Brihat Jataka · Chapter 27
dreṣkāṇa svarūpa
द्रेष्काण स्वरूप
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All 36 verses
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kaṭyāṃ sita vastra veṣṭitaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śaktevābhirakṣitum |
raudraḥ paraśuṃ samudyat…
The first decanate of Aries is a man wearing a white cloth round his waist, black in colour (like Go…
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raktam ambarā bhūṣaṇa bhakṣya cintā kumbhākṛtirvāji mukhī tṛṣārtā |
ekena pādena…
The middle decanate of Aries is a woman clad in red, fond of jewels and eatables, like a water pot i…
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krūraḥ kalājñaḥ kapilaḥ kriyārthī bhagna vrato'bhyudya tadaṇḍa hastaḥ |
raktāni …
The third decanate of Aries is described as a man cruel in disposition, skilled in arts, of a reddis…
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kuñcita lūna kacā ghaṭadehādagdha paṭā tṛṣitāśana cittā |
ābharaṇānyabhivāñchati…
This is the figure of the first decanate of Taurus: A woman with her hair curled and cut, with a bod…
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kṣetradhānya gṛhadhenu kalājño lāṅgale sa śakaṭe kuśalaśca |
skandham udvahati g…
The second decanate of Taurus is represented by a man who is skilled in matters relating to wet land…
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dvipa sama kāyaḥ pāṇḍuradaṃṣṭraḥ śarabha samāṅghriḥ piṅgala mūrtiḥ |
avi mṛga lo…
The last decanate of Taurus is a man possessing a body like that of an elephant, with white teeth, w…
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sūcyāśrayaṃ samabhivāñchati karma nārī rūpānvitābharaṇa kārya kṛtādarā ca |
hīna…
The first decanate of Gemini is symbolised by a woman with raised hands. She is fond of needle work.…
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udyāna saṃsthaḥ kavacī dhanuṣmāñ chūro'stradhārī garuḍānānāśca |
krīḍātmajālaṃka…
The central decanate of Gemini is a man standing in a garden, clad in armour and armed with a bow; h…
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bhūṣito varuṇavad bahu ratno baddha tūṇa kavacaḥ sadhanuṣkaḥ |
nṛtta vādita kalā…
The last decanate of Gemini is a man decked in ornaments, rich in jewels, fastened with a mail coat …
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patra mūla phala bhṛd dvipa kāyaḥ kānane malayagaḥ śarabhāṅghriḥ |
kroḍa tulya v…
They describe the first decanate of Cancer as a man holding leaves, roots and fruits and having a bo…
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padmārcitā mūrdhani bhogi yuktā strī karka śāraṇya gatā virauti |
śākhāṃ palāśas…
The middle decanate of Cancer is represented by a woman with her head decorated by lotus flowers and…
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bhāryābharaṇārtham arṇavaṃ naustho gacchati sarpa veṣṭitaḥ |
haimaiśca yuto vibh…
The last decanate of Cancer is a man who has started on a boat in the ocean to procure ornaments for…
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śālmalerupari gṛdhra jambukau śvā naraśca malināmbarānvitaḥ |
rauti mātṛ pitrvip…
The first decanate of Leo is of the form of a vulture and a jackal sitting over the Salmali (silk-co…
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hayākṛtiḥ pāṇḍura mālya śekharo bibharti kṛṣṇājina kambalaṃ naraḥ |
durāsadaḥ si…
The middle decanate of Leo is a man with the shape of a horse, and wearing on his head some flowers …
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ṛkṣānano vānara tulya ceṣṭo bibharti daṇḍaṃ phalam āmiṣaṃ ca |
kūrcī manuṣyaḥ ku…
The third decanate of Leo is represented by a man, with a face like that of a bear, whose movements …
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puṣpa prapūrṇena ghaṭena kanyā mala pradigdhāmbara saṃvṛtāṅgī |
vastrārtha saṃyo…
The first decanate of Virgo is symbolised by a young damsel holding a pot full of flowers, with her …
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puruṣaḥ pragṛhīta lekhaniḥ śyāmo vastra śirā vyāyaya kṛt |
vipulaṃ ca bibharti k…
The middle decanate of Virgo is a man holding a pen in his hand; he is black in colour, and has his …
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gaurī sudhautāgradukūla guptā samucchritā kumbha kaṭacchuhastā |
devālayaṃ strī …
The last decanate of Virgo is represented by a woman, yellowish in complexion, with her body covered…
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vīthyantarāpaṇa gataḥ puruṣastulāvān unmāna māna kuśalaḥ pratimāna hastaḥ |
bhāṇ…
The first decanate of Libra is of the shape of a man who has entered a shop on the way with a balanc…
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kalaśaṃ parigṛhya viniṣpatituṃ samabhīpsati gṛdhra mukhaḥ puruṣaḥ |
kṣudhitastṛṣ…
The middle decanate of Libra is of the shape of a man with a face like that of a vulture; he is hung…
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vibhīṣayaṃstiṣṭhati ratna citrito vane mṛgān kāñcana tūṇa varma bhṛt |
phalāmiṣa…
It has been declared by the Yavanas that the concluding decanate of Libra is of the form of a man de…
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vastrairvihīnābharaṇaiśca nārī mahā samudrāt samupaiti kūlam |
sthāna cyutā sarp…
The first decanate of Scorpio is represented by a beautiful woman shorn of her garments and jewels a…
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sthāna sukhānyabhivāñchati nārī bhaṛtu kṛte bhujagāvṛtadehā |
kacchapa kumbha sa…
The middle decanate of Scorpio is represented by a woman desiring all kinds of comfort for her resid…
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pṛthula cipiṭa kūrma tulya vakraḥ śva mṛga varāha sṛgāla bhīṣakārī |
avati ca ma…
The last decanate of Scorpio is of the shape of a lion with a face broad and flat like that of a tur…
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manuṣya vakro'śva sa māna kāyo dhanurvigṛhyāyatam āśramasthaḥ |
kratūpayojyāni t…
The first decanate of Sagittarius is of the shape of a man with a body like that of a horse and hold…
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manoramā campaka hema varṇā bhadrāsane tiṣṭhati madhyarūpā |
samudraratnāni vigh…
The Middle decanate of Sagittarius is represented by a woman, very beautiful in form, bright as gold…
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kūrcī naro hāṭaka campakābho varāsane daṇḍadharo niṣaṇṇaḥ |
kauśeyakānyudvahate …
The third decanate of Sagittarius is symbolised by a man with long hairs, golden and Champaka-like i…
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roma cito makaropamadaṃṣṭraḥ sūkarakāyasa māna śarīraḥ |
yoktraka jālaka bandhan…
The first decanate of Capricorn is represented by a man full of hairs, with teeth similar to that of…
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kalāsvabhijñābjadalāyatākṣī śyāmā vicitrāṇi ca mārgamāṇā |
vibhūṣaṇālaṃkṛta loha…
The middle decanate of Capricorn is a woman skilled in all arts, with eyes as broad as the petal of …
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kinnaropama tanuḥ sa kambalastūṇa cāpa kavacaiḥ samanvitaḥ |
kumbham udvahati ra…
The last decanate of Capricorn is a man with a body similar to that of a Kinnara (a mythical being w…
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rathoddhatā)
sneha madya jala bhojanāgama vyākulī kṛta manāḥ sa kambalaḥ |
kośa …
The first decanate of Aquarius is represented by a man anxious and troubled about procuring oil, liq…
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dagdhe śakaṭe sa śālmale lohānyāharate aṅganā vane |
malinena paṭena saṃvṟtā bhā…
The second decanate of Aquarius is a female seated in a carriage partly burnt and carrying Salmali w…
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śyāmaḥ saroma śravaṇaḥ kirīṭī tvak patra niryāsa phalairbibharti |
bhāṇḍāni loha…
The last decanate of Aquarius is represented by a man black in colour, with hairs in his ears and we…
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srug bhāṇḍa muktāmaṇi śaṅkha misrairvyākṣipta hastaḥ sa vibhūṣaṇaśca |
bhāryā vi…
The first decanate of Pisces is symbolised by a man handling with his hands several articles consist…
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atyucchritadhvaja patākam upaiti potaṃ kūlaṃ prayāti jaladheḥ parivārayuktā |
va…
The second decanate of Pisces is declared by sages to be a young female sailing with her retinue to …
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śvabhrāntike sarpa niveṣṭitāṅgā vastrairvihīnaḥ puruṣastvaṭavyām |
caurānala vyā…
The last decanate of Pisces is a man standing naked in a forest near a hole with a serpent coiled ro…
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