Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
रन्ध्रखाम्बुतनुगैः क्रमात् क्षीणेन्द्वारार्कजार्कैर्लगुडघातनो मृत्युः ।
Say the waning Moon, Mars, Saturn and the Sun are in the 8th, 10th, 4th and 1st houses. They are in that order. Then death comes from a blow with a club.
क्षीणेन्द्वारार्कजार्कैः खाङ्कोदयेषुगैर्धूमाग्निबन्धनकाष्ठादि प्रहारान्मृत्युः ।
Say the waning Moon, Mars, Saturn and the Sun are in the 10th, 9th, 1st and 5th houses. They are in that order. Then death comes from smoke, fire…
खास्ताम्बुगैर्मन्दार्कारैरायुधाग्निनृपकोपतो मृत्युः ।
Say Saturn, the Sun and Mars are in the 10th, 7th and 4th houses, in that order. Then death comes from a weapon, from fire or from a king's anger.
भौमेऽम्बुगे खेऽर्के वाहनपाततो मृत्युः ।
Say Mars is in the 4th house. The Sun is in the 10th. Then death comes from a fall from a vehicle.