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Chapter 6.3 - Verse 29

Sanskrit Text

चन्द्रसूर्यावुभौ ग्रस्तावेकमासे त्रयोदशीम् अपर्वणि ग्रहावेतौ प्रजाः संक्षपयिष्यतः

English Translation

Three lunation's, meeting twice or thrice in one and the same fortnight and on the thirteenth day, therefore, from the first luxation, according as it is the day of the fullmoon or the new-moon, the moon and the sun are devoured by Rahu. This forebodes a great slaughter (of creatures).

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

चन्द्र + सूर्य + उभ् | ग्रस् + एक + मास | त्रयोदशीम्
अपर्वणि | ग्रह + एतद् | प्रजाः | संक्षपयिष्यतः