tata upariṣṭād dvi-lakṣa-yojanāntara-gatā bhagavān bṛhaspatir ekaikasmin rāśau parivatsaraṁ parivatsaraṁ carati yadi na vakraḥ syāt prāyeṇānukūlo brāhmaṇa-kulasya.

tata uparistad dvi-laksa-yojanantara-gata bhagavan brhaspatir
ekaikasmin rasau parivatsaram parivatsaram carati yadi na vakrah syat
prayenanukulo brahmana-kulasya.
tatah-that (Mars); uparistat-above; dvi-laksa-yojana-antara-gatah-situated at a distance of 1,600,000 miles; bhagavan-the most powerful planet; brhaspatih-Jupiter; eka-ekasmin-in one after another; rasau-sign; parivatsaram parivatsaram-for the period of Parivatsara; carati-moves; yadi-if; na-not; vakrah-curved; syat-becomes; prayena-almost always; anukulah-very favorable; brahmana-kulasya-to the brahmanas of the universe.