Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
रजोवेलाजातः सुखधनयशोरूपबलवान्
जितारातिः कामातुरमतिरबन्धुप्रियमनाः ।
तमोवेलाजातः परधनवधूको गतसुखः
शठस्वामी बन्धुद्विजगुरुविरोधी चपलधीः
IAST Transliteration
rajovelājātaḥ sukhadhanayaśorūpabalavān
jitārātiḥ kāmāturamatirabandhupriyamanāḥ |
tamovelājātaḥ paradhanavadhūko gatasukhaḥ
śaṭhasvāmī bandhudvijaguruvirodhī capaladhīḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English
The times pervaded by the qualities of Thamas (darkness), Satva (purity) and Rajas (passion) are to be reckoned by semi-yamas (half-yama = an hour and a half or 7.5 ghatikas) regularly in the order Thamas, Satva, Rajas, Thamas, Satva, Rajas, etc. from Sunday forward through the other days of the week.
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