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Brihat Jataka — Chapter 23: Aniṣṭayogādhyāyaḥ: Inauspicious Afflictions & Bondage (अनिष्टाध्यायः)

Sanskrit verses with English translation from Varahamihira. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.

Chapter audio (Sanskrit)

Verse 1 — Dropsy, Fire Danger, and Incarceration Combinations

मन्दे कर्कटगे जलोदरकृती मृत्युर्मृगाङ्के मृगे । शस्त्राग्निप्रभवः शशिन्यशुभयोर्मध्ये कुजार्कस्थिते ॥ ३ ॥

mandecarkata jalodarakriti mrityur mriganke mrige | śastrāgniprabhavaḥ śaśinyaśubhayormadhye kujārkasthite || 3 ||

Saturn in Cancer and Moon in Capricorn causes death by dropsy. Moon hemmed between Mars and Sun (Papakartari) creates danger from weapons or fire.

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