बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-27, verse-21
चक्रानुवक्रा विकला मन्दा मन्दतरा समा ।
चरा चाऽतिचरा चेति ग्रहाणामष्टधा गतिः ॥२१॥
चरा चाऽतिचरा चेति ग्रहाणामष्टधा गतिः ॥२१॥
21. cakrānuvakrā vikalā mandā mandatarā samā .
carā cā'ticarā ceti grahāṇāmaṣṭadhā gatiḥ.
carā cā'ticarā ceti grahāṇāmaṣṭadhā gatiḥ.
21.
cakrā anuvakrā vikalā mandā mandatarā samā
carā ca ati-carā ca iti grahāṇām aṣṭadhā gatiḥ
carā ca ati-carā ca iti grahāṇām aṣṭadhā gatiḥ
21.
The motions of planets are eight-fold: direct, retrograde, very slow, slow, slower, normal, fast, and very fast.
Words meanings summery:
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- चक्रा (cakrā) - direct motion
- अनुवक्रा (anuvakrā) - retrograde motion
- विकला (vikalā) - very slow motion
- मन्दा (mandā) - slow motion
- मन्दतरा (mandatarā) - slower motion
- समा (samā) - normal motion
- चरा (carā) - fast motion
- च (ca) - and
- अति-चरा (ati-carā) - very fast motion
- च (ca) - and
- इति (iti) - thus, in this way
- ग्रहाणाम् (grahāṇām) - of the planets
- अष्टधा (aṣṭadhā) - eight-fold, of eight kinds
- गतिः (gatiḥ) - motion, movement, course
Words meanings and morphology
चक्रा (cakrā) - direct motion
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cakra
cakra - wheel, discus, cycle, normal motion
Note: Refers to the normal, direct motion of a planet.
अनुवक्रा (anuvakrā) - retrograde motion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anuvakra
anuvakra - retrograde, moving backwards, following the crooked path
Derived from vakra (crooked, retrograde) with prefix anu (after, along, backwards)
Note: Agreeing with implied gati (motion).
विकला (vikalā) - very slow motion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vikala
vikala - defective, deficient, incapacitated, very slow
मन्दा (mandā) - slow motion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of manda
manda - slow, dull, gentle
मन्दतरा (mandatarā) - slower motion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mandatara
mandatara - slower, more dull
Comparative degree of manda
समा (samā) - normal motion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sama
sama - same, equal, normal, even
चरा (carā) - fast motion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cara
cara - moving, roaming, mobile, quick, fast
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अति-चरा (ati-carā) - very fast motion
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ati-cara
ati-cara - very fast, exceeding motion
Prefix: ati
Root: car (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - thus, in this way
(indeclinable)
ग्रहाणाम् (grahāṇām) - of the planets
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of graha
graha - planet, seizing, grasping
अष्टधा (aṣṭadhā) - eight-fold, of eight kinds
(indeclinable)
गतिः (gatiḥ) - motion, movement, course
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - motion, movement, course, path