Hayanaratna · by Balabhadra
Chapter 8 · Month Chart and Monthly Results
मासप्रवेशादिविचाराध्यायः
अथ संख्यारूपविवर्जिता ॥ तत्तुल्यं दिनकोष्ठस्थफलेन सहितो रविः ॥मासप्रवेशकालीनो दिनपार्श्वे भवेद्रविः ॥तस्मादुक्तप्रकारेण द्युवेशं साधयेद्बुध इति ॥
Now: the number of the chosen day, less one. The Sun joined with the result standing in the day-table cell equal to that becomes the Sun near the day. It is as at the month-entry time. From it, by the method told, the wise one should work out the day entry.
Simple meaning: For a day entry: take the day number less one, add the table result to the month's Sun, and work out as before.
मुक्तावल्याञ्च ॥
Day entries are worked out the same way for very fine results; this is the teacher's view.
खेटभावसहमाद्यनुक्तवच्चिंतनीयमनुवासरं बुधैः ॥
Each day, look at the planets, houses and sahamas. The periods may also be counted from the star Krittika; part of the line cannot be read.
अथार्के ऐक्यदेशान्तरसंख्याकारणमुच्यते ॥ तत्र स्फुटसावनस्य चलत्वादहर्गणो मध्यमसावनेनानीतः ॥ तत्र रविमध्यमगते तुल्यादिभिस्सहिता नाक्षत्राः षष्टिघटिका मध्यमार्कसावनम् ॥ इदम्मध्यमगतेस्सर्वदा तुल्यत्वात्स्थिरम् ॥
Why the corrections are made: the true day varies, so the day count uses the mean day. The mean day is the star day plus the Sun's mean motion, so…