बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-8, verse-7
प्राचि मीषवृषौ लेख्यौ कर्कसिंहौ तथोत्तरे ।
तुलाऽली पश्चिमे विप्र मृगकुम्भौ च दक्षिणे ॥७॥
तुलाऽली पश्चिमे विप्र मृगकुम्भौ च दक्षिणे ॥७॥
7. prāci mīṣavṛṣau lekhyau karkasiṃhau tathottare .
tulā'lī paścime vipra mṛgakumbhau ca dakṣiṇe.
tulā'lī paścime vipra mṛgakumbhau ca dakṣiṇe.
7.
prāci meṣavṛṣau lekhyau karkasiṃhau tathā uttare
tulā alī paścime vipra mṛgakumbhau ca dakṣiṇe
tulā alī paścime vipra mṛgakumbhau ca dakṣiṇe
7.
O Brahmin, Aries and Taurus should be inscribed in the East, Cancer and Leo likewise in the North, Libra and Scorpio in the West, and Capricorn and Aquarius in the South.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राचि (prāci) - in the East, eastern direction
- मेषवृषौ (meṣavṛṣau) - Aries and Taurus
- लेख्यौ (lekhyau) - should be written, should be inscribed
- कर्कसिंहौ (karkasiṁhau) - Cancer and Leo
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus
- उत्तरे (uttare) - in the North, northern direction
- तुला (tulā) - Libra
- अली (alī) - Scorpio (zodiac sign)
- पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the West, western direction
- विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin
- मृगकुम्भौ (mṛgakumbhau) - Capricorn and Aquarius
- च (ca) - and
- दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the South, southern direction
Words meanings and morphology
प्राचि (prāci) - in the East, eastern direction
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of prāc
prāc - eastern, east
मेषवृषौ (meṣavṛṣau) - Aries and Taurus
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of meṣavṛṣa
meṣavṛṣa - Aries and Taurus (zodiac signs)
Compound type : dvandva (meṣa+vṛṣa)
- meṣa – ram, Aries
noun (masculine) - vṛṣa – bull, Taurus
noun (masculine)
लेख्यौ (lekhyau) - should be written, should be inscribed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of lekhya
lekhya - to be written, suitable for writing, to be drawn
Gerundive
Root: likh (class 6)
कर्कसिंहौ (karkasiṁhau) - Cancer and Leo
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of karkasiṃha
karkasiṁha - Cancer and Leo (zodiac signs)
Compound type : dvandva (karka+siṃha)
- karka – crab, Cancer
noun (masculine) - siṃha – lion, Leo
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus
(indeclinable)
उत्तरे (uttare) - in the North, northern direction
(adjective)
Locative, singular of uttara
uttara - northern, north, upper, later
Note: Used here as an adverbial locative for 'in the north'.
तुला (tulā) - Libra
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tulā
tulā - balance, scales, Libra (zodiac sign)
अली (alī) - Scorpio (zodiac sign)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ali
ali - scorpion, bee, Scorpio (zodiac sign)
Note: Although `tulā` is singular, `alī` is dual, together referring to the two zodiac signs Libra and Scorpio.
पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the West, western direction
(adjective)
Locative, singular of paścima
paścima - western, west, hindmost
Note: Used here as an adverbial locative for 'in the west'.
विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, learned, inspired
मृगकुम्भौ (mṛgakumbhau) - Capricorn and Aquarius
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mṛgakumbha
mṛgakumbha - Capricorn and Aquarius (zodiac signs)
Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+kumbha)
- mṛga – deer, antelope, Capricorn
noun (masculine) - kumbha – pot, pitcher, Aquarius
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the South, southern direction
(adjective)
Locative, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - southern, south, right
Note: Used here as an adverbial locative for 'in the south'.