Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
कटुकादिरसज्ञानम् ॥ तुर्य्यस्थखेटवसतिर्भोज्याह्ने रसमादिशेदित्याद्युक्तं ॥
Knowing tastes, pungent and so on. This is said in lines such as: 'The planet in the 4th and its dwelling. On the day of the meal one should tell the taste.'
Simple meaning: Tastes of planets: they show the taste of a meal, from the planet in the 4th.
स्वर्णादिद्रव्योक्तिर्वर्षे सबलग्रहस्य द्रव्यलाभो निर्बलग्रहस्य द्रव्यहानिरित्याद्यर्थं ॥
Planets and goods: a strong planet's goods are gained in the year, a weak planet's goods are lost.
प्रभातादिकालोक्तेर्भोजनविचारे कालज्ञानार्थम् ॥
Times of day of planets: used to tell the time of a meal.
ग्रहवर्णप्रयोजनम् ॥ वर्षे सबलग्रहवर्णवस्तुलाभो निर्बलग्रहवर्णवस्तुहानिरेतज्ज्ञानार्थम् ॥
Colours of planets: things of a strong planet's colour are gained, of a weak planet's colour lost.