Budha — Mercury

वपुः श्रेष्ठो श्लिष्टवाक्य ह्यतिहास्यरुचिर्बुधः। पित्तवान्कफवान्विप्र मारुतप्रकृतिकस्तथा।।१५।।

RenderingBudha is well-built, speaks with a lisp, is very fond of laughter, and is of mixed pitta-kapha-vāta constitution.

राजानौ भानुहिमगू नेता ज्ञेयो धरात्मजः। बुधो राजकुमारश्च सचिवौ गुरुभार्गवौ।।३।।

RenderingAmong the grahas Sūrya and Candra are kings, Maṅgala the commander, Budha the prince, Guru and Śukra the ministers, Śani the servant, and Rāhu and Ketu the army.

समौ सिताकीं शशिजश्च शत्रुर्मित्राणि शेषाः पृथिवीसुतस्य। शत्रुः शशी सूर्यसितौ च मित्रे समापरे स्युःशशिनन्दनस्य।।४५।।

RenderingOf Maṅgala, Śukra and Śani are neutral, Budha an enemy, the rest friends. Of Budha, Candra is an enemy, Sūrya and Śukra friends, the rest neutral. Of Guru, Budha and Śukra are enemies, Śani neutral, the rest friends. Of Śukra, Budha and Śani are friends, Maṅgala and Guru neutral, the rest enemies. Of Śani, Guru is neutral, Budha and Śukra friends, the rest enemies.

पाण्डित्यं सुवचः कलानिपुणतां विद्वत्स्तुतिं मातुलं वाक्चातुर्यमुपासनादिपटुतां विद्यासु युक्तिं मतिम् । यज्ञं वैष्णवकर्म सत्यवचनं शुक्तिं विहारस्थलं शिल्पं बान्धवयौवराज्यसुहृदस्तद्भागिनेयं बुधात् ॥४॥

TranslationIt is Mercury that influences one's learning, eloquence, skill in the fine arts, eulogy from the learned, maternal uncle, dexterity in speech, cleverness in religious meditation and the like, aptness for acquiring knowledge, intelligence, sacrifice, any religious rite relating to Vishnu, truth-speaking, oyster-shell, place of recreation, skill in mechanical arts, relatons [relations], the rank of an heir-apparent, friends and one's sister's son or daughter, etc.

दूर्वालताश्यामतनुस्त्रिधातुमिश्रः सिरावान्मधुरोक्तियुक्तः । रक्तायताक्षो हरितांशुकस्त्वक्सारो बुधो हास्यरुचिः समाङ्गः ॥

TranslationMercury is green as the blade of Durva or panic grass. He is a mixture of the three humours वात (Vata-wind), पित्त (Pittha-bile) and कफ (Kapha-phlegm). His body is full of veins. He is pleasant in his speech. He has red and long eyes and is clad in green. He governs the skin, is fond of fun and possesses even limbs.