Chapter 26: Drekkanas

The 1st Drekkana of sign Aries is a man with a white cloth tied round his loins, black, facing a person as if able to protect him, of fearful appearance and of red eyes and holding an axe in his hand.

According to Yavanachariar, the 2nd Drekkana of sign Aries is a woman fond of ornaments and sweetmeats, with a pot-like belly, of the face of a horse, thirsty, and single-legged.

The 3rd Drekkana of Aries is a man of wicked nature, learned in the arts, of a brown colorj fond of work, failing in his .attempts to carry out a work, holding up a stick in his hand, dressed in a red garment and angry. 1

The 1st Drefckana of Sign Taurus is a woman with hairs cut and growing in curls, with a pot-like belly, dressed in a burnt garment, thirsty, and fond of food and ornaments.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Taurus is a man skilled In works connected with agriculture/ grain, house, cows, 238 .Brihat Jdtaka. [Cn. XXVII. music, dance, painting, writing and the like, skilled at the plough and in works connected with a conveyance, with a neck bent like that of the bullock, thirsty, with a face like that of the rain and dressed in dirty garments.

The 3rd Drekkana of sign Taurus is a man with a body resembling that of an elephant, with large teeth, with feet resembling those of the camel, of a brown color, attached to the ram and to the animals of the forest.

The 1st Drekkana of sign Gemini is a woman fond of needle work, beautiful, fond of decoration, with- out children, with raised hands, having attained puberty and full -of lustful thoughts. NOTES- This Drekkana is of the shape of a woman. Mer- cury is its lord.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Gemini is a man residing in. a flower garden, wearing a mail coat, holding a bow in his hand, fond of fight, carrying arrows, his face •being like that of a Garuda (Brahmani kite), his thoughts directed .to play, children, ornaments and wealth.

The 3rd Drekkana of sign Gemini is a man wearing ornaments, possessing many gems, wearing a mail coat and target, carrying a bow in his hand, learned in all the arts and a literary writer. CH. XXVII.] Brihat Jdtaka, 239 NOTES, This Drekkana is of the shape of a man and is arm- ed. Saturn is its lord.

The 1st Drekkana of Cancer is a man earring leaves, roots and fruits, has a body resembling that of the elephant ; lives in a forest near sandal trees, has feet as large as that of the camel, has a face like that of the hog and a neck like that of a horse. . NOTES. This Drekkana is of the shape of a quadruped. The Moon is its lord.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Cancer is a woman wearing in her head lotus flowers, carrying a snake, hard- hearted, young, crying in a forest and holding^ branch of the Palasa tree in her hand.

The 3rd Drekkana of sign Cancer is a man sur- rounded by a snake, sailing in a boat in the sea on ac- count of procuring ornaments for his wife, wearing orna- ments made of gold and with a flat face.

The 1st Drekkana of sign Leo is a man of the shape of a vulture and a jackal, seated on the top of a Salmalitree, resembling a dog in appearance and is also of the shape of a man dressed in dirty garments and separated from his parents and crying aloud.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign L,eo is a man of the shape of a horse, wearing a slightly white garland of flowers in the head and covered with deer skin and flannel, unapproachable like the lion, holding a bow in his hand and with a bent nose.

The 3rd Drekkana of L,.eo is a man with the face of a bear, the pranks of a monkey, with a club in his hand carrying fruits and meats, with a long beard and whiskers and with curling hairs.

The 1st Drekkaua of sign Virgo is a virgin girl carrying a pot filled with flowers, dressed in dirty gar- ments and fond of cloths and wealth and proceeding to the house of her preceptor.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Virgo is a man hold- ing a pen in his hand, black, with cloth tied round his head, examining items of receipt and expenditure, with a large bow in his hand and covered with hairs all over his body.

The 3rd Drekkana of sign Virgo is a woman of yellow color, dressed in white silk carrying a pot and ladle in her hands, pure and proceeding to a temple Cn. XX VII.] BrilMtJMaM. 241

The 1st Drekkana of sign Libra is a man hold- ing a balance in one hand, skilled in weighing and measur- ing, with articles in his hand to be weighed or measured and with his thoughts directed to the determination of the price of such articles. . NOTES. This Drekkana is of the shape of a man. Venus is its lord.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Libra is a man with the face of a vulture, holding a pot in his hand wishing to fall down, suffering from hunger and thirst and with his thoughts directed to his wife and children,

The 3rd Drekkana of sign Libra is a man with the face of a horse adorned with gems, scaring animals in the woods carrying a golden quiver and wearing a mail coat, carrying fruits and meat, monkey-like in appearance and holding a bow in his hand.

The 1st Drekkana of sign Scorpio is a beauti- ful woman, naked and without ornaments, quitting her place, landing after a long sea-voyage and with a snake coiled round her legs.

The 2nd Drekkana of Scorpio is a woman with a body like that of a turtle or pot, desiring the comfort of her place on account of her husband and with serpent coiled round her body.

The 3rd Drekkana of sign Scorpio is a lion with a broad and a flat face like that of a turtle, scaring dogs, deer, jackals and hogs in the woods and lording over a country abounding in sandal trees.

The 1st Drekkana of sign Sagittari is a man with the body of a horse, with a long bow in his hand, stopping in his hermitage and watching over the several articles required for Sacrificial rites.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Sagittari is a beauti- ful woman, bright as gold and the Champaka flower, seated on a throne of middle size, and picking up the gems of the Sea.

The 3rd Drekkana of Sagittari is a man with a long beard and whiskers, of the color of gold and the Champaka flower, seated on a throne with a club in his hand and dressed in white silk and 4eer skint CH. XXVII.] Brihat Jdtakd. 243

The first Drekkana of sign Capricorn is a man covered with hairs, strong as the sea monster, with a body like that of a hog, wearing a nose string and fetters and with a deformed face.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Capricorn is a woman skilled in the arts, with eyes like the petals of of the lotus, black, hankering after various things and wearing ear ornaments made of iron.

The 3rd Drekkana of sign Capricorn is of the shape of a Kinnara (a celestial being) covered with flannel, with a quiver, a bow and a mail coat and carrying on his shoulders a pot set with precious stones.

The 1st Drekkana of sign Aquarius is a man with the face of a vulture, with his thoughts directed towards the gain of oil, liquor, water, and meals and dressed in flannel, silk and deer skin.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Aquarius is a woman in a car burnt with the wood of Salmali in it and collect- ing iron, living iu a forest and dressed in dirty garments 244- Brihat Jatakd. [C H. XXVII.

The 3rd Drekkaua of sign Aquarius is a black man, with hairs in his ear, wearing a crown and carrying bark, leaves, the oil of bedellium, iron and pots, from one place to another. NOTES- This Drekkana is of the shape of a man. Venus is its lord. 84-. The 1st Drekkana of Sign Pisces is a man with the vessels of sacrificial rites, post, pearls, gems and conch shells in his hands, carrying ornaments and sailing in a boat on the sea for the purpose of decorating his wife.

The 2nd Drekkana of sign Pisces is a woman with a long flag-staff and banner, sailing in a boat to the other shore of the sea accompanied by her friends and with a face bright as the Champaka flower.

The 3rd Drekkana of sign Pisces is a man with a snake coiled round him, standing naked on the brink of a pit in a forest, suffering from thieves, from fire and from hunger and weeping.