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sohamsa , "astrolearnjyotish" <astrolearnjyotish wrote:Dasadhyayi is a commentary of Brihat jataka which is held in high regard among the scholars of astrologyYEt we dont see a single commentary of Dasadhyayi in english and it is evident that once cannot become a good astrologer without Studying "Dasadhyayi ".It is evident form Prasma Marga where the author says"One, who attempts to predict without studying the Dasadhyayi, would belike a man trying to cross an ocean without a boat"I dont think any of the present age astrologers would come out and say that they have learnt Dasadhyayi.As far as my search goesDasadhyayi which was published in 1912 by shri venkateswara press is available in many of the leading LEading libraries in USA For more info visithttp://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all & q=dasadhyayi Hope somebody who can access it can bring it to present sanskrit scholars and translate it into english for the benefit of jyotish worldExcerpts from Brihat jataka:-Varahamihira great astrological savant has been able to encompass and put into excellent shape the science of predictive astrology, in his Brihatjaiaka. Restricting the number of slokas to 383, in his famous work, Varahamihira says that his work is `Swalpam Vriththa Vichithram Artha Bahulam.' This means that though prima facie the work may appear to be small, it is something strange with a lot of meaning and hidden ideas. eg.Let us refer to the first sloka of Chapter 1 of Brihatjataka. The first line of the sloka runs thusMoorthitve parikalpitha: sasabritho varthmapunarjanmanaThis sloka, according to Bhattotpala, is merely an invocation addressed to the great and glorious Sun. But Dasadhyayi sees in it a variety of meanings, consistent with Varahamihira's own claim to this effect in stanza 2 of Chapter I of Brihat Jataka. It is said that the method of casting unknown horoscopes (Nashta Juuika) is contained in this sloka, apart from other equally important or significant meanings. Each word of the sloka, apart from what it ordinarily connotes, is supposed to stand for some other meaning. Thus while by the word moorthithve is meant one of the astamurthis of Siva (vide English Translation of Brihat Jataka by B.Suryanarain Rao) it is also said to imply moorthibhava or Lagna. Similarly each word of the sloka is held to be capable of a variety of meanings and interpretations. Again taking the wordsMoorthithveparikalpitassasabritha: To start with 'moorthithve' is converted into numbers. From this the number 'parika' should be subtracted. Again from the remainder, got by subtracting'parika' from 'moorthithve 'the number of 'pitha' after being inverted should be subtracted, as the commentary says that the number 'pitha' should be subtracted only after it is inverted (sodhayed vilomena). Then to this remainder the number 'sasa' should be added This gives the number ofslokas contained in Brihat Jataka. When this is calculated, we will get the number as shown hereunder: —(1) The number of 'moorthithve' is 465 (as 'thve' is 4, 'rthi' is 6 and 'mu' is 5).(2) The number for 'parika' is 121.(3) When (2) is subtracted from (1) we get 465 — 121 = 344.(4) From this the number for 'pitha' = 61 should be subtracted after it is reversed. Thenwe get 344 — 16 = 328.(5) To this 328 the number for 'sasa' should be added. Then we get (328 plus 55) 383.This is the total number of slokas contained in the work Brihat Jataka.The above observations, it is hoped, will give the reader an idea of how the author of Dasadhyayi has tried to interpret Brihat Jataka.--- End forwarded message ---