Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
चन्द्रज्ञौ षष्ठेऽष्टमे वा विषेण मृत्युः ।
Say the Moon and Mercury are in the 6th or the 8th house. Then death comes from poison.
पुष्पवन्तौ षष्ठाष्टमे वा गजतो मृत्युः ।
Say the Sun and the Moon are in the 6th or the 8th house. Then death comes from an elephant.
यो बलवान्निधनं पश्येत्तद्धातुकोपतो मृत्युः
Say a strong planet aspects the 8th house. Then death comes from a disorder of the body humour that planet rules.
उक्तयोगाभावेऽष्टमभावाधिष्ठितत्र्यंशेशस्योक्ताग्न्यंब्वादि स्वगुणहेतुतो मृत्युः ।
Say none of the above combinations is present. Then look at the lord of the drekkana (one-third part of a sign) in which the 8th house lies. Death…