Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 7 · Victory and Defeat
जयपराजयाध्यायः
अशुभग्रहस्थलग्ने बलिभिस्त्वशुभैश्च वीक्षिते युक्ते ।युद्धं महदादेश्यं क्षुद्रं सौम्यग्रहैर्दृष्टे ॥ ७ ॥
A bad planet is in the rising sign. Strong bad planets look at it or join it. Then tell of a big war. If good planets look at it, the war will be small.
Simple meaning: A bad planet in the rising sign, with strong bad planets on it, shows a big war.
सूर्यसमीरणसुरगुरुशुक्रान् समरे पृष्ठतः कृत्वा ।
Fight with the Sun, the wind, Jupiter and Venus behind you, and you can win even alone.
केन्द्रगमर्कं केन्द्री यदि शनिरुद्वीक्षिते तदा भंगः ।
Saturn in a corner looking at the Sun in a corner may bring defeat. In the 8th, death.
लग्ने रवावष्टमगे शशांके कुजार्कजाभ्यामवलोक्यमाने ।
Sun in the 1st and Moon in the 8th, seen by Mars and Saturn, show likely defeat for the asker.