शुभ
śubha

Sanskrit adjective
loaned from Sanskrit

Last edited: 2025-10-19
Primary meaning Benefic
Literal translation Benefic
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Benefic adjective

(of a planet) who have beneficial or auspicious effect

..nānāvidhākārakavarṇarūpaiḥ śubhāśubhairdvādaśabhirgṛhākhyaiḥ ||11||

नानाविधाकारकवर्णरूपैः शुभाशुभैर्द्वादशभिर्गृहाख्यैः ॥११॥

‘These twelve zodiac houses that have various vidhās (types), kārakas (agents), varṇas (colors), and rūpas (forms) are of benefic and malefic qualities.’

— Yavanajātaka Verse 1.11

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 4th-6th century CE

Pingree, David. The Yavanajātaka of Sphujidhvaja. Harvard Oriental Series, vol. 48. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 45

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APA (7th)
Malhotra, P. (2025). शुभ (Lemma #6358). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6358/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Malhotra, P. (2025). शुभ (Lemma #6358). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6358/
MLA (9th)
Malhotra, P. (2025). शुभ (Lemma #6358). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6358/
Harvard
Malhotra, P. (2025) शुभ (Lemma #6358), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6358/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac6358,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Malhotra, Poorvaa},
	year = {2025},
	title = {शुभ ({Lemma} #6358)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6358/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6358/},
}