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The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Sanskrit: बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र; IAST: bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra; abbreviated to BPHS) is the most comprehensive extant Śāstra on Vedic natal astrology, in particular the Horā branch (predictive astrology, e.g. horoscopes).^[1] Though ascribed to Maharṣi Parāśara, the origin and date of the original composition is unknown. The most popular version of the BPHS consists of 97 chapters, a 1984 translation by R. Santhanam.^[2]^[3]

Nomenclature

'bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra' (बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र) can be loosely translated to examples such as 'the great book on horoscopy by Parashara' or 'Great Parashara's manual on Horoscopic astrology':

'bṛhat' (बृहत्) means 'great, large, wide, vast, abundant, compact, solid, massy, strong, mighty' or 'full-grown, old' or 'extended or bright (as a luminous body)' or 'clear, loud (said of sounds)'.^[4]
'parāśara' (पराशर) is the name of a Vedic Maharishi ('great Rishi')
'horā' (होरा) means 'horoscope or horoscopy';^[5] also means "hour" or "time", from Greek(ώρα).^[6]^[7]
'śāstra' (शास्त्र) means 'compendium', 'book', 'manual', 'rule', 'instruction', 'science', and 'advice'.^[8]

Summary

Venerable Parāśara, leader among Muni-Sages [said:] Jyotiṣa, the supreme limb of the Vedas, has three divisions - Horā, Gaṇita and Saṃhita. Excellent is Hora among the three distributions, consisting of the general part of Jyotisa.
— Way of the native: Parasara's Hora Sastra By Dev Bhattacharyy, Chapter 1, Verse 1^[9]

The Jyotiṣa - Vedic Astrology - is one of the Vedāṅga or six disciplines linked with the Vedas to support Vedic rituals. The three branches of Jyotiṣa are:

Horā: Predictive astrology (e.g. Natal (genethliac) astrology, horoscopic astrology, personal horoscopes, etc.)
Siddhānta: Mathematical astronomy (e.g. planetary distances, movements, sizes, strengths, etc.)
Saṃhita: Mundane astrology (e.g. collective culture, community, and society)

The Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra is concerned with the predictive branch of Horā, used, for example, to determine the appropriate and most auspicious times for various events and ceremonies (i.e. depending on the anticipated planetary and star movements and positions).^[10]

Origin and authenticity

J. Gonda states that at 'some time after 600 [C.E.] was written the purva-khanda of what was to become known as the Brhatparasarahora [Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra], ascribed to Parashara... [it] is deeply indebted to the [Brhajjataka of Varahamihira]; it has also borrowed two verses from Sphujidhvaja... and its existence is presupposed by the author of the uttara-khanda, which was commented on by Govindasvamin in ca. 850 [C.E.]. Therefore, the purva-khanda must have been written between ca. 600 and 750... but before 800'.^[11]

Additionally Bhaṭṭotpala (circa 900 C.E.) was a Vedic astrologer that 'in his commentaries he wrote that though he had heard of [the] Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, he had never seen it. Thus we know it was lost for at least nine hundred years, until new manuscripts emerged from the early 20th century (see below).^[12]

As such, there are doubts in regards to the authenticity of various manuscripts of the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (BPHS) that emerged centuries later. One concern raised is the apparent admission by Sitram Jha in his 1944 publication of the BPHS that he changed and removed elements of the manuscript.^[13] Another concern raised by Vedic Astrologers such as Shyamasundara Dasa 'that casts doubt on the veracity of the modern BPHS is the complete lack of any ancient commentary on the text. The oldest commentary known to me is that of Devacandra Jha's Hindi commentary from the first half of the 20th century, that is, less than 100 years old'.^[14]

Editions and translations

According to R. Santhanam and J. Gonda, the following are the modern translations (and manuscripts) of the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (BPHS):^[2]^[11]

Editors / translators	Edition name	Chapters	Verses	First published	Description
Giridhara Lala Sarma and Govinda Sarma (Sri Venkateswata Press, Bombay)			5781	1905	First printed version of the BPHS. Partial Hindi, mostly Sanskrit commentary. reprinted by Khemraj Press in 1961.^[13]
Thakuradasa Cudamana (Calcutta)				1926	Bengali translation
Sitram Jha^[15]	Varanasi	71	5100	1944	translated to Hindi. Apparently admitted tampering with his published version of the BPHS manuscript.^[13]
Devachandra Jha (Chaukhambha Publications)	Chaukambha				translated to Hindi; similar to the Varanasi edition.
Ganesa Datta Pathak	Thakur Prasad			1972	translated to Hindi
C.G. Rajan		36			Tamil translation; without Sanskrit verses
N.N.K. Rao and V.B. Choudhari^[16]		25		1963	English translation (2 volumes); without Sanskrit slokas
R. Santhanam (Ranjan Publications, New Delhi)^[2]^[3]		97		1984	English translation. 97 chapters with Sanskrit slokas.
André Kërr (Academia Brasileira de Astrologia Védica)	A Bíblia da Astrologia Védica	97		2017	Brazilian portuguese translation (2 volumes in 1). 97 chapters without Sanskrit slokas.

Notes and references

^ Likely from Greek ὥρα, although the BPHS (4.1-2) states that the word originates from ahorātra "day and night" after dropping its first and the last syllable. However, the alleged derivation of Sanskrit horā from ahorātra is not very likely, nor does it follow common rules of Sanskrit word formation. In Greek language, the word was part of common language since old times whereas in Sanskrit it exist only as an astrological jargon.
^ ^a ^b ^c Santhanam, R. (1984). Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (vol. 1). Ranjan Publications. pp. 10–11.
^ ^a ^b Santhanam, R. "Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (vol 2.)". archive.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ "बृहत् - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ "Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: 'Hora'". faculty.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ "Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'Hora'". spokensanskrit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ BPHS (4.1-2) states that the word originates from ahorātra "day and night" after dropping its first and the last syllable. However, the alleged derivation of Sanskrit horā from ahorātra is not very likely, nor does it follow common rules of Sanskrit word formation. And it is totally unlikely that the Greeks took over this word from Indian astrology, because in ancient Greek, this word was part of common language since old times whereas in Sanskrit it exist only as an astrological jargon.
^ "Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'Shastra'". spokensanskrit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ Bhattacharyya, Dev (2015-10-18). Way of the native: Parasara's Hora Sastra. DevB Inc. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-5150-5024-7.
^ Flood, Gavin. Yano, Michio. 2003. The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Malden: Blackwell.
^ ^a ^b Gonda, J. A History Of Indian Literature Vol VI Fasc. 4 Jyotish Shastra Astral And Mathematical Literature J Gonda. p. 86.
^ "Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra - Vedic Astrology Article | Vedic-Astrology.net". vedic-astrology.net. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bhaavachalita - Vedic Astrology". vedicastrology.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^ "On the Authenticity of the Brhat Parasara Hora Sastra". shyamasundaradasa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^ Sanatan Dharm. Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra.
^ Pingree, pp.86-87

References

David Pingree, Jyotiḥśāstra in J. Gonda (Ed.) A History of Indian Literature, Vol VI Fasc 4 (1981)

External links

Original text (in Sanskrit) बृहत्पाराशरहोराशास्त्र
Translations online (in English) [http://www.reliableastrology.com/mphs.htm Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra by Maharishi Parasara
Translation and elaboration Online Brihat Parashara Hora Sastra By Maharishi Parashara
Translation and commentary Brihat Parashara Hora Sastra

[1] Likely from Greek ὥρα, although the BPHS (4.1-2) states that the word originates from ahorātra "day and night" after dropping its first and the last syllable. However, the alleged derivation of Sanskrit horā from ahorātra is not very likely, nor does it follow common rules of Sanskrit word formation. In Greek language, the word was part of common language since old times whereas in Sanskrit it exist only as an astrological jargon.

[:0-2] Santhanam, R. (1984). Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (vol. 1). Ranjan Publications. pp. 10–11.

[:3-3] Santhanam, R. "Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (vol 2.)". archive.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

[4] "बृहत् - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

[5] "Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: 'Hora'". faculty.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

[6] "Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'Hora'". spokensanskrit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

[7] BPHS (4.1-2) states that the word originates from ahorātra "day and night" after dropping its first and the last syllable. However, the alleged derivation of Sanskrit horā from ahorātra is not very likely, nor does it follow common rules of Sanskrit word formation. And it is totally unlikely that the Greeks took over this word from Indian astrology, because in ancient Greek, this word was part of common language since old times whereas in Sanskrit it exist only as an astrological jargon.

[8] "Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'Shastra'". spokensanskrit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

[9] Bhattacharyya, Dev (2015-10-18). Way of the native: Parasara's Hora Sastra. DevB Inc. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-5150-5024-7.

[Flood-10] Flood, Gavin. Yano, Michio. 2003. The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. Malden: Blackwell.

[:1-11] Gonda, J. A History Of Indian Literature Vol VI Fasc. 4 Jyotish Shastra Astral And Mathematical Literature J Gonda. p. 86.

[12] "Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra - Vedic Astrology Article | Vedic-Astrology.net". vedic-astrology.net. Retrieved 2020-03-21.

[:2-13] "Bhaavachalita - Vedic Astrology". vedicastrology.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.

[14] "On the Authenticity of the Brhat Parasara Hora Sastra". shyamasundaradasa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-21.

[15] Sanatan Dharm. Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra.

[16] Pingree, pp.86-87

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-The '''Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra''' ([[Sanskrit]]: बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र; [[IAST]]: ''{{IAST|bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra}}''; [[Abbreviation|abbreviated]] to BPHS) is the most comprehensive extant [[Śāstra]] on [[Hindu astrology|Vedic]] [[natal astrology]], in particular the [[Hora (astrology)|Horā]] branch (predictive astrology, e.g. [[horoscope]]s).<ref>Likely from Greek {{lang|grc|ὥρα}}, although the BPHS (4.1-2) states that the word originates from ''ahorātra'' "day and night" after dropping its first and the last syllable. However, the alleged derivation of Sanskrit horā from ahorātra is not very likely, nor does it follow common rules of Sanskrit word formation. In Greek language, the word was part of common language since old times whereas in Sanskrit it exist only as an astrological jargon.</ref>Though ascribed to [[Maharishi|Maharṣi]] [[Parashara|Parāśara]], the origin and date of the original composition is unknown. The most popular version of the BPHS consists of 97 chapters, a 1984 translation by R. Santhanam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Santhanam|first=R.|url=http://archive.org/details/BPHSEnglish|title=Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (vol. 1)|publisher=Ranjan Publications|year=1984|pages=10–11}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/BPHSEnglish/BPHS%20-%202%20RSanthanam#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (vol 2.)|last=Santhanam|first=R.|website=archive.org|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
+The '''Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra''' ([[Sanskrit]]: बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र; [[IAST]]: ''{{IAST|bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra}}''; [[Abbreviation|abbreviated]] to BPHS) is the most comprehensive extant [[Śāstra]] on [[Hindu astrology|Vedic]] [[natal astrology]], in particular the [[Hora (astrology)|Horā]] branch (predictive astrology, e.g. [[horoscope]]s).<ref>Likely from Greek {{lang|grc|ὥρα}}, although the BPHS (4.1-2) states that the word originates from ''ahorātra'' "day and night" after dropping its first and the last syllable. However, the alleged derivation of Sanskrit horā from ahorātra is not very likely, nor does it follow common rules of Sanskrit word formation. In Greek language, the word was part of common language since old times whereas in Sanskrit it exist only as an astrological jargon.</ref> Though ascribed to [[Maharishi|Maharṣi]] [[Parashara|Parāśara]], the origin and date of the original composition is unknown. The most popular version of the BPHS consists of 97 chapters, a 1984 translation by R. Santhanam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Santhanam|first=R.|url=https://archive.org/details/BPHSEnglish|title=Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (vol. 1)|publisher=Ranjan Publications|year=1984|pages=10–11}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/BPHSEnglish/BPHS%20-%202%20RSanthanam#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (vol 2.)|last=Santhanam|first=R.|website=archive.org|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
 == Nomenclature ==
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 * '''<nowiki/>'bṛhat'''' (बृहत्) means 'great, large, wide, vast, abundant, compact, solid, massy, strong, mighty' or 'full-grown, old' or 'extended or bright (as a luminous body)' or 'clear, loud (said of sounds)'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D|title=बृहत् - Wiktionary|website=en.wiktionary.org|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
 * '''<nowiki/>'parāśara'<nowiki/>''' (पराशर) is the name of a [[Vedic period|Vedic]] [[Maharishi]] ('great [[Rishi]]')
-* '''<nowiki/>'horā'''' (होरा) means '[[horoscope]] or [[Horoscopic astrology|horoscopy]]';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faculty.washington.edu/prem/mw/h.html|title=Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: 'Hora'|website=faculty.washington.edu|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> also means "hour" or "time", from Greek(''ώρα'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=hora&direct=se&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'Hora'|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref><ref>BPHS (4.1-2) states that the word originates from ''ahorātra'' "day and night" after dropping its first and the last syllable. However, the alleged derivation of Sanskrit horā from ahorātra is not very likely, nor does it follow common rules of Sanskrit word formation. And it is totally unlikely that the Greeks took over this word from Indian astrology, because in ancient Greek, this word was part of common language since old times whereas in Sanskrit it exist only as an astrological jargon.</ref>
+* '''<nowiki/>'horā'''' (होरा) means '[[horoscope]] or [[Horoscopic astrology|horoscopy]]';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faculty.washington.edu/prem/mw/h.html|title=Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: 'Hora'|website=faculty.washington.edu|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-date=2020-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820111001/https://faculty.washington.edu/prem/mw/h.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> also means "hour" or "time", from Greek(''ώρα'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=hora&direct=se&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'Hora'|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref><ref>BPHS (4.1-2) states that the word originates from ''ahorātra'' "day and night" after dropping its first and the last syllable. However, the alleged derivation of Sanskrit horā from ahorātra is not very likely, nor does it follow common rules of Sanskrit word formation. And it is totally unlikely that the Greeks took over this word from Indian astrology, because in ancient Greek, this word was part of common language since old times whereas in Sanskrit it exist only as an astrological jargon.</ref>
 * '''<nowiki/>'[[Shastra|śāstra]]'<nowiki/>''' (शास्त्र) means 'compendium', 'book', 'manual', 'rule', 'instruction', 'science', and 'advice'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spokensanskrit.org/index.php?mode=3&script=hk&tran_input=shastra&direct=se&anz=100|title=Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit: 'Shastra'|website=spokensanskrit.org|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref>
 == Summary ==
-{{quote|Venerable [[Parashara|Parāśara]], leader among Muni-Sages [said:] [[Hindu astrology|Jyotiṣa]], the supreme limb of the [[Vedas]], has three divisions - [[Hora (astrology)|Horā]], Gaṇita and [[Saṃhita]]. Excellent is Hora among the three distributions, consisting of the general part of Jyotisa.|source=Way of the native: Parasara's Hora Sastra By Dev Bhattacharyy, Chapter 1, Verse 1<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bhattacharyya|first=Dev|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CuKHDAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Brihat+Parashara+Hora+Shastra|title=Way of the native: Parasara's Hora Sastra|date=2015-10-18|publisher=DevB Inc|isbn=978-1-5150-5024-7|pages=11|language=en}}</ref>|author=|title=}}
+{{blockquote|Venerable [[Parashara|Parāśara]], leader among Muni-Sages [said:] [[Hindu astrology|Jyotiṣa]], the supreme limb of the [[Vedas]], has three divisions - [[Hora (astrology)|Horā]], Gaṇita and [[Saṃhita]]. Excellent is Hora among the three distributions, consisting of the general part of Jyotisa.|source=Way of the native: Parasara's Hora Sastra By Dev Bhattacharyy, Chapter 1, Verse 1<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bhattacharyya|first=Dev|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CuKHDAAAQBAJ&q=Brihat+Parashara+Hora+Shastra|title=Way of the native: Parasara's Hora Sastra|date=2015-10-18|publisher=DevB Inc|isbn=978-1-5150-5024-7|pages=11|language=en}}</ref>|author=|title=}}
 The [[Hindu astrology|Jyotiṣa]] - Vedic Astrology - is one of the [[Vedāṅga]] or six disciplines linked with the [[Vedas]] to support [[Yajna|Vedic rituals]]. The three branches of Jyotiṣa are:
 * '''[[Hora (astrology)|Horā]]:''' Predictive astrology (e.g. [[Natal astrology|Natal (genethliac) astrology]], [[horoscopic astrology]], personal horoscopes, etc.)
-* '''Gaṇita:''' Mathematical [[astronomy]] (e.g. planetary distances, movements, sizes, strengths, etc.)
+* '''''Siddhānta'':''' Mathematical [[astronomy]] (e.g. planetary distances, movements, sizes, strengths, etc.)
 * '''[[Saṃhita]]:''' Mundane astrology (e.g. collective culture, community, and society)
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 == Origin and authenticity ==
-J. Gonda states that at 'some time after 600 [<nowiki/>[[Common Era|C.E.]]] was written the ''purva-khanda'' of what was to become known as the ''Brhatparasarahora'' [''Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra''], ascribed to [[Parashara|Parasa]]... [it] is deeply indebted to the [Brhajjataka of [[Varāhamihira|Varahamihira]]]; it has also borrowed two verses from [[Yavanajataka|Sphujidhvaja]]... and its existence is presupposed by the author of the ''uttara-khanda'', which was commented on by [[Govindasvāmi|Govindasvamin]] in ca. 850 [C.E.]. Therefore, the ''purva-khanda'' must have been written between ca. 600 and 750... but before 800'.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Gonda|first=J.|url=http://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfIndianLiteratureVolVIFasc.4JyotishShastraAstralAndMathematicalLiteratureJGonda|title=A History Of Indian Literature Vol VI Fasc. 4 Jyotish Shastra Astral And Mathematical Literature J Gonda|pages=86|language=en}}</ref>
+J. Gonda states that at 'some time after 600 [<nowiki/>[[Common Era|C.E.]]] was written the ''purva-khanda'' of what was to become known as the ''Brhatparasarahora'' [''Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra''], ascribed to [[Parashara]]... [it] is deeply indebted to the [Brhajjataka of [[Varāhamihira|Varahamihira]]]; it has also borrowed two verses from [[Yavanajataka|Sphujidhvaja]]... and its existence is presupposed by the author of the ''uttara-khanda'', which was commented on by [[Govindasvāmi|Govindasvamin]] in ca. 850 [C.E.]. Therefore, the ''purva-khanda'' must have been written between ca. 600 and 750... but before 800'.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Gonda|first=J.|url=https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfIndianLiteratureVolVIFasc.4JyotishShastraAstralAndMathematicalLiteratureJGonda|title=A History Of Indian Literature Vol VI Fasc. 4 Jyotish Shastra Astral And Mathematical Literature J Gonda|pages=86|language=en}}</ref>
 Additionally [[Utpala (astronomer)|Bhaṭṭotpala]] (circa 900 [[Common Era|C.E.]]) was a [[Hindu astrology|Vedic astrologer]] that 'in his commentaries he wrote that though he had heard of [the] ''Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra'', he had never seen it. Thus we know it was lost for at least nine hundred years, until new manuscripts emerged from the early 20th century (see below).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vedic-astrology.net/Articles/Brihat-Parashara-Hora-Shastra.asp|title=Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra - Vedic Astrology Article {{!}} Vedic-Astrology.net|website=vedic-astrology.net|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref>
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 According to R. Santhanam and J. Gonda, the following are the modern translations (and manuscripts) of the ''Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra'' (BPHS):<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
 {| class="wikitable"
-!No.
 !Editors / translators
 !Edition name
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-|'''1'''
 |Giridhara Lala Sarma and Govinda Sarma (Sri Venkateswata Press, Bombay)
 |
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 |First printed version of the BPHS. Partial [[Hindi]], mostly [[Sanskrit]] commentary. reprinted by Khemraj Press in 1961.<ref name=":2" />
 |-
-|'''2'''
 |Thakuradasa Cudamana (Calcutta)
 |
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 |Bengali translation
 |-
+|Sitram [[Jha (surname)|Jha]]'''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanatan Dharm|url=https://archive.org/details/BrihatParasharHoraShastra|title=Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra}}</ref>'''
-|'''3'''
-|Sitram [[Jha (surname)|Jha]]'''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanatan Dharm|url=http://archive.org/details/BrihatParasharHoraShastra|title=Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra}}</ref>'''
 |'''Varanasi'''
 |71
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 |translated to [[Hindi]]. Apparently admitted tampering with his published version of the BPHS manuscript.<ref name=":2" />
 |-
-|'''4'''
 |Devachandra Jha (Chaukhambha Publications)
 |'''Chaukambha'''
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 |translated to Hindi; similar to the '''Varanasi edition'''.
 |-
-|'''5'''
 |Ganesa Datta Pathak
 |'''Thakur Prasad'''
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 |translated to Hindi
 |-
-|'''6'''
 |C.G. Rajan
 |
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 |[[Tamil language|Tamil]] translation; without Sanskrit verses
 |-
-|'''7'''
 |N.N.K. Rao and V.B. Choudhari<ref>Pingree, pp.86-87</ref>
 |
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 |[[English language|English]] translation (2 volumes); without Sanskrit [[Shloka|slokas]]
 |-
-|'''8'''
 |R. Santhanam (Ranjan Publications, New Delhi)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
 |
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 |1984
 |English translation. 97 chapters with Sanskrit slokas.
+|-
+|André Kërr (Academia Brasileira de Astrologia Védica)
+|'''A Bíblia da Astrologia Védica'''
+|97
+|
+|2017
+|[[Brazilian portuguese]] translation (2 volumes in 1). 97 chapters without Sanskrit slokas.
 |}
 ==Notes and references==