ata urdhvam aṅgarako 'pi yojana-laksa-dvitaya upalabhyamanas
tribhis tribhih paksair ekaikaso rasin dvadasanubhuṅkte yadi na
vakrenabhivartate prayenasubha-graho 'gha-samsah.
atah-from this; urdhvam-above; aṅgarakah-Mars; api-also; yojana-laksa-dvitaye-at a distance of 1,600,000 miles; upalabhyamanah-is situated; tribhih tribhih-with each three and three; paksaih-fortnights; eka-ekasah-one after another; rasin-the signs; dvadasa-twelve; anubhuṅkte-passes through; yadi-if; na-not; vakrena-with a curve; abhivartate-approaches; prayena-almost always; asubha-grahah-an unfavorable, inauspicious planet; agha-samsah-creating trouble.