बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-46, verse-20
रसाः पञ्चेन्दवो नागाः सप्तचन्द्राश्च खेन्दवः ।
गोऽब्जाः सूर्याः कुनेत्राश्च रव्यादीनां दशासमाः ॥२०॥
गोऽब्जाः सूर्याः कुनेत्राश्च रव्यादीनां दशासमाः ॥२०॥
20. rasāḥ pañcendavo nāgāḥ saptacandrāśca khendavaḥ .
go'bjāḥ sūryāḥ kunetrāśca ravyādīnāṃ daśāsamāḥ.
go'bjāḥ sūryāḥ kunetrāśca ravyādīnāṃ daśāsamāḥ.
20.
rasāḥ pañcendavaḥ nāgāḥ saptacandrāḥ ca khendavaḥ
go abjāḥ sūryāḥ kunetrāḥ ca ravyādīnām daśāsamāḥ
go abjāḥ sūryāḥ kunetrāḥ ca ravyādīnām daśāsamāḥ
20.
The years for the planetary periods (daśāsamāḥ) of the Sun and others are: six (rasāḥ) for the Sun, fifteen (pañcendavaḥ) for the Moon, eight (nāgāḥ) for Mars, seventeen (saptacandrāḥ) for Mercury, ten (khendavaḥ) for Saturn, nineteen (go'bjāḥ) for Jupiter, twelve (sūryāḥ) for Rahu, and twenty-one (kunetrāḥ) for Venus.
Words meanings summery:
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- रसाः (rasāḥ) - six years (for the Sun's dasha) (six (tastes))
- पञ्चेन्दवः (pañcendavaḥ) - fifteen years (for the Moon's dasha) (fifteen (five-moons))
- नागाः (nāgāḥ) - eight years (for Mars' dasha) (eight (snakes/Nāgas))
- सप्तचन्द्राः (saptacandrāḥ) - seventeen years (for Mercury's dasha) (seventeen (seven-moons))
- च (ca) - and
- खेन्दवः (khendavaḥ) - ten years (for Saturn's dasha) (ten (sky-moons))
- गोअब्जाः (goabjāḥ) - nineteen years (for Jupiter's dasha) (nineteen (cow-moons/earth-moons))
- सूर्याः (sūryāḥ) - twelve years (for Rahu's dasha) (twelve (suns))
- कुनेत्राः (kunetrāḥ) - twenty-one years (for Venus' dasha) (twenty-one (earth-eyes))
- च (ca) - and
- रव्यादीनाम् (ravyādīnām) - of the Sun and others
- दशासमाः (daśāsamāḥ) - dasha years, durations of planetary periods
Words meanings and morphology
रसाः (rasāḥ) - six years (for the Sun's dasha) (six (tastes))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rasa
rasa - taste, fluid, essence, juice; conventionally denotes the number six
Root: ras (class 1)
पञ्चेन्दवः (pañcendavaḥ) - fifteen years (for the Moon's dasha) (fifteen (five-moons))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pañcendava
pañcendava - five moons; conventionally denotes the number fifteen (pañca = 5, indu = 1)
Compound of `pañca` (five) and `indu` (moon, which often signifies the number 1 in numerical symbolism).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pañca+indu)
- pañca – five
numeral - indu – moon, drop, spot; conventionally denotes the number one
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `und`.
Root: und (class 1)
नागाः (nāgāḥ) - eight years (for Mars' dasha) (eight (snakes/Nāgas))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - snake, serpent, elephant; conventionally denotes the number eight
Derived from root `nah`.
Root: nah (class 4)
सप्तचन्द्राः (saptacandrāḥ) - seventeen years (for Mercury's dasha) (seventeen (seven-moons))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saptacandra
saptacandra - seven moons; conventionally denotes the number seventeen (sapta = 7, candra = 1)
Compound of `sapta` (seven) and `candra` (moon, which often signifies the number 1).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sapta+candra)
- sapta – seven
numeral - candra – moon; conventionally denotes the number one
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `cand`.
Root: cand (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
खेन्दवः (khendavaḥ) - ten years (for Saturn's dasha) (ten (sky-moons))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of khendava
khendava - sky-moons; conventionally denotes the number ten (kha = 0, indu = 1)
Compound of `kha` (sky, conventionally zero) and `indu` (moon, conventionally one). Numerals are often read right to left for combined values.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kha+indu)
- kha – sky, space, zero
noun (neuter) - indu – moon; conventionally denotes the number one
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `und`.
Root: und (class 1)
गोअब्जाः (goabjāḥ) - nineteen years (for Jupiter's dasha) (nineteen (cow-moons/earth-moons))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of goabja
goabja - earth-moon; conventionally denotes the number nineteen (go = 9, abja = 1)
Compound of `go` (earth/cow, conventionally nine) and `abja` (water-born/moon, conventionally one). Numerals are often read right to left.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (go+abja)
- go – cow, earth, conventionally denotes the number nine
noun (feminine) - abja – lotus, moon; conventionally denotes the number one
noun (neuter)
Compound of `ap` (water) and `ja` (born).
Root: jan (class 4)
सूर्याः (sūryāḥ) - twelve years (for Rahu's dasha) (twelve (suns))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sūrya
sūrya - Sun, solar deity; conventionally denotes the number twelve (referring to 12 Adityas)
Root: sū
कुनेत्राः (kunetrāḥ) - twenty-one years (for Venus' dasha) (twenty-one (earth-eyes))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kunetra
kunetra - earth-eyes; conventionally denotes the number twenty-one (ku = 1, netra = 2)
Compound of `ku` (earth, conventionally one) and `netra` (eyes, conventionally two). Numerals are often read right to left.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ku+netra)
- ku – earth; conventionally denotes the number one
noun (feminine) - netra – eye; conventionally denotes the number two
noun (neuter)
Derived from root `nī`.
Root: nī (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
रव्यादीनाम् (ravyādīnām) - of the Sun and others
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ravyādi
ravyādi - Sun and so on, starting with Sun
Compound of `ravi` (Sun) and `ādi` (beginning, et cetera).
Compound type : dvandva (ravi+ādi)
- ravi – Sun
proper noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
noun (masculine)
Note: Possessive, indicating to whom the dasha years belong.
दशासमाः (daśāsamāḥ) - dasha years, durations of planetary periods
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of daśāsamā
daśāsamā - years of a planetary period, dasha duration
Compound of `daśā` (planetary period) and `samā` (year).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśā+samā)
- daśā – planetary period, state
noun (feminine) - samā – year, season
noun (feminine)
Note: Predicate nominative for the numerical terms.