Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 2 · Aspects, Strength, Results
दृष्टिसाङ्गबलेष्टकष्टाद्यानयनाधिकारः
शीर्षोदयादिनबलाश्शेषारात्रिबलास्स्मृताः ॥नृराशयोथलग्नस्थादशमस्थाश्चतुष्पदाः ॥
The shirshodaya (head-first rising signs) are strong by day. The remaining signs are remembered as strong by night. Human signs are strong standing in the lagna (rising sign). Four-footed signs are strong standing in the 10th.
Simple meaning: Sign strength: head-first signs are strong by day, the others by night. Human signs are strong in the lagna, four-footed signs in the 10th.
वृश्चिकस्सप्तमस्थाने चतुर्थे जलराशयः ॥
Sign strength: Scorpio is strong in the 7th and water signs in the 4th. At twilight Scorpio is strong, by day the human signs.
रात्रौ बलाढ्याश्शेषाःस्युरित्थं राशिबलं स्मृतम् ॥
Sign strength: at night the other signs are strong. This is the view of the old teachers.
अथाष्टधा ग्रहाणां बलफलमुक्तं पद्मनाभेन ॥ अत्र एकैकं प्रति सार्द्धविंशोपकं बलं ज्ञेयं ॥ संपूर्णबलं षड्विंशोपकात्मकं मध्यमं बलं त्रिविंशोपकात्मकं न्यूनं मध्यमबलं ज्ञेयं
Eightfold strength: Padmanabha gives results by strength. Each one counts one and a half vishopaka. Full is six and middle is three.