Bhava Kutuhala · by Jivanatha Daivajna
Chapter 1 · The Basic Terms of Astrology
संज्ञाध्यायः
चरणविवृद्ध्याखेटादशमसहोत्थे १०।३ त्रिकोणभे ५।९ जननेचतुरस्रेऽथ कलत्रे प्रयताः पश्यन्ति तत्फलं क्रमतः ॥ १२ ॥
In a birth chart, planets look at houses with a strength that grows by a quarter at each step. They look at the 10th and 3rd. Next they look at the 5th and 9th. Next at the 4th and 8th. Last, with full strength, at the 7th. One should judge the result in this order.
Simple meaning: A planet's look grows by quarters: 3rd and 10th, then 5th and 9th, then 4th and 8th, then 7th.
चरस्थिरद्विस्वभावाः क्रूराक्रूरावजादितः ।
From Aries the signs go: moving, fixed, dual; harsh and gentle; male and female; odd and even.
मिथुनं धन्विपूर्वार्द्धंतुलाकन्याघटा नराः ।
Gemini, Libra, Virgo, Aquarius and early Sagittarius are human signs. Leo, Taurus, Aries are four-footed.
मूलत्रिकोणमर्कादेः सिंहो वृषभ आदिमः ।
The strong own signs are: Sun Leo, Moon Taurus, Mars Aries, Mercury Virgo, Jupiter Sagittarius, Venus Libra, Saturn Aquarius.