Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 7 · Finding the Dashas
दशानयनाधिकाराध्यायः
वर्षप्रवेशे प्रथमं दशा सा ततः क्रमेणैवमिहेतरेषाम् ॥वर्षस्य चांते प्रथमस्य याता दशा भवेदब्दफलस्य सिद्ध्यै ॥
At the year entry, that dasha (planet period) to come comes first. Then, in the same way, the others follow in turn. At the end of the year comes the first planet's dasha gone. This serves to work out the year's results.
Simple meaning: 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.
अथ जन्मकालाभावे जन्मराशिवशाद्दशानयनमुक्तं तत्रैव ॥
Birth time not known: some count the year's periods from the birth sign. That way is given next.
जन्मन्यर्कदशा ततो विधुदशा यावद्द्वितीयो रविस्त्रिस्थेर्केदशवासरा शशिदशा भौमस्य पाकस्ततः ॥
Birth time not known: the periods follow the Sun's move through the houses from the birth sign: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Saturn. Each runs a few…