Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 12 · The 10th House, Work and Standing
दशमविवेकः
दशमे नीचस्वगे व्यर्था राजयोगाः ।
Say a planet in the 10th house is in a debilitation sign or in its own sign. Then the royal combinations come to nothing. (It can also be read: the planet is in its own debilitation sign, the sign where it falls.)
चतुर्षु स्वगेषु शत्रुभगेषु वा नीचांशगेषु व्यर्था राजयोगाः ।
Say four planets are in their own signs. Or they are in enemy signs, or in debilitation navamshas (one-ninth parts of a sign). Then the royal…
ग्रहमात्रादृष्टश्चन्द्रो वा लग्नं व्यर्था राजयोगाः ।
Say the Moon or the 1st house is looked at by no planet at all. Then the royal combinations come to nothing.
सिंहांशेऽर्के पापयुते क्षीणेन्दौ सौम्यादृष्टे व्यर्था राजयोगाः ।
Say the Sun is in a Leo navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) and joined by a bad planet. Say the Moon is waning and no good planet looks at it. Then…