Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 1 · Planets, Signs, Year Entry
ग्रहराशिस्वरूपवर्षप्रवेशाद्यानयनाधिकारः
आढ्यो द्वितीयसंधिः स्यात्संधिः पञ्चमभावजः ॥धनभावो वेदयुतो रिपुभावः प्रजायते ॥लग्नसंधिः पञ्चयुतः सन्धिः स्याद्रिपुभावजः ॥
The 2nd sandhi (junction between two houses), increased, is the sandhi of the 5th house. The 2nd house plus four signs becomes the 6th house. The lagna (rising sign) sandhi plus five signs is the sandhi of the 6th house. (Our text is unclear here: the first line says 'increased' but not by how many signs.)
Simple meaning: Houses 5 and 6: the 5th junction comes from the 2nd junction (the number of signs is not given); 6th house: 2nd house plus four signs; 6th junction: 1st junction plus five signs.
लग्नाद्याः संधिसहिता भावाः षड्राशिसंयुताः ॥
Houses 7 to 12: add six signs to houses 1 to 6 and their junctions.
अथ केवललग्नज्ञानादेव सकलभावराशिसाधनार्थं सुगमोपायो मत्कृत
Easy method for all houses: find the rising sign's day-length difference and take it from 15 (rising sign Aries to Virgo).
तुलादिषड्भैः सहिताः प्रकल्प्यास्तेंशकाः पुनः॥
Easy method: (rising sign Libra to Pisces) add the difference to 15 instead. Use that number as degrees and add it to the rising sign: the 1st…