Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 2 · Aspects, Strength, Results
दृष्टिसाङ्गबलेष्टकष्टाद्यानयनाधिकारः
एतत्स्पष्टमुक्तम्मर्णितथेन ॥सर्वत्र कल्प्यम्पृथगेव रूपम्फलं शुभाख्यम्फलनिर्णयाय ॥इहापि रूपं परिकल्प्य साध्यम्फलञ्च कष्टाभिधमत्र तज्ज्ञैः ॥
This is clearly stated by Manittha. Everywhere, one rupa (unit of strength) is to be set apart by itself for the result called good, to decide the result. Here too, one rupa is to be set. Those who know this are to work out the result called kashta (bad strength).
Simple meaning: Manittha: set one unit apart for the good result, and one unit for the bad result.
पृथक्स्थितस्यास्य यदन्तरालम्फलं तदेवाभिधमत्र वेद्यम् ॥
Ishta and kashta: the gap between the good and bad share is the result. Above ten it is full, below ten it is middle.
कष्टाधिके पूर्णशशाङ्क १० हीने शुभे च कष्टे दशतो वरिष्ठे ॥
Ishta and kashta in the dasha: when the bad share is more than ten and the good share is less than ten, the dasha result is worse than bad.
अथपञ्चवर्गेभ्य इष्टकष्टमुक्तन्ताजिकमुक्तावल्याम् ॥
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