बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-82, verse-8
नासाग्रे लाञ्छने रक्तं राजपत्न्याः प्रजायते ।
कृष्णवर्णं तु यस्याः सा पुंश्चलि विधवाऽथ वा ॥८॥
कृष्णवर्णं तु यस्याः सा पुंश्चलि विधवाऽथ वा ॥८॥
8. nāsāgre lāñchane raktaṃ rājapatnyāḥ prajāyate .
kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ tu yasyāḥ sā puṃścali vidhavā'tha vā.
kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ tu yasyāḥ sā puṃścali vidhavā'tha vā.
8.
nāsāgre lāñchane raktam rājapatnyāḥ prajāyate
kṛṣṇavarṇam tu yasyāḥ sā puṃścali vidhavā atha vā
kṛṣṇavarṇam tu yasyāḥ sā puṃścali vidhavā atha vā
8.
A red mark (lañchana) on the tip of the nose indicates that she will become a queen. However, if that mark is black, she will be a harlot or a widow.
Words meanings summery:
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- नासाग्रे (nāsāgre) - on the tip of the nose
- लाञ्छने (lāñchane) - on the mark, in the sign
- रक्तम् (raktam) - red, colored
- राजपत्न्याः (rājapatnyāḥ) - of a king's wife, of a queen
- प्रजायते (prajāyate) - it is born, it arises, it occurs, she is born
- कृष्णवर्णम् (kṛṣṇavarṇam) - black-colored, dark-colored
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
- यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of whom, whose
- सा (sā) - she
- पुंश्चलि (puṁścali) - harlot, unchaste woman, loose woman
- विधवा (vidhavā) - widow
- अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, or
- वा (vā) - or, either...or
Words meanings and morphology
नासाग्रे (nāsāgre) - on the tip of the nose
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nāsāgra
nāsāgra - tip of the nose
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāsā+agra)
- nāsā – nose
noun (feminine) - agra – tip, front, point
noun (neuter)
लाञ्छने (lāñchane) - on the mark, in the sign
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of lāñchana
lāñchana - mark, sign, characteristic, mole
रक्तम् (raktam) - red, colored
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rakta
rakta - red, dyed, colored, passionate, beloved
Past Passive Participle
Root: rañj (class 1)
Note: Used here in neuter nominative singular, possibly referring to an implied 'lāñchanam' or general quality of 'redness'.
राजपत्न्याः (rājapatnyāḥ) - of a king's wife, of a queen
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of rājapatnī
rājapatnī - queen, king's wife
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+patnī)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine) - patnī – wife
noun (feminine)
प्रजायते (prajāyate) - it is born, it arises, it occurs, she is born
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-jan
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
कृष्णवर्णम् (kṛṣṇavarṇam) - black-colored, dark-colored
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇavarṇa
kṛṣṇavarṇa - black color, dark complexion, black-colored
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+varṇa)
- kṛṣṇa – black, dark
adjective (masculine) - varṇa – color, hue, class, caste, letter
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of whom, whose
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
सा (sā) - she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, her, it
पुंश्चलि (puṁścali) - harlot, unchaste woman, loose woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṃścalī
puṁścalī - harlot, adulteress, unchaste woman
विधवा (vidhavā) - widow
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidhavā
vidhavā - widow, husbandless woman
अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, or
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or, either...or
(indeclinable)