Surya Siddhanta
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अदृश्यरूपाः कालस्य मूर्तयो भगणाश्रिताः । शीघ्रमन्दोच्चपाताख्या ग्रहाणाम् गतिहेतवः ॥
The Deities, invisible (to human sight), named S'íghrochcha, Mandochcha (Apogees) and Páta (Nodes,) consisting of (continuous and endless) time, being situated at the ecliptic, produce the motions of the planets.
english translation
adRzyarUpAH kAlasya mUrtayo bhagaNAzritAH । zIghramandoccapAtAkhyA grahANAm gatihetavaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतद्वातरश्मिभिर् *बद्धास् तैस् सव्येतरपाणिभिः । (C नद्धास्) प्राक् पश्चाद् अपकृष्यन्ते यथासन्नम् स्वदिङ्मुखम् ॥
The Deities, (S'íghrochcha and Mandochcha) attract the planets (from their uniform course) fastened by the reins of winds borne by the Deities towards themselves to the east or the west, with their right or left hands according as they are to their right or left.[1]
english translation
tadvAtarazmibhir *baddhAs tais savyetarapANibhiH । (C naddhAs) prAk pazcAd apakRSyante yathAsannam svadiGmukham ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रवहाख्यो मरुत् ताम्स् तु स्वोच्चाभिमुखम् ईरयेत् । पूर्वापराकृष्टास् ते *गतिम् यान्ति पृथग्विधाः ॥ (C गतीर्, पृथग्विधाम्)
(Besides this) a (great) wind called Pravaha carries the planets (westward) which are also attracted towards their apogees. Thus the planets being attracted (at once) to the east and west get the various motions.
english translation
pravahAkhyo marut tAms tu svoccAbhimukham Irayet । pUrvAparAkRSTAs te *gatim yAnti pRthagvidhAH ॥ (C gatIr, pRthagvidhAm)
hk transliteration by Sanscriptग्रहात् प्राग्भगणार्धस्थः प्राङ्मुखम् कर्षति ग्रहम् । उच्चसम्ज्ञो +अपरार्धस्थस् तद्वत् पश्चान्मुखम् ग्रहम्॥
The Deity called Uchcha (apogee) draws the planet to the east or west (from its uniform progress) according as the Deity is east or west of the planet at a distance less than six signs.
english translation
grahAt prAgbhagaNArdhasthaH prAGmukham karSati graham । uccasamjJo +aparArdhasthas tadvat pazcAnmukham graham॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस्वोच्चापकृष्टा *भगणैः प्राङ्मुखम् यान्ति यद् ग्रहाः। तत् तेषु धनम् इत्य् उक्तम् ऋणम् पश्चान्मुखेषु *च ॥
As many degrees &c., as the planets, being attracted by their apogees, move to the east or the west, so many are called additive or subtractive (to or from their mean places).
english translation
svoccApakRSTA *bhagaNaiH prAGmukham yAnti yad grahAH। tat teSu dhanam ity uktam RNam pazcAnmukheSu *ca ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript