बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-78, verse-8
मासो दृकाणपूर्वार्धेर्पूर्वोऽन्यस्तु परार्धके ।
अनुपातात् तिथिर्ज्ञेया भास्करांशसमा द्विज ॥८॥
अनुपातात् तिथिर्ज्ञेया भास्करांशसमा द्विज ॥८॥
8. māso dṛkāṇapūrvārdherpūrvo'nyastu parārdhake .
anupātāt tithirjñeyā bhāskarāṃśasamā dvija.
anupātāt tithirjñeyā bhāskarāṃśasamā dvija.
8.
māsaḥ dṛkāṇapūrvārdheḥ pūrvaḥ anyaḥ tu parārdhake
anupātāt tithiḥ jñeyā bhāskarāṃśasamā dvija
anupātāt tithiḥ jñeyā bhāskarāṃśasamā dvija
8.
O twice-born one (dvija), the month is designated as the former (part) when it is in the first half of a drekkana, and as the other (part) when it is in the latter half. The lunar day (tithi) should be determined proportionally, corresponding to the Sun's divisional portion.
Words meanings summery:
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- मासः (māsaḥ) - month
- दृकाणपूर्वार्धेः (dṛkāṇapūrvārdheḥ) - in the first half of the decanate (a division of 10 degrees in a zodiacal sign) (of the first half of the decanate; from the first half of the decanate)
- पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - former, preceding, prior
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another
- तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however
- परार्धके (parārdhake) - in the latter half; in the other half
- अनुपातात् (anupātāt) - by proportion, proportionally, by analogy
- तिथिः (tithiḥ) - lunar day
- ज्ञेया (jñeyā) - should be known/determined (to be known, comprehensible, ascertainable)
- भास्करांशसमा (bhāskarāṁśasamā) - equal to the Sun's portion/degree
- द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born one, O Brahmin
Words meanings and morphology
मासः (māsaḥ) - month
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month; moon
दृकाणपूर्वार्धेः (dṛkāṇapūrvārdheḥ) - in the first half of the decanate (a division of 10 degrees in a zodiacal sign) (of the first half of the decanate; from the first half of the decanate)
(noun)
neuter, singular of dṛkāṇapūrvārdha
dṛkāṇapūrvārdha - the first half of a decanate
Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛkāṇa+pūrvārdha)
- dṛkāṇa – decanate; a division of 10 degrees in a zodiacal sign
noun (neuter) - pūrvārdha – first half
noun (neuter)
Note: The genitive/ablative case here functions to denote location ('in the first half').
पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - former, preceding, prior
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrva
pūrva - former, previous, prior, eastern
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
परार्धके (parārdhake) - in the latter half; in the other half
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of parārdhaka
parārdhaka - the latter half, the other half
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+ardhaka)
- para – other, supreme, later, opposite
adjective (masculine) - ardhaka – half, a small part
noun (neuter)
अनुपातात् (anupātāt) - by proportion, proportionally, by analogy
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of anupāta
anupāta - proportion, analogy, ratio
तिथिः (tithiḥ) - lunar day
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tithi
tithi - lunar day; a period of time (approximately 1/30th of a lunar month)
ज्ञेया (jñeyā) - should be known/determined (to be known, comprehensible, ascertainable)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jñeya
jñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible
Gerundive
Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -eya
Root: jñā (class 9)
भास्करांशसमा (bhāskarāṁśasamā) - equal to the Sun's portion/degree
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāskarāṃśasama
bhāskarāṁśasama - equal to the Sun's part/degree
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāskarāṃśa+sama)
- bhāskarāṃśa – Sun's part/portion/degree
noun (masculine) - sama – equal, same, like
adjective (masculine)
द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born one, O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya); a bird; a tooth
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two
numeral - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun / Adjective
Derived from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)