Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 1 · Basic Terms and Definitions
संज्ञातत्वम्
तृतीयदशमौ नवमपञ्चमौ चतुर्थाष्टमौ सप्तमं पादर्द्धितो ग्रहाः पश्यन्ति ।
Planets look at certain houses counted from themselves: the 3rd and 10th; the 9th and 5th; the 4th and 8th; the 7th. Their drishti (a planet's look) grows by a quarter at each step.
तृतीयदशमौ शनिः त्रिकोणं गुरुश्चतुरस्रं भौमश्च विशेषतः पूर्णं पश्यति ।
Saturn looks fully at the 3rd and 10th houses. Jupiter looks fully at the trikona (luck house) places, the 5th and 9th. Mars looks fully at the 4th…
दिने वारारम्भादस्तकालो निशयस्ततो वारप्रवेशकालान्तः स्ववारखण्डेन हतोऽष्टभक्तो लब्धं गुलिकेष्टकालः ।
By day, take the time from the start of the weekday to sunset. By night, take the time from sunset to the end of the weekday. Multiply it by the…
तत्काललग्नतुल्यो गुलिकः
Gulika (son of Saturn, a shadow point) is the same as the lagna (rising sign) at that time.