in decoration
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
hīna = without
prajā = husband
hīnaprajā (stem form: hīnaprajā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = without a husband
ucchrita = raised
bhujā = hand
ucchritabhujā (stem form: ucchritabhujā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = raised hand
ṛtumatī (stem form: ṛtumatī) (feminine, nominative, singular) = a girl at the age of puberty (marriageable)
tri = three
bhāga = portion
tribhāgam (stem form: tribhāga) (masculine, accusative, singular) = three portions (drekkana)
ādyam (stem form: ādya) (masculine, accusative, singular) = the first
tṛtīya = 3rd
bhavana = zodiac sign
tṛtīyabhavanasya (stem form:) (masculine, genitive, singular) = of the 3rd zodiac sign
vadanti (1st class verb root: vad) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural) = those declare
tajjñās (stem form:) (masculine, nominative, plural) = those knowing

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (27.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suci, Sucin, Sucya, Ashraya, Abhivat, Shati, Shatin, Karman, Nari, Rupa, Vita, Abharana, Karya, Kritadara, Hina, Praja, Ucchrita, Bhuja, Mati, Bhaga, Adya, Tritiya, Bhavana, Vadat, Vadanti, Tajjna,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.7

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024