Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 8 · Month Chart and Monthly Results
मासप्रवेशादिविचाराध्यायः
निर्मथ्य सत्ताजिकशास्त्रसिंधुं समूहतो हायनरत्नसंज्ञः ॥सद्वर्षपत्रीकरणोद्यतानां ज्योतिर्विदां कंठविभूषणाय ॥ १ ॥
Having churned the ocean of the good Tajika science, this work named Hayanaratna was made from a collection. It is a neck-ornament for astrologers who are ready to make good yearly charts.
Simple meaning: Closing: the Hayanaratna, drawn from the Tajika ocean, is an ornament for astrologers who make yearly charts.
वित्तं नान्यं परेषां तु सिंधोर्मथनजं श्रमम् ॥
Closing: the author has no other wealth. He offers his book, the toil of churning the ocean of others' works, at Shiva's feet.
पृथ्वीपते महावीर श्रीमत्साहिसुजातिके ॥
Closing: the book was made at Rajmahal in the time of the Shah.
यो मे मासकृतेः समः करहतो योगस्तिथिः स्यात्तथा त्रिर्वारामिति तैः सहार्धसदृशं भं सर्वयोगे पुनः॥
Closing: a number riddle gives the book's date, with the number 1551.