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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 1.52
षष्ठं तु षट्कोणमनिष्टदं तु दुश्चिक्यसंज्ञं तु तृतीयमाहुः ।
एकादशं सर्वत एव भद्रं चर्यागृहं द्वादशमप्युशन्ति ॥५२॥
ṣaṣṭhaṃ tu ṣaṭkoṇamaniṣṭadaṃ tu duścikyasaṃjñaṃ tu tṛtīyamāhuḥ |
ekādaśaṃ sarvata eva bhadraṃ caryāgṛhaṃ dvādaśamapyuśanti ||52||
But they declared the sixth, the ṣaṭkoṇa (six-angled), giving the undesirable. But they declared the third is called the duścikya. But they declared the eleventh, indeed, is completely auspicious. Also, those affirm the twelfth as the wandering zodiac sign.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2008)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
ṣaṣṭham (stem form: ṣaṣṭha) (ordinal number, neuter, accusative, singular) = sixth
tu (conjunction) (indeclinable) = but
ṣaṣ = six
koṇa = angle
ṣaṭkoṇam (stem form: ṣaṭkoṇa) (neuter, accusative, singular) = ṣaṭkoṇa (six-angled)
aniṣṭa = undesirable
da = giving
aniṣṭadam (stem form: aniṣṭada) (neuter, accusative, singular) = giving the undesirable
tu (conjunction) (indeclinable) = but
duścikya = duścikya
saṃjña = called
duścikyasaṃjñam (stem form: duścikyasaṃjña) (neuter, accusative, singular) = called duścikya
tu (conjunction) (indeclinable) = but
tṛtīyam (stem form: tṛtīya) (ordinal number, neuter, accusative, singular) = third
āhus (1st class verb root: ah) (perfect, 3rd person, plural) = they declared
ekādaśam (stem form: ekādaśa) (ordinal number, masculine, accusative, singular) = eleventh
sarvatas (adverb) (indeclinable) = completely eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed
bhadram (stem form: bhadra) (neuter, accusative, singular) = auspicious
caryā = wandering
gṛha = zodiac sign
caryāgṛham (stem form: caryāgṛha) (neuter, accusative, singular) = wandering zodiac sign
dvādaśam (stem form: dvādaśa) (ordinal number, masculine, accusative, singular) = twelfth
api (adverb) (indeclinable) = also
uśanti (2nd class verb root: vaś) (present indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural) = those affirm
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shashtha, Shatkona, Anishta, Dushcikya, Sanjna, Tritiyam, Tritiya, Ekadasha, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Eva, Bhadram, Bhadra, Cari, Carya, Agriha, Dvadasha, Api, Ushat,
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.52
Yavanajātaka of Sphujidhvaja
by Michael D Neely (2008)
Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.