बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-4, verse-11
बहुपादचरः स्थौल्यतनुः सत्त्वगुणी जली ।
पृष्ठोदयी कर्कराशिर्मृगांकाऽधिपतिः स्मृतः ॥११॥
पृष्ठोदयी कर्कराशिर्मृगांकाऽधिपतिः स्मृतः ॥११॥
11. bahupādacaraḥ sthaulyatanuḥ sattvaguṇī jalī .
pṛṣṭhodayī karkarāśirmṛgāṃkā'dhipatiḥ smṛtaḥ.
pṛṣṭhodayī karkarāśirmṛgāṃkā'dhipatiḥ smṛtaḥ.
11.
bahupādacaraḥ sthaulyatanuḥ sattvaguṇī jalī
pṛṣṭhodayī karkarāśiḥ mṛgāṅka adhipatiḥ smṛtaḥ
pṛṣṭhodayī karkarāśiḥ mṛgāṅka adhipatiḥ smṛtaḥ
11.
The sign of Cancer (karkarāśiḥ) is considered to have many feet, a bulky body, to be endowed with the quality of sattva, watery, and back-rising (pṛṣṭhodayī). Its ruler is the Moon (mṛgāṅka).
Words meanings summery:
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- बहुपादचरः (bahupādacaraḥ) - refers to the crab, which is associated with the sign of Cancer (having many feet, moving on many feet)
- स्थौल्यतनुः (sthaulyatanuḥ) - having a bulky body, stout-bodied
- सत्त्वगुणी (sattvaguṇī) - Refers to the intrinsic nature (guṇa) of sattva (purity, goodness, light) (endowed with the quality of sattva, sattvic)
- जली (jalī) - watery, aquatic, belonging to water
- पृष्ठोदयी (pṛṣṭhodayī) - A characteristic of a zodiac sign, meaning it rises with its back first. (back-rising (a characteristic of certain zodiac signs))
- कर्कराशिः (karkarāśiḥ) - Zodiac sign Cancer. (the sign of Cancer)
- मृगाङ्क (mṛgāṅka) - The Moon (mṛgāṅka) as a planetary ruler. (Moon)
- अधिपतिः (adhipatiḥ) - The planetary ruler of a zodiac sign. (lord, ruler, master)
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - Is considered/declared (in astrological texts). (remembered, known, declared)
Words meanings and morphology
बहुपादचरः (bahupādacaraḥ) - refers to the crab, which is associated with the sign of Cancer (having many feet, moving on many feet)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bahupādacara
bahupādacara - having many feet, moving on many feet
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahupāda+cara)
- bahupāda – many-footed, having many feet
adjective - cara – moving, going, following, a wanderer
adjective (masculine)
From root √car, suffix -a. Agent noun/adjective.
Root: car (class 1)
स्थौल्यतनुः (sthaulyatanuḥ) - having a bulky body, stout-bodied
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthaulyatanu
sthaulyatanu - having a bulky body
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sthaulya+tanu)
- sthaulya – stoutness, bulkiness, thickness
noun (neuter)
Abstract noun from sthūla (thick) - tanu – body, form, person
noun (feminine)
सत्त्वगुणी (sattvaguṇī) - Refers to the intrinsic nature (guṇa) of sattva (purity, goodness, light) (endowed with the quality of sattva, sattvic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sattvaguṇin
sattvaguṇin - endowed with the quality of sattva, sattvic
Derived from sattvaguṇa + -in suffix (possessive).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sattva+guṇa)
- sattva – being, existence, essence, reality, goodness, purity
noun (neuter)
From root √as (to be) + -tva.
Root: as (class 2) - guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand, constituent (of prakṛti)
noun (masculine)
जली (jalī) - watery, aquatic, belonging to water
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jalin
jalin - watery, aquatic, belonging to water
Derived from jala + -in suffix (possessive).
पृष्ठोदयी (pṛṣṭhodayī) - A characteristic of a zodiac sign, meaning it rises with its back first. (back-rising (a characteristic of certain zodiac signs))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭhodayin
pṛṣṭhodayin - back-rising
Derived from pṛṣṭhodaya + -in suffix (possessive).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pṛṣṭha+udaya)
- pṛṣṭha – back, rear
noun (neuter) - udaya – rising, appearance, dawn
noun (masculine)
From root √i (to go) + ud- prefix.
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
कर्कराशिः (karkarāśiḥ) - Zodiac sign Cancer. (the sign of Cancer)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karkarāśi
karkarāśi - the sign of Cancer
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (karka+rāśi)
- karka – crab, name of the zodiac sign Cancer
noun (masculine) - rāśi – heap, mass, collection, zodiac sign
noun (masculine)
मृगाङ्क (mṛgāṅka) - The Moon (mṛgāṅka) as a planetary ruler. (Moon)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgāṅka
mṛgāṅka - Moon (lit. 'deer-marked'), camphor
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mṛga+aṅka)
- mṛga – deer, wild animal
noun (masculine) - aṅka – mark, spot, sign, number
noun (masculine)
Note: Base form. Forms a compound with adhipatiḥ, becoming mṛgāṅkādhipatiḥ.
अधिपतिः (adhipatiḥ) - The planetary ruler of a zodiac sign. (lord, ruler, master)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhipati
adhipati - lord, ruler, master, chief
Prefix: adhi
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Forms a compound with mṛgāṅka, becoming mṛgāṅkādhipatiḥ.
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - Is considered/declared (in astrological texts). (remembered, known, declared)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, known, declared
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √smṛ + -ta suffix.
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective.