बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-79, verse-11

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बहवो जन्मकाले चेत् प्रव्रज्याकारका ग्रहाः ।
बलतुल्यास्तदा तत्र प्रव्रज्या कतमा भवेत् ॥११॥

11. bahavo janmakāle cet pravrajyākārakā grahāḥ .
balatulyāstadā tatra pravrajyā katamā bhavet.

11. bahavaḥ janmakāle cet pravrajyākārakāḥ grahāḥ
balatulyāḥ tadā tatra pravrajyā katamā bhavet

11. If, at the time of birth, there are many planets signifying renunciation (pravrajyā) and they are all of equal strength, then what kind of renunciation (pravrajyā) would one experience?

Words meanings summery:

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बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous)

जन्मकाले (janmakāle) - at the time of birth (at the time of birth, at birth)

चेत् (cet) - if (if, supposing that)

प्रव्रज्याकारकाः (pravrajyākārakāḥ) - planets signifying renunciation (pravrajyā) (significators of renunciation)

ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets (planets, seizers)

बलतुल्याः (balatulyāḥ) - of equal strength (equal in strength, having equal power)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

तत्र (tatra) - in that case (there, in that, in that case)

प्रव्रज्या (pravrajyā) - renunciation (pravrajyā) (renunciation, asceticism, monastic life)

कतमा (katamā) - what kind (of renunciation) (which one, of what kind, which of many)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should occur (may be, should be, becomes)

Words meanings and morphology

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

जन्मकाले (janmakāle) - at the time of birth (at the time of birth, at birth)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janmakāla

janmakāla - time of birth, nativity

Compound of `janma` (birth) + `kāla` (time).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janma+kāla)

janma – birth, production, origin
noun (neuter)
From root `√jan` (to be born).
Root: √jan (class 4)
kāla – time, period, season
noun (masculine)

Note: Specifies the temporal context.

चेत् (cet) - if (if, supposing that)

(indeclinable)

प्रव्रज्याकारकाः (pravrajyākārakāḥ) - planets signifying renunciation (pravrajyā) (significators of renunciation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravrajyākāraka

pravrajyākāraka - one who causes or signifies renunciation

Compound of `pravrajyā` (renunciation) + `kāraka` (causer, significator).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pravrajyā+kāraka)

pravrajyā – renunciation, going forth, asceticism
noun (feminine)
From prefix `pra` + root `√vraj`.
Prefix: pra
Root: √vraj (class 1)
kāraka – doer, agent, causer, significator (in astrology)
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
From root `√kṛ` (to do) with suffix `aka`.
Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective modifying `grahāḥ`.

ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets (planets, seizers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of graha

graha - planet, celestial body, one who seizes/grasps

From root `√grah` (to seize, grasp).

Root: √grah (class 9)

Note: Subject of the 'if' clause.

बलतुल्याः (balatulyāḥ) - of equal strength (equal in strength, having equal power)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balatulya

balatulya - equal in strength, equally powerful

Compound of `bala` (strength) + `tulya` (equal).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+tulya)

bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter)
tulya – equal, similar, comparable
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
From root `√tul` (to weigh, compare).
Root: √tul (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective for `grahāḥ`.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Correlative to `yadi/cet`.

तत्र (tatra) - in that case (there, in that, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tad` (that) + suffix `tra`.

प्रव्रज्या (pravrajyā) - renunciation (pravrajyā) (renunciation, asceticism, monastic life)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravrajyā

pravrajyā - going forth, renunciation, asceticism, monastic life, wandering life

From prefix `pra` + root `√vraj` (to go, to wander).