बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-46, verse-37

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मूलाज्जन्मर्क्षपर्यन्तं गणयेदष्टभिर्भजेत् ।
शेषाद्दशाधीपा ज्न्`एया अष्टौ रव्यादयः क्रमात् ॥३७॥

37. mūlājjanmarkṣaparyantaṃ gaṇayedaṣṭabhirbhajet .
śeṣāddaśādhīpā jn`eyā aṣṭau ravyādayaḥ kramāt.

37. mūlāt janmarkṣaparyantam gaṇayet aṣṭabhiḥ bhajet
śeṣāt daśādhīpāḥ jñeyā aṣṭau ravyādayaḥ kramāt

37. One should count from the Mūla (root asterism) up to the birth star (janmarkṣa) and divide (the count) by eight. From the remainder (obtained), the eight lords of the Daśās, beginning with the Sun, are to be understood in proper sequence (kramāt).

Words meanings summery:

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मूलात् (mūlāt) - from the Mūla asterism (constellation) (from the root, from the beginning)

जन्मर्क्षपर्यन्तम् (janmarkṣaparyantam) - extending up to the birth star (janmarkṣa) (up to the birth star)

गणयेत् (gaṇayet) - one should count, he should count

अष्टभिः (aṣṭabhiḥ) - by eight

भजेत् (bhajet) - one should divide, he should divide

शेषात् (śeṣāt) - from the remainder

दशाधीपाः (daśādhīpāḥ) - lords of daśās, period lords

ज्ञेया (jñeyā) - to be known, understood

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

रव्यादयः (ravyādayaḥ) - beginning with the Sun, Sun and others

क्रमात् (kramāt) - in order, successively

Words meanings and morphology

मूलात् (mūlāt) - from the Mūla asterism (constellation) (from the root, from the beginning)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, basis, beginning, origin, the Mūla nakṣatra

जन्मर्क्षपर्यन्तम् (janmarkṣaparyantam) - extending up to the birth star (janmarkṣa) (up to the birth star)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janmarkṣa+paryanta)

janmarkṣa – birth star/asterism
noun (neuter)
paryanta – ending, boundary, up to
adjective (masculine)

Note: Accusative case used adverbially.

गणयेत् (gaṇayet) - one should count, he should count

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gaṇ

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

अष्टभिः (aṣṭabhiḥ) - by eight

(numeral)

भजेत् (bhajet) - one should divide, he should divide

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

शेषात् (śeṣāt) - from the remainder

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, residue, end

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

दशाधीपाः (daśādhīpāḥ) - lords of daśās, period lords

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśādhīpa

daśādhīpa - lord of a daśā (planetary period)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśā+adhīpa)

daśā – planetary period, state, condition
noun (feminine)
adhīpa – lord, master, sovereign
noun (masculine)
Prefix: adhi
Root: īś (class 2)

ज्ञेया (jñeyā) - to be known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jñeya

jñeya - knowable, to be known, intelligible

gerundive

Potential passive participle from root jñā-

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The form `jñeyā` (feminine plural) appears here, but `daśādhīpāḥ` and `ravyādayaḥ` (masculine plural) are the explicit nouns. It could implicitly refer to 'daśāḥ' (the periods, feminine plural) or be a less common agreement.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

रव्यादयः (ravyādayaḥ) - beginning with the Sun, Sun and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ravyādi

ravyādi - Sun and so forth, beginning with the Sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ravi+ādi)