Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
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 rectal illness. In the middle drekkana, it comes from poison or an arrow. In the last, it comes from water, water creatures or a belly illness.
Classical view, not medical advice.
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…
कुम्भाद्ये स्त्र्यङ्गजोदरव्याधितो मध्ये गुह्यरोगादन्त्ये विषान्मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Aquarius. Then death comes from a belly illness that comes from a woman…
मीनाद्ये ग्रहिणी प्रमेहगुल्मतो मध्ये जलोदरगजग्राहतो प्रमेदादन्त्ये कुरोगान्मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Pisces. Then death comes from chronic bowel trouble, urinary trouble or…