बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-84, verse-5
पूर्वोक्तैः स्वस्ववर्णैर्वा पटे लेख्या द्विजोत्तमैः ।
स्वस्वोक्तदिग्विभागेषु गन्द्याद्यैर्मण्डनेषु वा ॥५॥
स्वस्वोक्तदिग्विभागेषु गन्द्याद्यैर्मण्डनेषु वा ॥५॥
5. pūrvoktaiḥ svasvavarṇairvā paṭe lekhyā dvijottamaiḥ .
svasvoktadigvibhāgeṣu gandyādyairmaṇḍaneṣu vā.
svasvoktadigvibhāgeṣu gandyādyairmaṇḍaneṣu vā.
5.
pūrvoktaiḥ svasvavarṇaiḥ vā paṭe lekhyā dvijottamaiḥ
svasvoktadigvibhāgeṣu gandhādyaiḥ maṇḍaneṣu vā
svasvoktadigvibhāgeṣu gandhādyaiḥ maṇḍaneṣu vā
5.
Alternatively, these (planets) should be drawn on a cloth by excellent twice-born (Brahmins) using their respective colors, or in their assigned directional divisions, with decorations made from perfumes and similar substances.
Words meanings summery:
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- पूर्वोक्तैः (pūrvoktaiḥ) - by the previously mentioned (materials/methods) (by the previously mentioned, by the afore-described)
- स्वस्ववर्णैः (svasvavarṇaiḥ) - by their respective colors (by their own respective colors)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
- पटे (paṭe) - on a cloth (on a cloth, in a cloth, for a cloth)
- लेख्या (lekhyā) - (images) should be drawn/depicted (to be drawn, to be written, a drawing (feminine singular))
- द्विजोत्तमैः (dvijottamaiḥ) - by the best of the twice-born (Brahmins) (by the best of the twice-born, by excellent Brahmins)
- स्वस्वोक्तदिग्विभागेषु (svasvoktadigvibhāgeṣu) - in their respectively stated directional divisions (in their own specified directional divisions, in their respective directions and sectors)
- गन्धाद्यैः (gandhādyaiḥ) - by substances like perfumes (by perfumes and other fragrant substances)
- मण्डनेषु (maṇḍaneṣu) - in decorations (in decorations, in ornaments, in adornments)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
Words meanings and morphology
पूर्वोक्तैः (pūrvoktaiḥ) - by the previously mentioned (materials/methods) (by the previously mentioned, by the afore-described)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrvokta
pūrvokta - previously said, afore-mentioned
Past Passive Participle
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ukta)
- pūrva – previous, former, prior
adjective (masculine) - ukta – said, spoken, mentioned
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √vac (to speak).
Root: √vac (class 2)
स्वस्ववर्णैः (svasvavarṇaiḥ) - by their respective colors (by their own respective colors)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of svasvavarṇa
svasvavarṇa - each one's own color, respective colors
Compound type : dvandva (svasva+varṇa)
- svasva – one's own, respective, each one's own
adjective (masculine)
Repetition of 'sva' for emphasis on 'respective'. - varṇa – color, caste, class, letter
noun (masculine)
Root: √vṛ (class 1)
वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
(indeclinable)
पटे (paṭe) - on a cloth (on a cloth, in a cloth, for a cloth)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of paṭa
paṭa - cloth, garment, canvas
लेख्या (lekhyā) - (images) should be drawn/depicted (to be drawn, to be written, a drawing (feminine singular))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lekhya
lekhya - to be written, to be drawn, fit to be written
Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)
Derived from root √likh (to write, draw) with suffix -ya.
Root: √likh (class 6)
Note: Although `lekhyā` is feminine singular, context suggests it refers to images (pratimāḥ, fem. pl.) or drawings (rekhāḥ, fem. pl.), or it is a loose agreement with the implied 'grahāḥ' (masc. pl.) where the gerundive is used in a general sense for 'what is to be drawn'.
द्विजोत्तमैः (dvijottamaiḥ) - by the best of the twice-born (Brahmins) (by the best of the twice-born, by excellent Brahmins)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvijottama
dvijottama - best of the twice-born (Brahmins), excellent Brahmin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)
- dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
noun (masculine) - uttama – best, highest, excellent, supreme
adjective (masculine)
स्वस्वोक्तदिग्विभागेषु (svasvoktadigvibhāgeṣu) - in their respectively stated directional divisions (in their own specified directional divisions, in their respective directions and sectors)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of svasvoktadigvibhāga
svasvoktadigvibhāga - each one's own stated directional division
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svasva+ukta+diś+vibhāga)
- svasva – one's own, respective, each one's own
adjective (masculine)
Repetition of 'sva' for emphasis on 'respective'. - ukta – said, spoken, mentioned
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √vac (to speak).
Root: √vac (class 2) - diś – direction, quarter, region
noun (feminine)
Root: √diś (class 6) - vibhāga – division, portion, part, share, distribution
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: √bhaj (class 1)
गन्धाद्यैः (gandhādyaiḥ) - by substances like perfumes (by perfumes and other fragrant substances)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandhādi
gandhādi - perfumes and other similar things
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+ādi)
- gandha – smell, fragrance, perfume
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
noun (masculine)
Note: The Devanagari has `गन्द्याद्यैः` (gandyādyaiḥ) which is likely a variant or error for `गन्धाद्यैः` (gandhādyaiḥ). Interpreted as `gandhādyaiḥ` for meaning.
मण्डनेषु (maṇḍaneṣu) - in decorations (in decorations, in ornaments, in adornments)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of maṇḍana
maṇḍana - decoration, ornament, adornment
Root: √maṇḍ (class 10)
वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
(indeclinable)