Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
ज्ञार्कावष्टमे विषाग्निघातः ।
Say Mercury and the Sun are in the 8th house. Then the person is harmed by poison or fire.
राह्वारावष्टमे शृङ्गिनखिदंष्ट्रिघातः ।
Say Rahu and Mars are in the 8th house. Then the person is harmed by horned animals, clawed animals or tusked animals.
चापांशे वाहनादुच्चप्रदेशतो वा पतनम् ।
Say [the point in question] is in the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of Sagittarius. Then the person falls from a vehicle or from a high place.
तुर्येशे जलर्क्षे नीचारिमूढहीनबले तुर्यारिगे जलघातः ।
Say the 4th lord is in a water sign. It is in its nicha (low point) sign or an enemy's sign, or it is combust or weak. It is in the 4th or the 6th…