बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-6, verse-17

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अथ विंशतिभागानामधिपा ब्रह्मणोदिताः ।
क्रियाच्चरे स्थिरे चापान् मृगुन्द्राद् द्विस्वभावके ॥१७॥

17. atha viṃśatibhāgānāmadhipā brahmaṇoditāḥ .
kriyāccare sthire cāpān mṛgundrād dvisvabhāvake.

17. atha viṃśatibhāgānām adhipāḥ brahmaṇā uditāḥ
kriyāt care sthire ca apān mṛgundrāt dvisvabhāvake

17. Now, the lords of the twenty divisions (Vimshāmsha) have been declared by Brahmā (brahman). In movable signs, (the starting point is) from Aries (kriyā). In fixed signs, (it is) from water signs and from Leo (mṛgundra). In dual-natured signs...

Words meanings summery:

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अथ (atha) - now, introducing a new topic (now, then, moreover)

विंशतिभागानाम् (viṁśatibhāgānām) - of the twenty divisions (Vimshāmsha) (of the twenty divisions)

अधिपाः (adhipāḥ) - the presiding deities or lords (lords, rulers, masters)

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by the deity Brahmā (brahman) (by Brahmā)

उदिताः (uditāḥ) - declared, taught (declared, spoken, risen)

क्रियात् (kriyāt) - from Aries (kriyā) (the first zodiac sign) (from action, from Aries)

चरे (care) - in movable signs (zodiac signs like Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) (in a movable, in a moving)

स्थिरे (sthire) - in fixed signs (zodiac signs like Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) (in a fixed, in a stable)

च (ca) - and

अपान् (apān) - from water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces), as a possible starting point for Vimshāmsha divisions for fixed signs. (from waters, from water (signs))

मृगुन्द्रात् (mṛgundrāt) - from Leo (mṛgundra) (the zodiac sign) (from a lion, from the lord of animals, from Leo)

द्विस्वभावके (dvisvabhāvake) - in dual-natured signs (zodiac signs like Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) (in a dual-natured, in a ambivalent)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, introducing a new topic (now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

विंशतिभागानाम् (viṁśatibhāgānām) - of the twenty divisions (Vimshāmsha) (of the twenty divisions)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viṃśatibhāga

viṁśatibhāga - a twentieth part, twenty divisions

Compound type : tatpurusha (viṃśati+bhāga)

viṃśati – twenty
numeral (feminine)
bhāga – share, portion, division
noun (masculine)
Root: bhaj (class 1)

अधिपाः (adhipāḥ) - the presiding deities or lords (lords, rulers, masters)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhipa

adhipa - lord, ruler, master

Prefix: adhi

Root: pā (class 2)

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by the deity Brahmā (brahman) (by Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Lord Brahmā (the creator deity), a Brahmin, the Absolute (brahman)

Note: Refers to the creator deity Brahmā.

उदिताः (uditāḥ) - declared, taught (declared, spoken, risen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udita

udita - declared, said, spoken, risen, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vad (to speak) with upasarga ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: vad (class 1)

क्रियात् (kriyāt) - from Aries (kriyā) (the first zodiac sign) (from action, from Aries)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, rite, Aries (zodiac sign)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Aries, the starting point for Vimshāmsha calculation in movable signs.

चरे (care) - in movable signs (zodiac signs like Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) (in a movable, in a moving)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of cara

cara - moving, movable, a movable sign (in astrology)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used here for cara rāśi or movable zodiac signs.

स्थिरे (sthire) - in fixed signs (zodiac signs like Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) (in a fixed, in a stable)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - fixed, stable, immovable, a fixed sign (in astrology)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here for sthira rāśi or fixed zodiac signs.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपान् (apān) - from water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces), as a possible starting point for Vimshāmsha divisions for fixed signs. (from waters, from water (signs))

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Note: An unusual instruction for Vimshāmsha starting points for fixed signs, possibly a textual variant or specific astrological rule. Standard texts usually refer to Sagittarius (cāpataḥ) for dual signs here.

मृगुन्द्रात् (mṛgundrāt) - from Leo (mṛgundra) (the zodiac sign) (from a lion, from the lord of animals, from Leo)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mṛgundra

mṛgundra - lion, lord of animals, Leo (zodiac sign)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+indra)