Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
कुजार्कौ कटुकौ जीवो मधुरस्तुवरो बुधः ॥क्षाराम्लौ चंद्रभृगुजौ तीक्ष्णौ सूर्यार्कनंदनौ ॥
Mars and the Sun are pungent. Jupiter is sweet. Mercury is astringent. The Moon and Venus are salty and sour. The Sun and Saturn are sharp.
Simple meaning: Tastes of planets: Mars and Sun pungent, Jupiter sweet, Mercury astringent, Moon and Venus salty and sour, Sun and Saturn sharp.
स्थूल इंदुः सितः खंडश्चतुरस्रौ कुजोष्णगू ॥
Shapes of planets: Moon stout, Venus half-moon, Mars and Sun square, Mercury and Jupiter round, Saturn and Rahu long.
खण्डोर्धचंद्राकारः ॥
Khanda: it means half-moon shaped.
विप्रौ शुक्रगुरू क्षत्री कुजार्कौ शूद्र इंदुजः ॥
Castes of planets: Venus and Jupiter brahmin, Mars and Sun warrior, Moon trader, Mercury worker, Rahu and Saturn outsiders.