Verse 27.24

पृथुलचिपिटकूर्मतुल्यवक्त्रः श्वमृगवराहसृगालभीषकारी ।
अवति च मलयाकरप्रदेशं मृगपतिरन्त्यगतस्य वृश्चिकस्य ॥ २४॥

pṛthulacipiṭakūrmatulyavaktraḥ śvamṛgavarāhasṛgālabhīṣakārī |
avati ca malayākarapradeśaṃ mṛgapatirantyagatasya vṛścikasya || 24||

A man with a face like a turtle that is broad and flat, hostile and frightening to dogs, deer, boars, and jackels, protects the region of Malaya and Akara, a lion is of the 3rd drekkana of Scorpio.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

pṛthula = broad
cipiṭa = flat kūrma = turtle
tulya = like vaktra = face
pṛthulacipiṭakūrmatulyavaktras (stem form: pṛthulacipiṭakūrmatulyavaktra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = a face like a turtle that is broad and flat
śvan = dog
mṛga = deer varāha = boar
sṛgāla = jackel
bhīṣaka = frightening
ari = hostile
śvamṛgavarāhasṛgālabhīṣakārī (stem form: śvamṛgavarāhasṛgālabhīṣakārī) (masculine, nominative, dual) = hostile and frightening to dogs, deer, boars, and jackels
avati (1st class verb root: av) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular) = protects
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
malaya = Malaya (name of a mountain)
ākara = Akara (name of a country) pradeśa = region
malayākarapradeśam (stem form: malayākarapradeśa) (masculine, accusative, singular) = the region of Malaya and Akara
mṛga = beast
pati = lord
mṛgapatis (stem form: mṛgapati) (masculine, nominative, singular) = lord of the beasts (a lion)
antyagatasya (1st class verb root: gam) (masculine, genitive, singular) = of being situated at the end (3rd drekkana)
vṛścikasya (stem form: vṛścika) (masculine, gentive, singular) = of Scorpio

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (27.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prithula, Cipita, Kurma, Tulya, Vaktra, Mrigava, Raha, Srigala, Bhishaka, Ari, Avat, Mala, Malaya, Karaprada, Isha, Ish, Mrigapati, Anti, Antya, Agata, Vrishcika,

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 27.24

Brihat Jātaka of Varāhamihira
by Michael D Neely (2007)

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Last Updated: 22 December, 2024