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Chapter 12.305 - Verse 9

Sanskrit Text

योऽरुन्धतीं पश्येत दृष्टपूर्वां कदाचन तथैव ध्रुवमित्याहुः पूर्णेन्दुं दीपमेव खण्डाभासं दक्षिणतस्तेऽपि संवत्सरायुषः

English Translation

One who, having previously seen the fixed star called Arandhati, cannot see it, or that other star called Dhruva, or one that sees the full Moon or the flame of a burning lamp to be broken towards the south, has but one year to live.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यो | ऽरुन्धतीं | न | पश्येत | दृश् + पूर्व | कदाचन
तथा + एव | ध्रुवम् | इति + अह् | पूर्ण + इन्दु | दीपम् | एव | च
खण्ड + आभास | दक्षिणतस् + तद् | ऽपि | संवत्सर + आयुस्