Jātaka Pārijāta
Chapter 1 · rāśiśilādhyāyaḥ · राशिशिलाध्यायः · Verse 4
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
अथ राशीनां संज्ञविशेषाः ।
मेषाजः विश्वकृयतुम्बुराद्या वृषाभगाताबुरुगोकुलानि ।
द्वन्द्वं नृयुग्मां जितुमं यमं च युगं तृतीयं मिथुनं वदन्ति
IAST Transliteration
atha rāśīnāṃ saṃjñaviśeṣāḥ | meṣājaḥ viśvakṛyatumburādyā vṛṣābhagātāburugokulāni | dvandvaṃ nṛyugmāṃ jitumaṃ yamaṃ ca yugaṃ tṛtīyaṃ mithunaṃ vadanti
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

The first sign, astrologers style as Mesha, Aja, Viswa, Kriya, Tumbura or Adya; the second as Vrishabha, Uksha, Go, Tavuru or Gokula; the third as Dwandwa, Nriyugma, Jituma, Yaama, Yuga or Mithuna; the fourth as Kulira, Karkataka or Karkata; the fifth as Kanthirava, Simha, Mrigendra or Leya; the sixth as Pathona, Kanya, Ramani or Taruni; the seventh as Thauli, Vanik, Juka, Thula or Dhata; the eighth as Ali, Vrischika, Kaurpi or Kita; the ninth as Dhanus, Chapa or Sarasana; the tenth as Mruga, Mrigasya, Makara or Nakra; the eleventh as Kumbha, Ghata or Thoyadhara; and the twelfth as Meena, Anthya, Mathsya, Prithuroma or Jhasha. The zodiacal signs in the heavens consist of nine quarters of stars reckoning from Aswini and are termed Kshetra, Riksha, Rasi, Bhavana and Bha.

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