Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
अथारिष्टपूर्वकमायुषां भेदाः ।
अष्टौ बालारिष्टमादौ नराणां योगारिष्टं प्राहुराविंशतिः स्यात् ।
अल्पं चान्द्रात्रिंशतान्मध्यमायुरासप्तत्याः पूर्णमायुः शतान्तम्
IAST Transliteration
athāriṣṭapūrvakamāyuṣāṃ bhedāḥ |
aṣṭau bālāriṣṭamādau narāṇāṃ yogāriṣṭaṃ prāhurāviṃśatiḥ syāt |
alpaṃ cāndrātriṃśatānmadhyamāyurāsaptatyāḥ pūrṇamāyuḥ śatāntam
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English
The first 8 years in men's lives is the period of Balarishta — ills that afflict children. Till the 20th year they say it is the Yogarishta period — evil brought on by planetary conjunctions. It is called Alpayus or short life when the period extends up to 32. It is called Madhyamayus or middle age when the period of life extends to 70 years. It is Purnayus when the period of life extends to 103 years.
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