Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 7 · Finding the Dashas
दशानयनाधिकाराध्यायः
सू | चं | मं | बु | श | बृ | रा | शु | यागः३ | ८ | ४ | ९ | ५ | १० | ६ | १७ | ६०दिन२० | २० | ६ | २६ | ३३ | ३३ | ४० | ४० | दशा० | ० | ० | ०० | २० | २० | ० | ० | घट्यः
This table gives each planet's share of one day of 60 ghatikas (24-minute units), in ghatikas and parts. Sun 3-20-0, Moon 8-20-0, Mars 4-6-0, Mercury 9-26-00. Then Saturn 5-33-20, Jupiter 10-33-20, Rahu 6-40-0, Venus 17-40-0.
Simple meaning: Balarama's periods table for one day: each planet's share of the 60 ghatis.
अत्र प्रकारन्तरं वर्षफलप्रदीपे ॥
Another way: at the year entry, the part of the day's star gone, times the first period, over 60, gives the period gone.
वर्षप्रवेशे प्रथमं दशा सा ततः क्रमेणैवमिहेतरेषाम् ॥
Order: the first lord's remaining part opens the year. The others follow. Its gone part closes the year.
वर्षप्रवेशे दिनभं च यत्स्यात्तस्याधिपस्याद्यदशा भवेत्सा ॥
Varshaphalapradipa: the first period belongs to the lord of the day's star at the year entry. The others follow in order.