बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-74, verse-4

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एककेन्द्रोद्भवं रम्यं लिखेद् वृत्तत्रयं द्विज ।
द्वादशारं च तत् कुर्याद् भवेदेवं सुदर्शनम् ॥४॥

4. ekakendrodbhavaṃ ramyaṃ likhed vṛttatrayaṃ dvija .
dvādaśāraṃ ca tat kuryād bhavedevaṃ sudarśanam.

4. ekakendrodbhavam ramyam likhet vṛttatrayam dvija
dvādaśāram ca tat kuryāt bhavet evam sudarśanam

4. O twice-born (dvija), one should draw three beautiful circles originating from a single center. And one should make that (diagram) with twelve spokes; in this way, it becomes the Sudarśana (cakra).

Words meanings summery:

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एककेन्द्रोद्भवम् (ekakendrodbhavam) - originating from one central point (describing the circles) (arising from a single center)

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (circles) (beautiful, delightful, pleasing)

लिखेत् (likhet) - one should draw (one should write/draw)

वृत्तत्रयम् (vṛttatrayam) - three circles (to be drawn) (a trio of circles, three circles)

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (referring to the astrologer, often a Brahmin) (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake)

द्वादशारम् (dvādaśāram) - having twelve divisions (referring to the Sudarśana cakra) (having twelve spokes/divisions)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

तत् (tat) - that (diagram) (that, it)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should make (the diagram) (one should do/make)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it becomes (it would be, it should be, it becomes)

एवम् (evam) - in this way, thus (thus, in this manner, so)

सुदर्शनम् (sudarśanam) - the Sudarśana (cakra) (Sudarshana (the wheel))

Words meanings and morphology

एककेन्द्रोद्भवम् (ekakendrodbhavam) - originating from one central point (describing the circles) (arising from a single center)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekakendrodbhava

ekakendrodbhava - born from one center, having a single source

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (eka+kendra+udbhava)

eka – one, single
numeral
kendra – center, pivot
noun (neuter)
udbhava – origin, birth, arising from
noun (masculine)
Formed from `ud` + `bhū` (to arise) + `a` suffix.
Prefix: ud
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies `vṛttatrayam`.

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (circles) (beautiful, delightful, pleasing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming, enjoyable

Gerundive

Formed from root `ram` (to delight) with suffix `yat`.

Root: ram (class 1)

लिखेत् (likhet) - one should draw (one should write/draw)

(verb)

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

Optative active, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root `likh`, 6th class.

Root: likh (class 6)

वृत्तत्रयम् (vṛttatrayam) - three circles (to be drawn) (a trio of circles, three circles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛttatraya

vṛttatraya - a trio of circles, three circles

Compound

Compound type : Dvigu (vṛtta+traya)

vṛtta – circle, round, happened
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root `vṛt` (to turn, exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
traya – a trio, group of three
noun (neuter)
Suffix `ya` added to `tri` (three)

Note: Direct object of `likhet`.

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (referring to the astrologer, often a Brahmin) (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth, snake

Compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)