Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
अथ मेषादीनां स्वरूपविशेषादिवर्णनम् ।
ह्वस्वा गोऽजघटाः समा मृगयुक्चापान्त्यकर्कटकाः ।
दीर्घा वृश्किककन्यकाहरितुला मेषादिपुंयोषितौ ।
प्रागादिक्रियगोनृयुक्कटकभान्येतानि कोणान्विता\-
न्याहुः क्रूरशुभौ चरस्थिरतरद्वन्द्वानि तानि क्रमात्
IAST Transliteration
atha meṣādīnāṃ svarūpaviśeṣādivarṇanam |
hvasvā go'jaghaṭāḥ samā mṛgayukcāpāntyakarkaṭakāḥ |
dīrghā vṛśkikakanyakāharitulā meṣādipuṃyoṣitau |
prāgādikriyagonṛyukkaṭakabhānyetāni koṇānvitā\-
nyāhuḥ krūraśubhau carasthirataradvandvāni tāni kramāt
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English
The signs Mesha, Vrishabha and Kumbha are short. Makara, Mithuna, Dhanus, Meena and Kataka are of even length, while Vrischika, Kanya, Simha and Thula are long. The signs are male and female from Mesha onwards in regular order. Mesha, Vrishabha, Mithuna and Kataka with their trikona or triangular signs represent the four quarters commencing from the East. Again, the signs from Mesha, taken in order, are to be considered fierce and auspicious; they are also termed moving, fixed and dual signs respectively.
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