Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 2 · Aspects, Strength, Results
दृष्टिसाङ्गबलेष्टकष्टाद्यानयनाधिकारः
कष्टाधिके पूर्णशशाङ्क १० हीने शुभे च कष्टे दशतो वरिष्ठे ॥कष्टात्तथा कष्टतरं निरुक्तम्फलन्दशायां यवनैः पुराणैरिति ॥
Kashta (bad strength) may be greater, and the good less than ten (10). The bad may also be above ten (10). Then the result in the dasha (planet period) is said to be worse than bad. So say the old Yavana (foreign teachers).
Simple meaning: 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 ॥
Five vargas: in the house take a half, a quarter, an eighth for own, friend, enemy. In the drekkana, indalava and then smaller parts. In the…
तदर्द्धकन्तद्दलमेवात्रिंशे तिथ्यंशकोर्द्धञ्च दलन्त्वथोच्चे ॥
Trimshamsha: a fifteenth, a thirtieth, a sixtieth. High point: a twentieth, a fortieth, an eightieth. Low point: zero, a fortieth, a twentieth.
एतदूनं यद्वा स्वेष्टारातिषु द्वादशांशा इत्याद्युक्तबलविभागांशङ्कष्टफलं साध्यम् ॥ इतीष्टकष्टविचारः ॥
Finding the bad strength: take the good share from the full share, or use the strength shares given earlier. This ends ishta and kashta.