बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-84, verse-2

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ग्रहा सूर्यादयः पूर्वं मया प्रोक्ता द्विजोत्तम ।
जगत्यां सर्वजन्तूनां तदधीनं सुखाऽसुखम् ॥२॥

2. grahā sūryādayaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā proktā dvijottama .
jagatyāṃ sarvajantūnāṃ tadadhīnaṃ sukhā'sukham.

2. grahāḥ sūryādayaḥ pūrvam mayā proktāḥ dvijottama
jagatyām sarvajantūnām tadadhīnam sukham asukham

2. O best among the twice-born (dvijottama), I have previously described the planets, beginning with the Sun (Sūrya). In this world, the happiness and misery of all living beings are dependent on them.

Words meanings summery:

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ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - the planets

सूर्यादयः (sūryādayaḥ) - the planets, with the Sun (Sūrya) as the first/chief among them (beginning with the Sun, etc. the Sun)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

मया (mayā) - by me

प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - have been described/explained (said, declared, spoken)

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among Brahmins (addressing the interlocutor, Maitreya) (O best among the twice-born, O excellent Brahmin)

जगत्याम् (jagatyām) - in the world, on the earth

सर्वजन्तूनाम् (sarvajantūnām) - of all living beings, of all creatures

तदधीनम् (tadadhīnam) - dependent on the planets (dependent on them, subject to them)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, ease

असुखम् (asukham) - unhappiness, misery, sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - the planets

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of graha

graha - planet, seizing, grasping, demon

Action noun from root 'grah'

Root: grah (class 9)

सूर्यादयः (sūryādayaḥ) - the planets, with the Sun (Sūrya) as the first/chief among them (beginning with the Sun, etc. the Sun)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūryādi

sūryādi - beginning with the Sun, Sun and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+ādi)

sūrya – the Sun (Sūrya), the solar deity
proper noun (masculine)
ādi – beginning, commencement, etcetera, and so on
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'grahāḥ'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - have been described/explained (said, declared, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - said, declared, told, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vac' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'grahāḥ' and 'sūryādayaḥ'.

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among Brahmins (addressing the interlocutor, Maitreya) (O best among the twice-born, O excellent Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born (dvijottama), excellent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

dvija – twice-born (dvija), Brahmin, bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
Compound 'dvi' (two) + 'ja' (born)
uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
adjective

जगत्याम् (jagatyām) - in the world, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jagatī

jagatī - earth, world, moving, living beings

Derived from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वजन्तूनाम् (sarvajantūnām) - of all living beings, of all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvajantu

sarvajantu - all living beings, all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+jantu)

sarva – all, every, whole
adjective
jantu – living being, creature, animal
noun (masculine)
Action noun from root 'jan'
Root: jan (class 4)

तदधीनम् (tadadhīnam) - dependent on the planets (dependent on them, subject to them)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tadadhīna

tadadhīna - dependent on that/them, subject to that/them

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+adhīna)

tad – that, those, he, she, it
pronoun
adhīna – dependent, subject to, submissive
adjective
Derived from root 'ī' (to go) with prefix 'adhi'
Prefix: adhi
Root: ī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sukham' and 'asukham'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, ease

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, ease

असुखम् (asukham) - unhappiness, misery, sorrow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asukha

asukha - unhappiness, sorrow, misery, difficulty

Compound of negation 'a' and 'sukha'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sukha)