बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-96, verse-2

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अत्यल्पे वाऽधिके काले प्रसवो यदि जायते ।
हीनाङ्गोवाऽधिकाङ्गो वा विशिरा द्विशिरास्तथा ॥२॥

2. atyalpe vā'dhike kāle prasavo yadi jāyate .
hīnāṅgovā'dhikāṅgo vā viśirā dviśirāstathā.

2. atyalpe vā adhike kāle prasavaḥ yadi jāyate
hīnāṅgaḥ vā adhikāṅgaḥ vā viśirāḥ dviśirāḥ tathā

2. If birth occurs either too early or too late, or if the newborn has deficient limbs, or excessive limbs, or is headless, or two-headed, and so on (similarly, such abnormalities)...

Words meanings summery:

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अत्यल्पे (atyalpe) - in a too short period (of gestation) (in too little, in too short)

वा (vā) - or, either

अधिके (adhike) - in a too long period (of gestation) (in excessive, in too much)

काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

प्रसवः (prasavaḥ) - birth, delivery

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

जायते (jāyate) - is born, occurs, happens

हीनाङ्गः (hīnāṅgaḥ) - deficient in limbs, malformed

वा (vā) - or, either

अधिकाङ्गः (adhikāṅgaḥ) - having excessive limbs, extra-limbed

वा (vā) - or, either

विशिराः (viśirāḥ) - headless, without a head

द्विशिराः (dviśirāḥ) - two-headed

तथा (tathā) - likewise, thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यल्पे (atyalpe) - in a too short period (of gestation) (in too little, in too short)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of atyalpa

atyalpa - very little, too little, too short, too few

compound of ati and alpa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+alpa)

ati – over, beyond, exceeding, too much
indeclinable
alpa – little, small, few, short
adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kāle'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अधिके (adhike) - in a too long period (of gestation) (in excessive, in too much)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - excessive, abundant, additional, more

from adhi-√i (to go over) or adhi-√kañ

Note: Agrees with 'kāle'.

काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, suitable time

Note: Forms part of a locative absolute construction.

प्रसवः (prasavaḥ) - birth, delivery

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasava

prasava - birth, delivery, progeny, fruit, flower

from pra-√sū (to bring forth, generate)

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'jāyate'.

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, occurs, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √jan

present tense, third person singular

from √jan, 4th class, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: jan (class 4)

हीनाङ्गः (hīnāṅgaḥ) - deficient in limbs, malformed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hīnāṅga

hīnāṅga - deficient in limbs, maimed, crippled, having defective parts

compound of hīna and aṅga

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+aṅga)

hīna – deficient, lacking, abandoned, left behind, low
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from √hā (to abandon, leave)
Root: hā (class 3)
aṅga – limb, body part, constituent part, member
noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the newborn.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अधिकाङ्गः (adhikāṅgaḥ) - having excessive limbs, extra-limbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhikāṅga

adhikāṅga - having excessive limbs or parts, supernumerary

compound of adhika and aṅga

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adhika+aṅga)