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Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 1 · Basic Terms and Definitions
संज्ञातत्वम्
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).
ओजर्क्षे क्रमाद्बालकुमारयुववृद्धमृताख्या अवस्थाः समर्क्षे व्यत्ययः ।
In an odd sign, a planet's avastha (state of a planet) runs in this order: child; boy; young; old; dead. In an even sign the order is reversed.