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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 2.26
तुले तु होरा प्रथमा मनुष्यः श्यामावदातो निपुणः समन्त्रः ।
तुलाधरः पंचनियोगधीरः ॥२६॥
tule tu horā prathamā manuṣyaḥ śyāmāvadāto nipuṇaḥ samantraḥ |
tulādharaḥ paṃcaniyogadhīraḥ ||26||
But the first horā in Libra is a clever black and white man with mantra, holding a scale, [missing text], and steadfast in the five duties.
English translation by Michael D Neely (2008)
Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown
tule (stem form: tula) (masculine, locative, singular) = in Libra tu (conjunction) (indeclinable) = but
horā (stem form: horā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = horā
prathamā (stem form: prathamā) (feminine, nominative, singular) = first
manuṣyas (stem form: manuṣya) (masculine, nominative, singular) = man
śyāma = black
avadāta = white
śyāmāvadātas (stem form: śyāmāvadāta) (masculine, nominative, singular) = black and white
nipuṇas (stem form: nipuṇa) (masculine, nominative, singular) = clever
sa = with
mantra = mantra
samantras (stem form: samantra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = with mantra
tulā = scale
dhara = holding
tulādharas (stem form: tulādhara) (masculine, nominative, singular) = holding a scale
pañcan = five
niyoga = duty
dhīra = steadfast
paṃcaniyogadhīras (stem form: paṃcaniyogadhīra) (masculine, nominative, singular) = steadfast in the five duties
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tula, Hora, Prathama, Manushi, Manushya, Shyamavadata, Nipuna, Samantra, Tuladhara, Pancani, Yoga, Dhira,
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.26
Yavanajātaka of Sphujidhvaja
by Michael D Neely (2008)
Edition includes original Sanskrit text, English translation and word-for-word analysis.