बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-71, verse-3
द्विवर्षं पञ्चरेखासु षड्रेखासु चतुःसमा ।
षड्वर्षं सप्तरेखासु वसवोऽष्टासु वत्सराः ॥३॥
षड्वर्षं सप्तरेखासु वसवोऽष्टासु वत्सराः ॥३॥
3. dvivarṣaṃ pañcarekhāsu ṣaḍrekhāsu catuḥsamā .
ṣaḍvarṣaṃ saptarekhāsu vasavo'ṣṭāsu vatsarāḥ.
ṣaḍvarṣaṃ saptarekhāsu vasavo'ṣṭāsu vatsarāḥ.
3.
dvi-varṣam pañca-rekhāsu ṣaḍ-rekhāsu catuḥ-samā |
ṣaḍ-varṣam sapta-rekhāsu vasavaḥ aṣṭāsu vatsarāḥ
ṣaḍ-varṣam sapta-rekhāsu vasavaḥ aṣṭāsu vatsarāḥ
3.
Two years are for positions with five auspicious points. For six points, four years are allotted. Six years are given for seven points, and eight years (the number of Vasus) for eight auspicious points.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्वि-वर्षम् (dvi-varṣam) - two years
- पञ्च-रेखासु (pañca-rekhāsu) - in positions with five auspicious points (bindus) in Aṣṭavarga (in positions with five lines/points)
- षड्-रेखासु (ṣaḍ-rekhāsu) - in positions with six auspicious points (bindus) in Aṣṭavarga (in positions with six lines/points)
- चतुः-समा (catuḥ-samā) - four years
- षड्-वर्षम् (ṣaḍ-varṣam) - six years
- सप्त-रेखासु (sapta-rekhāsu) - in positions with seven auspicious points (bindus) in Aṣṭavarga (in positions with seven lines/points)
- वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus (a group of eight deities), here indicating the number eight (Vasus (a class of deities), eight)
- अष्टासु (aṣṭāsu) - in eight (auspicious points) (in eight)
- वत्सराः (vatsarāḥ) - years
Words meanings and morphology
द्वि-वर्षम् (dvi-varṣam) - two years
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dvivarṣa
dvivarṣa - two years
Compound type : dvigu (dvi+varṣa)
- dvi – two
numeral - varṣa – year, rain
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate here.
पञ्च-रेखासु (pañca-rekhāsu) - in positions with five auspicious points (bindus) in Aṣṭavarga (in positions with five lines/points)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of pañcarekhā
pañcarekhā - five lines, five auspicious points (in Aṣṭavarga)
Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+rekhā)
- pañcan – five
numeral - rekhā – a line, a mark, a point (in astrology)
noun (feminine)
from root likh (to scratch, to write)
Root: likh (class 6)
Note: Refers to a specific condition in the Aṣṭavarga system (5 bindus).
षड्-रेखासु (ṣaḍ-rekhāsu) - in positions with six auspicious points (bindus) in Aṣṭavarga (in positions with six lines/points)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of ṣaḍrekhā
ṣaḍrekhā - six lines, six auspicious points (in Aṣṭavarga)
Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+rekhā)
- ṣaṣ – six
numeral - rekhā – a line, a mark, a point (in astrology)
noun (feminine)
from root likh (to scratch, to write)
Root: likh (class 6)
Note: Refers to a specific condition in the Aṣṭavarga system (6 bindus).
चतुः-समा (catuḥ-samā) - four years
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of catussamā
catussamā - four years
Compound type : dvigu (catur+samā)
- catur – four
numeral - samā – year, season
noun (feminine)
Note: Functions as a predicate here.
षड्-वर्षम् (ṣaḍ-varṣam) - six years
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ṣaḍvarṣa
ṣaḍvarṣa - six years
Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+varṣa)
- ṣaṣ – six
numeral - varṣa – year, rain
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate here.
सप्त-रेखासु (sapta-rekhāsu) - in positions with seven auspicious points (bindus) in Aṣṭavarga (in positions with seven lines/points)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of saptarekhā
saptarekhā - seven lines, seven auspicious points (in Aṣṭavarga)
Compound type : dvigu (saptan+rekhā)
- saptan – seven
numeral - rekhā – a line, a mark, a point (in astrology)
noun (feminine)
from root likh (to scratch, to write)
Root: likh (class 6)
Note: Refers to a specific condition in the Aṣṭavarga system (7 bindus).
वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus (a group of eight deities), here indicating the number eight (Vasus (a class of deities), eight)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vasu
vasu - a class of deities (eight in number), wealth, good
Root: vas (class 1)
अष्टासु (aṣṭāsu) - in eight (auspicious points) (in eight)
(numeral)
वत्सराः (vatsarāḥ) - years
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vatsara
vatsara - year
Note: Functions as a predicate here, explicitly stating 'years'.