tata uparistad usana dvi-laksa-yojanata upalabhyate puratah pascat
sahaiva varkasya saighrya-mandya-samyabhir gatibhir arkavac carati
lokanam nityadanukula eva prayena varsayams carenanumiyate sa
vrsti-vistambha-grahopasamanah.
tatah-from that bunch of stars; uparistat-above; usana-Venus; dvi-laksa-yojanatah-200,000 yojanas (1,600,000 miles); upalabhyate-is experienced; puratah-in front; pascat-behind; saha-along with; eva-indeed; va-and; arkasya-of the sun; saighrya-speedy; mandya-slow; samyabhih-equal; gatibhih-the movements; arkavat-exactly like the sun; carati-rotates; lokanam-of all the planets within the universe; nityada-constantly; anukulah-offering favorable conditions; eva-indeed; prayena-almost always; varsayan-causing rainfall; carena-by infusing the clouds; anumiyate-is perceived; sah-he (Venus); vrsti-vistambha-obstacles to rainfall; graha-upasamanah-nullifying planets.