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Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 1 · Basic Terms and Definitions
संज्ञातत्वम्
अन्योन्यदृष्टौ एकतरदृष्टौ अन्योन्यस्थानस्थितावेकत्र स्थितौ वा सम्बन्धोऽवगन्तव्यः ।
A link between two planets is known in these ways. Both look at each other. Or one looks at the other. Or each stands in the other's sign. Or both stand together.
मन्दार्काराः शुष्काश्चन्द्राच्छौ सजलौ जलर्क्षगौ ज्ञेज्यौ च ।
Saturn, the Sun and Mars are dry. The Moon and Venus are watery. Mercury and Jupiter are watery when they stand in a watery sign.
सर्वग्रहेभ्योऽधिकांशादिनाऽऽत्मकारकस्ततः क्रमेण न्यूनांशा अमात्यभ्रातृमातृपितृपुत्रज्ञातिदारकारकाः ।
The planet with the most degrees of all is the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). The others follow in order of fewer degrees. Each…
अंशशब्देनात्मकारकनवांशः ।
Take the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Here the word amsha means its navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign).