Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 1 · Basic Terms and Definitions
संज्ञातत्वम्
स्वर्क्षतुङ्गमूलत्रिकोणगा नानिष्टफलदाः ।
Say a planet is in its own sign or at its uchcha (high point). Or say it is in its mulatrikona (a planet's strong own-sign part). Then it gives no bad results.
गुरुपूर्णदृष्टो ग्रहो नानिष्टफलदः ।
A planet that Jupiter looks at fully does not give bad results.
ग्रहर्क्षसंख्या ग्रहसंख्याहता पुनः ग्रहांशसंख्याहता इष्टजन्मनक्षत्रलग्नसंख्याभिर्युतार्कनष्टा शेषावस्था ।
Take the number of the nakshatra (star) the planet stands in. Multiply it by the planet's own number. Multiply again by the number of its navamsha…
शयनोपवेशननेत्रपाणिप्रकाशगमनागमनसभागमभोजननृत्यलिप्साकौतुकनिद्रा अवस्थाः ।
The twelve avastha (state of a planet) names are: shayana (lying down); upaveshana (sitting); netrapani (hands to the eyes); prakashana (shining)…