बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-92, verse-8

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काञ्चनं लग्नगण्डान्ते दद्यात्तद्दोषप्रशान्तये ।
आद्यभागे प्रजातस्य पितुश्चाप्यभिषेचनम् ॥८॥

8. kāñcanaṃ lagnagaṇḍānte dadyāttaddoṣapraśāntaye .
ādyabhāge prajātasya pituścāpyabhiṣecanam.

8. kāñcanam lagnagaṇḍānte dadyāt taddoṣapraśāntaye
ādyabhāge prajātasya pituḥ ca api abhiṣecanam

8. One should donate gold at the end of the `lagna-gaṇḍānta` (the transitional period between a zodiac sign and a lunar mansion) for the pacification of its associated faults. Furthermore, if a child is born during the first part of this period, a purificatory bath should be performed for both the child and the father.

Words meanings summery:

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काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold (as a donation) (gold, golden)

लग्नगण्डान्ते (lagnagaṇḍānte) - at the end of the astrological transition point (lagna-gaṇḍa) (at the end of a Lagna-gaṇḍa period)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give/donate

तद्दोषप्रशान्तये (taddoṣapraśāntaye) - for the pacification of the defect associated with the lagna-gaṇḍa (for the pacification of that fault/defect)

आद्यभागे (ādyabhāge) - in the first part of the lagna-gaṇḍānta period (in the first part/division)

प्रजातस्य (prajātasya) - of the born child (of the born one, of the child)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

च (ca) - and

अपि (api) - also, even

अभिषेचनम् (abhiṣecanam) - ablution, purificatory bath

Words meanings and morphology

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold (as a donation) (gold, golden)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold; golden; made of gold

लग्नगण्डान्ते (lagnagaṇḍānte) - at the end of the astrological transition point (lagna-gaṇḍa) (at the end of a Lagna-gaṇḍa period)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of lagnagaṇḍānta

lagnagaṇḍānta - the end of a Lagna-gaṇḍa (a critical juncture in astrology)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lagna+gaṇḍa+anta)

lagna – ascendant; zodiac sign; point of contact
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √lag (to attach, cling)
Root: lag (class 1)
gaṇḍa – cheek; knot; joint; a period of distress or danger
noun (masculine)
anta – end; boundary; conclusion
noun (masculine)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give/donate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

तद्दोषप्रशान्तये (taddoṣapraśāntaye) - for the pacification of the defect associated with the lagna-gaṇḍa (for the pacification of that fault/defect)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of taddoṣapraśānti

taddoṣapraśānti - pacification of that fault/defect

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+doṣa+praśānti)

tat – that, he, she, it
pronoun (neuter)
doṣa – fault, defect, vice, blemish
noun (masculine)
Root: duṣ (class 4)
praśānti – peace, tranquility, cessation, pacification
noun (feminine)
Derived from pra-√śam (to be calm, to cease)
Prefix: pra
Root: śam (class 4)

आद्यभागे (ādyabhāge) - in the first part of the lagna-gaṇḍānta period (in the first part/division)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādyabhāga

ādyabhāga - first part, initial division

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādya+bhāga)

ādya – first, initial, principal
adjective (masculine)
Derived from ādi (beginning)
bhāga – part, share, division
noun (masculine)
Derived from √bhaj (to divide, share)
Root: bhaj (class 1)

प्रजातस्य (prajātasya) - of the born child (of the born one, of the child)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāta

prajāta - born, produced

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pra-√jan (to be born)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father