Brihajjataka 14

English (machine translation) 14

Language: English

The Sun, combined with the Moon, produces a man who makes machines and stones; / with Mars, one intent on sin; with Mercury, clever, endowed with intellect, fame, and happiness; / with Jupiter, cruel and devoted to another's tasks; with Venus, one acquiring wealth through the stage and weapons; / with Saturn, skilled in metallurgy or in varieties of pottery.

14.2

The Moon with Mars trades in false goods, women, liquor, and earthenware, and is baneful to his mother; / with Mercury, humble in speech, skilled in [earning] wealth, endowed with good fortune and fame; / with Jupiter, valiant, the head of his family, unstable in mind, and a master of wealth; / with Venus, skilled in weaving cloth and the like; with Saturn, the son of a remarried woman.

14.3

With Mercury, Mars is a merchant who trades in roots and the like, oils, and counterfeits, or a warrior who fights with arms; / with Jupiter, a city-governor, a king, or a wealthy Brahmin; / with Venus, a cowherd, a wrestler, or clever, fond of others' wives, and a gambler; / with Saturn, tormented by sorrow, unfaithful to promises, and reviled.

14.4

Mercury conjoined with Jupiter is an actor on the stage, fond of singing, skilled in dance, eloquent, and a lord of lands and retinues; / with Venus, a cheat, clever, and an acrobat; / when Jupiter is joined with Venus, one should be known as well-educated, possessing wealth and a wife, and having many virtues; / with Saturn, a barber, a potter, or even a cook.

14.5

In the conjunction of Saturn and Venus, one has weak eyes, wealth greatly increased through the support of young women, / and is conversant with writing, books, and painting. / Beyond this, [conjunctions] are to be inferred through the effects stated [for individual pairs].

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Bṛhajjātaka (another edition) — Sanskrit

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Bṛhajjātaka — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit