Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 2 · Aspects, Strength, Results
दृष्टिसाङ्गबलेष्टकष्टाद्यानयनाधिकारः
अथ दृग्बलम् ॥तत्रैव लग्नं पश्यति यावत्तावत्तस्य वीर्यं स्यात् ॥शुभदृष्टस्य च पापग्रहतुर्य्यदृशोनितस्य पादोनम् ॥
Now aspect strength. There, as much as a planet looks at the lagna (rising sign), so much is its strength. Take one looked at by a shubha (good planet), and without the fourth look of a papa (bad planet). Its strength is a quarter less.
Simple meaning: Aspect strength by Samarasimha: as much as a planet looks at the lagna, so much strength. One looked at by a good planet, free of a bad planet's fourth look, gets a quarter less.
अत्र यस्य ग्रहस्य यावती लग्नस्योपरि दृष्टिस्तावदेव तस्य दृग्बलं ॥ अथ शुभदृष्टस्य ग्रहस्य यावती शुभदृष्टिस्सा पादोना बलं स्यात्परंतु क्रूरतुर्यदृष्टिरहितो ग्रहोपेक्षितः ॥ तत्सम्भवे न बलमिति वीक्षते लग्नं सबलीइतिसमरसिंहः ॥ इतिदृग्बलम् ॥
Aspect strength: a planet's strength is as much as it looks at the lagna. A good planet's look counts less a quarter. A bad planet's fourth look…
अथलग्नादिद्वादशभावसहमानां बलानयनमुक्तम्मुक्तावल्याम् ॥
Strength of the houses and sahamas: the lord's strength is the house's strength. With the look of its lord, Jupiter and Mercury, human signs get a…
चतुष्पदाख्येष्वपि चार्द्धयुक्तं न कीटभे किञ्चन योजनीयम् ॥
House strength, continued: add a half in water and four-footed signs, nothing in the insect sign. Add a quarter of good planets' looks; take off a…