Brihat Jataka Verse 2.5

Sanskrit Verse

वर्णास्ताम्र सितातिरक्त हरित व्यापीत चित्रासिता । वह्न्यम्ब्वग्निजकेशवेन्द्रशचिकाः सूर्यादिनाथाः क्रमात् । प्रागाद्यारविशुक्रलोहिततमःसौरेन्दुवित्सूरयः क्षीणेन्द्वर्कमहीसुतार्कतनयाः पापा बुधस्तैर्युतः ॥ ५॥

Transliteration

varṇāstāmra sitātirakta harita vyāpīta citrāsitā | vahnyambvagnijakeśavendraśacikāḥ sūryādināthāḥ kramāt | prāgādyāraviśukralohitatamaḥsaurenduvitsūrayaḥ kṣīṇendvarkamahīsutārkatanayāḥ pāpā budhastairyutaḥ || 5||

Word meanings

varṇās—the colors; tāmra—coppery red; sita—white; atirakta—very red; harita—green; vyāpīta—very yellow; citra—variegated asita = not white; tāmrasitātiraktaharitavyāpītacitrāsitās—coppery red, white, very red, green, very yellow, variegated, and not white; vahni—Vahni; ambu—Ambu agni = Agnija keśava =Keshava; indra—Indra śaci = Shaci; ka—Ka; vahnyambvagnijakeśavendraśacikās—Vahni, Ambu, Agnija, Keshava, Indra, Shaci, and Ka; sūrya—the Sun; ādi—et cetera nātha = the lords; sūryādināthās—the lords of the Sun, etc.; kramāt—respectively; prāg—the east; ādi—et cetera; prāgādyā—with the east, etc. (the east, southeast, south, southwest, northwest, north, and northeast; ravi—the Sun; śukra—Venus lohita = Mars; tamas—Rahu saura = Saturn; indu—the Moon vid = Mercury; sūri—Jupiter; raviśukralohitatamassaurenduvitsūrayas—the Sun, Venus, Mars, Rahu, Saturn, the Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter; kṣīṇa—waning; indu—the Moon arka = the Sun; mahī—Mars suta = the son; arka—the Sun; tanaya—the family kṣīṇendvarkamahīsutārkatanayās—the family of the waning Moon, the Sun, Mars, and Saturn; pāpās—the malefics; budhas—Mercury; tais—with those; yutas—joined

Translation

The metallic colors of the planets starting from the Sun are: copper, white, deep red, green, yellow, variegated, and black. Their ruling deities are Agni, Varuna, Kartikeya, Vishnu, Indra, Shachi, and Brahma. Their directions starting from East are Sun, Venus, Mars, Rahu, Saturn, Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter. Malefics include the Sun, Mars, Saturn, and the waning Moon, plus Mercury when associated with them.

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Reference: Brihat Jataka