Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
केंद्रादिसंज्ञा उक्तास्तेनैव ।"कंटककेंद्रचतुष्टयसंज्ञा लग्नास्तदशमचतुर्थानाम् ॥संज्ञा परतः पणफरमापोक्लिमसंज्ञितं च तत्परतः ॥"
He also gives the names kendra (corner house) and the rest. The names kantaka (thorn), kendra and chatushtaya (the four) belong to the lagna (rising sign), the 7th, the 10th and the 4th. The next ones are called panaphara (succeeding house). The ones after those are called apoklima (falling house).
Simple meaning: Kinds of houses: the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th are corner houses. The houses after them are succeeding, and the next are falling.
ग्रहाणां मूलत्रिकोणगृहाणि तेनैवोक्तानि ॥
Mulatrikona signs: Sun Leo, Moon Taurus, Mars Aries, Mercury Virgo, Jupiter Sagittarius, Venus Libra, Saturn Aquarius.
इति राशिस्वरूपम् ॥ अथ राशिस्वरूपप्रयोजनम् ॥ तत्र द्विपदचतुष्पददिनरात्रिसंज्ञाराशिस्वरूपप्रयोजनं वक्ष्यमाणभावफले ज्ञेयम् ॥
Use of sign natures: two-footed, four-footed, day and night signs are used later in the house results.
पुंस्त्रीराशिप्रयोजनम् ॥ पुंखेटाः पुंराशौ बलिनः स्त्रीग्रहाः स्त्रीराशौ बलिन इतिस्थानबले ज्ञेयम् ॥
Male and female signs: male planets are strong in male signs, female planets in female signs.