Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
अथ राशीनां घातु\-मूल जीवसज्ज्ञाः ।
घातुर्मूलं जीवमित्वाहुरार्या मेषादीनामोजयुग्मे तथैव ।
स्वर्णाद्वातुर्मृत्तिकान्तं तृणान्तं वृक्षान्मूलं जीवकूटः स जीवः
IAST Transliteration
atha rāśīnāṃ ghātu\-mūla jīvasajjñāḥ |
ghāturmūlaṃ jīvamitvāhurāryā meṣādīnāmojayugme tathaiva |
svarṇādvāturmṛttikāntaṃ tṛṇāntaṃ vṛkṣānmūlaṃ jīvakūṭaḥ sa jīvaḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English
Wise men say in respect of Mesha and other signs taken in order, that they are mineral, vegetable and animal, as also odd and even signs. Mineral comprises things of that class varying from gold to clay. Vegetable includes all plants from a tree down to a grass, and the animal includes the whole body of living beings.
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