《宋书·志·卷二十三》
考查占书，金星从南面犯火星则南方国家军队失败，从北面犯则北国军队失败，因此当时金星应该在火星之南。
案占，太白所犯在南，南国败，在北，北国败，此宜在荧惑南也。
According to the divination book, if Venus encroaches on Mars from the south, then the armies of the southern country will be defeated; if it encroaches from the north, then the armies of the northern country will be defeated; thus Venus should have been to the south of Mars at that time.
<s>[INST] Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 案占，太白所犯在南，南国败，在北，北国败，此宜在荧惑南也。 [/INST] According to the divination book, if Venus encroaches on Mars from the south, then the armies of the southern country will be defeated; if it encroaches from the north, then the armies of the northern country will be defeated; thus Venus should have been to the south of Mars at that time.</s>
Explain the meaning of this Classical Chinese passage in English: 案占，太白所犯在南，南国败，在北，北国败，此宜在荧惑南也。
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According to the divination book, if Venus encroaches on Mars from the south, then the armies of the southern country will be defeated; if it encroaches from the north, then the armies of the northern country will be defeated; thus Venus should have been to the south of Mars at that time.
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