Hora Sara · by Prithuyashas
Chapter 17 · Ashtakavarga and its results
सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
भाग्येशांशपतुल्या वा दारेशस्य गुणान्विता ।तेषां बलाबलेनैव भार्याया लक्षणं वदेत् ॥ ६५ ॥एवमादिफलं ज्ञात्वा निर्दिशेत् शुक्रवर्गतः । (65½)
Or she is like the lord of the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the 9th lord. She has the qualities of the 7th lord. By their strength and weakness tell the wife's marks. (65½) Knowing such results, tell them from Venus's ashtakavarga (eight-source point table).
शनैश्चराष्टवर्गं च निक्षिप्याकाशचारिषु ॥ ६६ ॥
Lay out Saturn's ashtakavarga (eight-source point table) with the points the planets give.
लग्नप्रभृतिमन्दान्तं फलान्येकत्र योजयेत् ।
Join the results from the lagna (rising sign) up to Saturn in one place. Join the results from Saturn up to the lagna in another.
फलसंख्यासमानाब्दे व्याधिं दुःखं समादिशेत् ।
In the year equal to the number of the results, tell of illness and sorrow. The year equal to the sum of the two is called the year of death.