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Brihat Jataka

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पुष्पप्रपूर्णेच घटेन कन्या मलप्रदिग्धाम्बरसंवृताङ्गी ॥ वस्त्रार्थसँय्योगमभीष्टमाना गुरो: कुलं वाञ्छति कन्यकाद्य: ॥ २७-१६ ॥

The 1st drekkana of Virgo is a women with a jar overflowing flowers, body covered in garments besmeared with dirt, vanity of the desired possessed of wealth and garments, and longing for the family of her guru.

english translation

पुरुष: प्रगृहीतलेखनि: श्यामो वस्त्रशिरा व्ययायकृत् ॥ विपुलं च बिभर्तिं कार्मुकं रोमव्याप्ततनुश्च मध्यम: ॥ २७-१७ ॥

A man with a black pen held out, the head wrapped in a cloth, accounting for expenditures and gains, one carrying a large bow, and hair all over the body is the 2nd drekkana (of Virgo).

english translation

गौरी सुधौताग्रदुकूलगुप्ता समुछ्रिता कुम्भकटच्छुहस्ता ॥ देवालयं स्त्री प्रयता प्रवृत्ता वदन्ति कन्यान्त्यगतस्त्रिभाग: ॥ २७-१८ ॥

Those declare in the 3rd drekkana of Virgo a virgin girl concealed in the best immaculate white cloth, powerful, holding a water-pot and ladle, a girl piously disposed and unimpeded of the temple.

english translation

वीथ्यन्तरापणगत: पुरुषस्तुलावानुन्मानमानकुशल: प्रतिमानहस्त: ॥ भाण्डं विचिन्तयति तस्य च मूल्यमेतद्रूपं वदन्ति यवना: प्रथमं तुलाया: ॥ २७-१९ ॥

The Yavanas declare the form of the 1st drekkana of Libra as a man situated in a shop inside a market possessed of a scale, skillful in values and measures, seizing the image of the merchandise one thinks of that and the price.

english translation

कलशं परिगृह्य विनिष्पतितुं समभीप्सति गृध्रमुख: पुरुष: ॥ क्षुधितस्तृषितश्च कलत्रसुतात् मनसैति तुलाधरमध्यगत: ॥ २७-२० ॥

A man having seized a pot to rush out wishing to fully possess, a face like vulture, starved and parched, with the mind on the wife and children. Thus is situated in the 2nd drekkana of Libra.

english translation