आदित्यात्तच्च निष्क्रम्य सोमं गच्छति पर्वसु
Emerging from the sun, it reaches the moon during the phases.
स्वर्भासा नुदते यस्मात्तस्मात्स्वर्भानुरुच्यते
Because it drives away the radiance of the heavens, it is called Svarbhanu.
विष्कंभान्मण्डलाच्चैव योजनाग्रात्प्रमाणतः
From the supports and the circles, the measurement is taken from the tip of the yojana.
बृहस्पतेः पाद हीनौ भौमसौरावुभौ स्मृतौ
Both Mars and Saturn are remembered as being deficient by a quarter compared to Jupiter.
तारानक्षत्ररूपाणि वपुष्मन्ति च यानि वै
Those forms which are stars and constellations, indeed, possess bodies.
प्रायशश्चन्द्रयोगीनि विद्यादृक्षाणि तत्त्ववित्
One knowledgeable in truth should know that most of the stars are associated with the moon.
शतानि पञ्च चत्वारि त्रीणि द्वे चैव योजने
Five hundred, four, three, and two yojanas, indeed.
योजनाद्यर्द्धमात्राणि तेभ्यो ह्रस्वं न विद्यते
Half and fractional measures from the yojana; nothing less is known among them.
सौरोङ्गिराश्च वक्रश्च ज्ञेया मन्दविचारिणः
Mars, Saturn, and the retrograde planets are to be understood as moving slowly.
सूर्यसोमौ बुधश्चैव भार्गवश्चैव शीघ्रगाः
The sun, moon, Mercury, and Venus are swift-moving.
विधिना नियमाच्चैषामृक्षचर्या व्यवस्थिता
By rule and regulation, their movement among the constellations is established.
उत्तरायणमार्गस्थो यदा पर्वसु चन्द्रमाः
When the moon is in the path of the northern solstice during the phases,
तदा दक्षिणमार्गस्यो नीयां विथीमुपाश्रितः
Then, being in the path of the southern solstice, it follows the prescribed route.
न दृश्यते यथाकालं शीघ्रमस्तमुपैति च
It is not seen at the proper time and quickly sets.
दृश्यते दक्षिणे मार्गे नियमाद्दृश्यते न च
It is seen in the southern path by rule, and sometimes it is not seen.
समानकालास्तमयौ विषुवत्सु समोदयौ
At the equinoxes, the setting and rising occur at the same time.
पूर्णामवास्ययोर्ज्ञोयौ ज्योतिश्चक्रानुवर्तिनौ
The full moon and new moon are to be understood as following the circuit of the luminaries.
तदा सर्वग्रहाणां च सूर्यो ऽधस्तात्प्रसर्पति
At that time, the Sun moves below all the planets.
नक्षत्रमण्डलं कृत्स्नं सोमादूर्द्ध्व प्रसर्पति
The entire circle of stars moves above the Moon.
वक्रस्तु भार्गवादूर्द्ध्व वक्रादूर्द्ध्वं बृहस्पतिः
Retrograde motion begins above Venus; above retrograde is Jupiter.
ऋषीणां चापि सप्तानां ध्रुव ऊर्द्ध्वं व्यवस्थितः
And above the seven sages, Dhruva is established.
ताराग्रहान्तराणि स्युरुपरिष्टाद्यथाक्रमम्
The spaces between stars and planets are arranged above, in order.
नित्यमृक्षेषु युज्यन्ते गच्छन्तो नियताः क्रमात्
They are always joined to the signs, moving in a fixed sequence.
समागमे च भेदे च पश्यन्ति युगपत्प्रजाः
People observe their conjunctions and separations simultaneously.
असंकरेण विज्ञेयस्तेषां योगस्तु वै बुधैः
Without confusion, their conjunction is understood by the wise.
द्विपानामुदधीनां च पर्वतानां त्थैव च
Of islands, oceans, and mountains likewise,
एतेष्वेव ग्रहाः सर्वे नक्षत्रेषु समुत्थिताः
All these planets arise among these stars.
विशाखासु समुत्पन्नो ग्रहाणां प्रथमो ग्रहः
In Viśākhā, the first of the planets is born.
शीतरश्मिः समुत्पन्नः कृत्तिकासु निशाकरः
The cool-rayed one, the Moon, is born in Kṛttikā.
ताराग्रहाणां प्रवरस्तिष्यऋक्षे समुत्थितः
The foremost of stars and planets arises in the Tishya sign.