Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 15 · Thoughts on the Rising Sign: War and Travel
लग्नचिन्ताध्यायः
मृत्युर्निधनोपगतैः सेनाव्यसनं महन्नवमस्थैः ।दशमस्थौ कुजसूर्यौ जयदौ भङ्गप्रदः सौरिः ॥ ८ ॥
In the 8th house they may bring death. In the 9th house they may bring great trouble to the army. Mars and the Sun in the 10th house give victory. Saturn there may bring defeat.
Simple meaning: Bad planets in the 8th may bring death, in the 9th army trouble. Mars and Sun in the 10th win.
जय एकादशसंस्थैः क्रूरैरन्त्योपगैः स्वबलभेदः ।
Bad planets in the 11th give victory. In the 12th, one's forces may split.
क्रूरोऽप्यनुकूलस्थः शस्तो लग्ने शुभोऽपि नानिष्टः ।
A bad planet placed well in the 1st house is good. A backward planet in a corner house is not.
प्रश्नगतद्रेष्काणे राजा नेता द्वितीयेऽस्य ।
The first third of the rising sign shows the king. Then the leader, then troops, priest and doctor, then servants.