Hora Sara · by Prithuyashas
Chapter 17 · Ashtakavarga and its results
सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
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.
शोध्यसंशोधनं कृत्वा पिण्डं संस्थाप्य रन्ध्रगैः ।
After doing the reduction of what is to be reduced, set down the pinda (total figure). Divide it by the results in the 8th. Then divide by 27. That…