Brihat Jataka · Chapter 26
naṣṭajātaka
नष्टजातक
17
Verses
17
Translated
All 17 verses
1
ādhāna janmāparibodha kāle sampṛcchato janma vaded vilagnāt |
pūrvāparārdhe bhav…
When neither the time of impregnation (Adhana) nor the time of birth (Janma) is known, an astrologer…
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2
lagna trikoṇeṣu gurustri bhāgairvikalpya varṣāṇi vayo'numānāt |
grīṣmo'rka lagne…
The position of Jupiter should be located in one of the 4 houses counted from the sign itself repres…
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3
canra jña jīvāḥ parivartanīyāḥ śukrāra mandairayane vilome |
dreṣkāṇa bhāge prat…
The Moon, Mercury and Jupiter are to be respectively exchanged for Venus, Mars and Saturn when the s…
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4
atrāpi horā paṭavo dvijendrāḥ sūryāṃśa tulyāṃ tithim uddiśanti |
rātri dyu saṃjñ…
Even in this, the learned Brahmin sages who are well-versed in Astrology declare that the lunar day …
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5
ke cicchaśāṅkādhyuṣitān navāṃśacchuklānta saṃjñaṃ kathayanti māsam |
lagna triko…
According to some, the lunar month (named after the star ending in bright half) of birth is deduced …
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6
yāvān gataḥ śīta karo vilagnāccandrād vadet tāvati janmarāśiḥ |
mīnodaye mīnayug…
Determine how far the Moon is away from the Lagna at the time of query. The position of the Moon at …
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7
horā navāṃśa pratimaṃ vilagnaṃ lagnād raviryāvati ca dṛkāṇe |
tasmād vadet tāvat…
The position of the rising sign at the time of birth of the querist will be similar to that of the r…
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8
janmādiśel lagnage vīryage vā chāyāṅgula ghnerkahate avaśiṣṭam |
āsīna suptotthi…
Ascertain the exact position of the planet in the Lagna at the time of query. If there should be mor…
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9
go siṃhau jitumāṣṭamau kriya tule kanyā mṛgau ca kramāt saṃvargyo daśakāṣṭa sapt…
The signs Taurus and Leo are to be multiplied by 10; Gemini and Scorpio by 8; Aries and Libra by 7; …
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10
saptāhataṃ tri ghana bhājita śeṣam ṛkṣaṃ dattvātha vā nava viśodhya na vātha vās…
Multiply the result obtained in the last sloka by 7; add 9 if the Lagna at the time of query be a mo…
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11
varṣaṛtu māsa tithayo dyu niśaṃ hyūḍūni velodaye ṛkṣa nava bhāga vikalpanāḥ syuḥ…
[The product obtained (in the 9th sloka for Lagna) should be kept as it is without being subjected t…
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12
vijñeyādaśakeṣvabdāṛtu māsāstathaiva ca |
aṣṭakeṣvapi māsād ardhāstithayaśca tat…
From the first result (ten-product), the year, the Ritu and the month of birth can be determined. Fr…
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13
divārātri prasūtiṃ ca nakṣatrānayanaṃ tathā |
saptakaṣvapi vargeṣu nityam evopal…
From the 3rd product can be ascertained whether the birth was in the day or night, as well as the pa…
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14
velām atha vilagnaṃ ca horām aṃśakam eva ca |
pañcakeṣu vijānīyān naṣṭa jātaka s…
From the 4th product can be determined the Ghatika, etc., of birth and hence the Lagna and its Navam…
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15
saṃskāra nāma mātrādvi guṇā chāyāṅgulaiḥ samāyuktāḥ |
śeṣaṃ tri navaka bhaktān n…
Take the Samskaranaman of the querist. Find out its matras (in number). Multiply this by 2 and add t…
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16
dvi tri caturdaśadaśa tithi sapta tri guṇā navāṣṭa cendrādyāḥ |
pañcadaśaghnāsta…
The figures for the several directions, viz., East, South-East, South, South-West, West, North-West,…
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17
iti naṣṭa jātakam idaṃ bahu prakāraṃ mayā vinirdiṣṭam |
grāhyam ataḥ sacchiṣyaiḥ…
Thus have I discussed Nashtajataka as dealt with in various schools. After carefully examining these…
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