ग्रहयन्त्रम्The yantra of the planets
Verse 75
वासवेशानयोर्मध्ये भूपुरस्य बहिःस्थले । वृत्तं विरचयेदेकं प्रादेशपरिमाणकम् ॥ ७५ ॥
vāsavēśānayōrmadhyē bhūpurasya bahiḥsthalē | vṛttaṁ viracayēdēkaṁ prādēśaparimāṇakam || 75 ||
Translation
Between the east and the north-east, on the ground outside the enclosure, he should draw one circle a span in measure,
Word by word
- vāsava
- the east
- īśānayōḥ
- (īśānayoḥ) and the north-east
- madhyē
- between
- bhūpurasya
- the enclosure
- bahiḥ
- (bahiḥ) outside
- sthalē
- on the ground
- vṛttaṁ
- circle
- viracayēt
- he should draw
- ēkaṁ
- one
- prādēśa
- a span
- parimāṇakam
- in measure
Meaning
Two small circles stand outside the enclosure, for the guardians of the upward and downward directions, Brahmā and Ananta (verse 96).
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 74.