Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 2 · Aspects, Strength, Results
दृष्टिसाङ्गबलेष्टकष्टाद्यानयनाधिकारः
अत्र केचन सामान्येनैव अष्टधा बलङ्कल्पयन्ति। उक्तञ्च हिल्लाजेन ॥समगति १ रुदितोयः २ सौम्यदृष्टोथ ३ युक्तः ४ सशुभमुथशिली स्यात्सौम्यभावे ६ र्कभागे ॥७ विचरति शुभमध्ये ८ चातिवीर्य्यः प्रदिष्टः कथितबलविरोधी हीनवीर्यः खगेन्द्रः ॥उभयबलसमासे चाप्यभावे तयोर्वा विचरति यदि खेटो मध्यवीर्यो मुनीन्द्रैरिति ॥
Here some set up the eightfold strength in a general way only. And it is said by Hillaja: 1: moving at an even pace. 2: risen. 3: seen by a shubha (good planet). 4: joined. 5: in ithasala (planets moving toward an exact aspect) with shubha. 6: in a good house. 7: in the Sun's part. 8: moving among shubha. Such a planet is declared very strong. A planet that is the opposite of the strengths told has weak strength. A planet may move where both strengths are mixed. Or it may move where both are missing. Then it has middle strength, say the best of sages.
Simple meaning: Eightfold strength by Hillaja: even pace, risen, seen by a good planet, joined, ithasala with good planets, good house, Sun's part, among good planets. This is very strong.
गृह· | द्रेष्काणः | नवांशाः | त्रिंशांशाः | उच्च | नीच·
Table of good and bad fractions for house, drekkana, navamsha, trimshamsha, high point and low point, each for own, friend and enemy.
अत्र समगतिविरोधः शीघ्रगत्युदितविरोधोस्तगः एवं सर्वत्रापि ज्ञेयं ॥ अत्र प्रत्येकं सार्द्धविंशोपकद्वयमितं बलं ज्ञेयम्। अथात्र विशेषफलजिज्ञासुना पूर्वोक्तं षड्विधमपि बलं विचार्य्यन्तदभावे सामान्यपञ्चवर्गीबलं विचार्य तदभावेप्यष्टधा बलं विचार्य्यमिति सिद्धान्तः ॥
Which strength to use: first the sixfold strength, then the five-part strength, then the eightfold strength. In the eightfold strength each part…
अथ द्वादशवर्गीचक्रम् तत्रवामनः ॥
The twelve divisions of a sign: house, hora, drekkana, quarter, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth.