Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 2 · Aspects, Strength, Results
दृष्टिसाङ्गबलेष्टकष्टाद्यानयनाधिकारः
अथपञ्चवर्गेभ्य इष्टकष्टमुक्तन्ताजिकमुक्तावल्याम् ॥दलन्दलार्द्धञ्च तदर्द्धकञ्च स्वकीयमित्रारिगृहे स्वभे स्यात् ॥तथैव दृक्केन्दलवस्तदर्द्धन्तत्खण्डकन्नन्दलवेर्कभागः ॥
Now ishta (good strength) and kashta (bad strength) from the five vargas (divisions of a sign) is told in the Tajikamuktavali. In the house: a half, a quarter and an eighth. This is for its own, a friend's and an enemy's house, in its own sign. In the drekkana (one-third part of a sign): indalava, its half, a part of that. In the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign): a twelfth (arka 12) ...
Simple meaning: 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 navamsha, a twelfth.
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.
अत्र केचन सामान्येनैव अष्टधा बलङ्कल्पयन्ति। उक्तञ्च हिल्लाजेन ॥
Eightfold strength by Hillaja: even pace, risen, seen by a good planet, joined, ithasala with good planets, good house, Sun's part, among good…