Hora Sara · by Prithuyashas
Chapter 17 · Ashtakavarga and its results
सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
फलसंख्यासमानाब्दे व्याधिं दुःखं समादिशेत् ।तयोर्योगसमानाब्दं मृत्युवर्षं प्रचक्षते ॥ ६८ ॥
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…
शेषेण मासादिवसाघटिकाश्च प्रकल्पयेत् ।
From the remainder, work out months, days and ghatikas (24-minute units). At a time that falls with a chidra (weak point) of the dasha (planet…
मन्दाष्टवर्गे राशौ तु फलहीने क्षयो भवेत् ।
In Saturn's ashtakavarga (eight-source point table), a sign with no points brings decline. Say the Sun is in that sign, and the Moon is there too…