Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 7 · Finding the Dashas
दशानयनाधिकाराध्यायः
जन्मन्यर्कदशा ततो विधुदशा यावद्द्वितीयो रविस्त्रिस्थेर्केदशवासरा शशिदशा भौमस्य पाकस्ततः ॥बन्धुस्थेद्विदिनं ततो बुधदशा यावत्सुतस्थो रविः षष्ठे चाब्धिदिनन्ततश्शनिदशासप्तस्थिते सप्त च ॥२॥
With the Sun in the birth sign, the Sun's dasha (planet period) runs. Then the Moon's dasha runs, while the Sun is in the 2nd. With the Sun in the 3rd, the Moon's dasha has ten days. Then comes Mars's period. With the Sun in the 4th, Mars has two days. Then comes Mercury's dasha, while the Sun is in the 5th. In the 6th, Mercury has four days. Then comes Saturn's dasha; with the Sun in the 7th, it has seven days...
Simple meaning: 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 days into the next house.
ततो दशेज्यस्य च यावदष्टनवस्थितेर्के दश वासराः स्युः ॥
Birth time not known, continued: Jupiter while the Sun is in the 8th and 10 days of the 9th. Then Rahu, 20 days into the 10th. Then Venus.
अत्रान्तर्दशानयनम्फलसहितमुक्तं तत्रैव ॥
Sub-periods (Varshaphalapradipa): a period times the other planet's period, divided by 360. Results follow.
अथ फलम् ॥
Sun inside the Sun's period: fear from the ruler, blood and bile trouble, money loss.