Brihat Jataka

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कालात्मा दिनकृन्मनस्तुहिनगु: सत्वं कुजो ज्ञो बचो जीवो ज्ञानसुखे सितज्ञ्च मदनो दु:खं दिनेशात्मज: ॥ राजानौ रविशीतमगू क्षितिसुतो नेता कुमारो बुध: सूरिर्दानवपूजितश्च सचिवौ प्रेष्य: सहस्त्रांशुज: ॥ २-१ ॥

The Sun is the soul of time, the Moon is the mind, Mars is possessed of being, Mercury is speech, Jupiter is knowledge and pleasantness, Venus is passion, and Saturn is sorrow.

english translation

kAlAtmA dinakRnmanastuhinagu: satvaM kujo jJo baco jIvo jJAnasukhe sitajJca madano du:khaM dinezAtmaja: ॥ rAjAnau ravizItamagU kSitisuto netA kumAro budha: sUrirdAnavapUjitazca sacivau preSya: sahastrAMzuja: ॥ 2-1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हेलि: सूर्यश्चन्द्रमा: शीतर?श्मिर्हेम्ना विज्जो विज्ज्ञो बोधनश्चेन्दुपुत्र: ॥ आरो वक्र: क्रूरदृक्चावनेय: कोणो मन्द: सूर्यपुत्रोऽसितश्च ॥ २-२ ॥

S . all d "Heli" Moon is termed as "Sheet Rashmi" un 1S ce" "V' d" "Gya" (Cool rayed), Budha is known as "Heman 1. d "Bodhana" and "Chandraputra" (Son of Moo~). Ma);s. 1~, c~e f "A ""Vakra" (crooked) Krurdrik (w1th by the names 0 ar, "are fi ) "Aavaneya" (son of earth). Saturn s names ierce eyes " (S f th Sun) and "Manda" (inferior) "Kona", "Suryaputra on 0 e "Asit" (Black).

english translation

heli: sUryazcandramA: zItara?zmirhemnA vijjo vijjJo bodhanazcenduputra: ॥ Aro vakra: krUradRkcAvaneya: koNo manda: sUryaputro'sitazca ॥ 2-2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जीवोऽङ्गरा: सुरगुरुर्वचसां पतोज्य: शुक्रो भृगुर्भृगुसुत: सित आस्फु?जिच्च । । राहुस्तमोऽगुरसुरश्च शिखीति केतु: पर्यायमन्यमुपलभ्य वदेच्च लोकात् ॥ २-३ ॥

J it . called "Brihaspati" (The great lor, eeva Up1 er 1S ." d "Ijya" . . 1) "A zira" "Surguru" "Vachaspab, an . (Living sou ngtra , ' h iit" R hu' "Bhri " "Sit" and "Aasp UJ1 . a Shukra's names are ngu , _ . is called "Tarn", "Agu" and. "Asur" (demon). Ketu 18 called "Shikhi".

english translation

jIvo'GgarA: suragururvacasAM patojya: zukro bhRgurbhRgusuta: sita Asphu?jicca । । rAhustamo'gurasurazca zikhIti ketu: paryAyamanyamupalabhya vadecca lokAt ॥ 2-3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रक्तश्यामो भास्करो गौर इन्द्रुर्नात्युच्चाङ् गो रक्तगौरश्च वक्र: ॥ दूर्वांश्यामो ज्ञो गुरुगौरगात्र: श्याम: शुक्रो भास्करि: कृष्णदेह: ॥ २-४ ॥

Sun is darkish red, Moon is highly fair in colour, Mars is not of much size and is reddish white, Mercury is green like grass, Jupiter is very fair, Venus is brown, Saturn is dark.

english translation

raktazyAmo bhAskaro gaura indrurnAtyuccAG go raktagaurazca vakra: ॥ dUrvAMzyAmo jJo gurugauragAtra: zyAma: zukro bhAskari: kRSNadeha: ॥ 2-4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वर्णास्ताम्रसितारिक्तहरितव्यापीतचित्रासिता वह्ल्यम्ब्बग्निजकेशवेन्द्रशचिका: सूर्यादिनाथाःक्रमात ॥ प्रागाद्या रविशुक्रलाहितम सोरेन्द्रवित्सूरय क्षीणेन्द्वर्कमहीसुतार्कतनया: पापा बुधस्तैर्युत: ॥ २-५ ॥

Mercury and Saturn are termed as "Eunuchs" ie impotent planets. Moon and Venus are female planets. Th~ re~aining planets ie Sun, Mars, Jupiter are male planets. Fire 1S represented by Mars, Earth by Mercury, ether by Jupiter, water by Venus and air by Saturn.

english translation

varNAstAmrasitAriktaharitavyApItacitrAsitA vahlyambbagnijakezavendrazacikA: sUryAdinAthAHkramAta ॥ prAgAdyA ravizukralAhitama sorendravitsUraya kSINendvarkamahIsutArkatanayA: pApA budhastairyuta: ॥ 2-5 ॥

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