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Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 4 · The Sahamas
सहमाध्यायः
नैतद्रम्यम् ॥ यत ऋषिस्थानाभिषिक्तसमरसिंहवाक्ये प्रथमतः पाठांतरकल्पनमेव नोचितम् ॥ अथ कल्प्यमानेपि पाठे क्रमादितिपदाभावान्नाभिमतसिद्धिः रीतिरियं ग्रंथकर्तॄणां यत्र यथासंख्यं चिकीर्षितं तत्र तत्र क्रमाद्यथासंख्यंयथाक्रमंपदानि प्रयुज्यंते ॥
This is not pleasing. First, it is not right to make up another reading. These are the words of Samarasimha, who stands anointed in the place of a sage. Even if such a reading is made up, the wanted result is not reached. The word 'in order' is missing. This is the habit of authors. Wherever they want things done in turn, they use words like 'kramat', 'yathasankhyam' and 'yathakramam'.
Simple meaning: The other view is rejected: Samarasimha's words should not be changed, and without the word 'in order' it does not work.
अब्दा गजाश्वैस्त्रिरसैर्विभाजिता ऋणं विलिप्तासु शशीज्ययोः क्रमादिति भास्करः ॥
Example of the word 'in order' from Bhaskara: years divided by 78 and by 63 are subtracted from the Moon and from Jupiter, in that order.
अतः क्रमोक्तौ सत्यामेव यथोक्तार्थलाभो भवेत् ॥ क्रमपदाभावे विपरीतोप्यर्थः संभाव्येत ॥ यथा ॥ लग्नस्य मध्यगतत्वाभावे सति द्वितीयभवनादारभ्य शोधनं लग्नस्यांतर्भूते सति लग्नादारभ्य शोधनमित्यर्थत्वात् ॥
Without 'in order' the meaning could be reversed: outside, count from the 2nd house; inside, count from the lagna.
अथ च समरसिंहस्य यद्येष एवाभिप्रायोभिमतः स्यात्तदा यद्यंतरराश्यंतरित्यादिपद्योक्तप्रकारगौरवमपहाय प्रथमपद्यकथनानंतरं तत्र राश्यादिलग्नं क्षेप्यमित्येव प्रकारं लाघवात्समरसिंहो ब्रूयात्तच्च न कृतमतो लग्नद्वितीयभवनादित्येकमेव पदं जायत इति सिद्धांतः ॥
Conclusion: Samarasimha meant 'from the 2nd house from the lagna' as one phrase, since otherwise he would have said it more briefly.