Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 3 · The Sixteen Yogas
षोडशयोगाध्यायः
इति यमयायोगः ॥ अथ मणऊयोगः ॥ तत्र मणऊयोगलक्षणमाह यादवः ॥भौमो वा रविजश्चरस्य पुरतः पृष्ठेथवा संस्थितः पश्यन् शत्रुदृशा १ । ४ । ७ । १० स्वदीप्तलवकैर्हीनैरहीनैरपि ॥यत्कार्यार्थमथो कृतम्मुथशिलं तत्र स्थितो वा ग्रहो गृह्णातीह महोमणुर्निगदितो योगोर्थनाशे पटुः ॥
This ends yamaya (a slower planet linking two others). Next, the manau (Mars or Saturn blocking the link of two planets) combination. Yadava gives its mark. Mars or Saturn stands ahead of or behind the fast planet. It looks with an enemy look from the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th place. Its own deepta degrees (the planet's orb of light) may be short or not short. Or an ithasala (planets moving toward an exact aspect) may have been made for some matter, and the planet stands right there. Then it takes the light. This combination is called manau. It is apt to ruin the matter.
Simple meaning: Manau: Mars or Saturn looks at the fast planet with an enemy look and takes light from it. It is quick to spoil the matter.
मनुष्यताजिके समरसिंहोपि ॥
Manau by Samarasimha: even after the combination forms, Mars or Saturn behind, ahead or with the fast planet takes its light. It is not praised.
पूर्वपद्यस्यायमर्थः ॥ भौमश्शनिर्वालग्नेशकार्य्येशयोर्मध्ये शीघ्रग्रहस्याग्रे पृष्ठे वा स्थित्वा चतुर्थसप्तमैक-राशिदृष्ट्या पश्यन् सन् स्वदीप्तांशैर्हीनैरधिकैर्वा शीघ्रस्य तेजो गृह्णाति तत्र लग्नेशकार्येशयोरित्थशालेऽपि कार्यनाशको मणऊयोगः।
Manau, first reading: Mars or Saturn takes the light of the faster of the two lords. Then even an ithasala between the lagna lord and the matter's…
अथवा यत्कार्यनिमित्तं लग्नेशकार्येशाभ्यां यस्मिन् स्थाने मुथशिलं कृतं तत्र द्वयोरेकस्थानगो भौमः शनिर्वा हीनैरधिकैर्वा स्वदीप्तभागैर्द्वयोरेकस्य वा तेजो गृह्णाति स मणऊयोगः कार्यनाशको ज्ञेयः ॥
Manau, second reading: Mars or Saturn stands where the ithasala was made and takes light from one or both. It spoils the matter.