Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 2 · Aspects, Strength, Results
दृष्टिसाङ्गबलेष्टकष्टाद्यानयनाधिकारः
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 ॥
Here, however much look a planet has on the lagna (rising sign), that much is its aspect strength. Now take a planet looked at by a shubha (good planet). The good look, as much as it is, less a quarter, becomes its strength. But a planet free of the fourth look of a papa (bad planet) is wanted. If that look is present, there is no strength. The words 'looks at the lagna, is strong': so says Samarasimha. This ends the aspect strength.
Simple meaning: 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 takes the strength away.
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…
विशेषमाहवामनः ॥
Sign strength by Vamana: a sign is stronger by its lord's strength, or if Jupiter, Mercury or its lord join it or look at it.