Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 4 · The Sahamas
सहमाध्यायः
अतः क्रमोक्तौ सत्यामेव यथोक्तार्थलाभो भवेत् ॥ क्रमपदाभावे विपरीतोप्यर्थः संभाव्येत ॥ यथा ॥ लग्नस्य मध्यगतत्वाभावे सति द्वितीयभवनादारभ्य शोधनं लग्नस्यांतर्भूते सति लग्नादारभ्य शोधनमित्यर्थत्वात् ॥
So only when 'in order' is stated does the stated meaning come out. Without the word 'in order', even the opposite meaning could be thought of. For example: if the lagna (rising sign) is not within, take away starting from the 2nd house. If the lagna is within, take away starting from the lagna. This could be the meaning.
Simple meaning: 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.
एतत्स्पष्टमुक्तं तेजःसिंहेन ॥
Tejahsimha says it clearly: by day add the Sun's degrees left, the Moon's degrees gone and the signs between.
स्याच्चेन्नान्तरराश्यन्तर्लग्नन्तस्यांशके च ये ॥
If the lagna is outside, add its degrees gone. If it is inside, the next verse tells what to do.