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ग्रह भेद

Verse 2.20

तैलक्रयी भृतकनीचकिरातकायस्काराश्च दन्तिकरटाश्च पिकाः शनेः स्युः । बौद्धहितुण्डिकखराजवृकोष्ट्रसर्पध्वान्तादयो मशकमत्कुणकृम्युलूकाः

Oil-sellers, servants, those of low birth, barbarians, sweepers, elephant-drivers, basket-makers, and crows belong to Saturn. The wise, bird-catchers, donkeys, hunters, wolves, camels, snakes, owls, as well as mosquitoes, lice, worms, and…

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