Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
तुलाद्ये पतनात् स्त्रीतः पशुतो मध्ये जठररोगेणान्त्ये व्यालजलान्मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Libra. Then death comes from a fall, from a woman, or from an animal. In the middle drekkana, it comes from a belly illness. In the last, it comes from a fierce animal or water.
Classical view, not medical advice.
अल्याद्ये विषशस्त्रतो मध्ये भारश्रमाद्वा कटिबस्तिरोगतोऽन्त्ये लोष्टकाष्ठपाषाणतो मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Scorpio. Then death comes from poison or a weapon. In the middle…
चापाद्ये वातगुदामयान्मध्ये विषबाणाभ्यामन्त्ये जल जलचार्युदरामयान्मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Sagittarius. Then death comes from a vata (the wind humour) illness or a…
मृगाद्ये सिंहवराहवृश्चिकतो मध्ये भुजङ्गतोऽन्त्ये चौराग्निशस्त्रज्वरतो मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Capricorn. Then death comes from a lion, a boar or a scorpion. In the…