Check these rules in your own chart
Check free →The chapter has 346 sutras. It reads the build, looks, nature and habits of a person. It also covers skills, eating, speech and the eyes. Its rules weigh the lord of the house, the planets in it and the looks on it.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
सुखेशे वा भाग्येशे षष्ठे कपटी ।
Say the lord of the 4th or the lord of the 9th is in the 6th house. Then the person is deceitful.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
मेषे ज्ञे कपटी ।
Say Mercury is in Aries. Then the person is deceitful.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
पापयुते वा पापदृष्टे सुखे कपटी ।
Say bad planets join or aspect the 4th house. Then the person is deceitful.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
पापान्तरे तुर्ये कपटी ।
Say the 4th house lies between bad planets. Then the person is deceitful.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
कर्मपे वा रन्ध्रपे सुखे कपटी ।
Say the lord of the 10th or the lord of the 8th is in the 4th house. Then the person is deceitful.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
शन्यारतमोन्यतमे पाताले हृत्कपटी ।
Say one of Saturn, Mars or Rahu is in the 4th house. Then the person is deceitful at heart.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
राहुमन्दारयोगे हृत्कपटी ।
Say Rahu, Saturn and Mars are joined. Then the person is deceitful at heart.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
सुखे स्वर्क्षोच्चगे शुभे निष्कपटी ।
Say a good planet is in the 4th house. It is in its own sign or its uchcha (high point). Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
सुखेशे बलाढ्ये निष्कपटी ।
Say the lord of the 4th is strong. Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
तुर्ये शुभर्क्षे मित्रान्वितदृष्टे निष्कपटी ।
Say the 4th house is a good planet's sign. Friendly planets join or aspect it. Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
हृदयेशे गोपुराद्यंशे निष्कपटी ।
Say the lord of the 4th house is in gopura amsha (a good rank of strength) or a higher one. Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
पाताले मृद्वंशादियुते निष्कपटी ।
Say the 4th house falls in a shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign) called mridu, or one like it. Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नेशेऽम्बुगे शुभयुतेक्षिते निष्कपटी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is in the 4th, joined with or aspected by good planets. Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नेशे बलाढ्ये निष्कपटी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is very strong. Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नपे पारावताद्यंशे निष्कपटी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is in paravata amsha (a good rank of strength) or a higher one. Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्ने गुरौ शुक्रदृष्टे निष्कपटी ।
Say Jupiter is in the 1st house and Venus aspects it. Then the person is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
इन्द्वर्कौ तुर्ये क्षणमात्रं कपटी ऊर्ध्वं निष्कपटी ।
Say the Sun and Moon are in the 4th house. Then the person is deceitful for a short time. After that he is honest.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
तुर्ये तमसि पापयुतदृष्टे बहिः शुद्धोऽन्तः कपटी ।
Say Rahu is in the 4th house, joined with or aspected by bad planets. Then the person looks clean outside but is deceitful inside.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
तुर्ये बहुपापयुते दृष्टे पूर्ववत् ।
Say the 4th house is joined with or aspected by many bad planets. Then it is as before.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
रात्रौ बल्यारेऽङ्गे खे वा शूरः ।
Say the person is born at night. Say Mars is strong and in the 1st or 10th house. Then he is brave.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
भौमेऽस्ते बलवान् शूरश्च ।
Say Mars is in the 7th house. Then the person is strong and brave.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
निर्बलारेणाङ्गे दृष्टे कातरः ।
Say the 1st house is aspected by a weak Mars. Then the person is timid.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
रात्रौ शनौ दशमे कातरः ।
Say the person is born at night and Saturn is in the 10th house. Then he is timid.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
स्वर्क्षगे भौमदृष्टेऽङ्गे कातरः ।
Say the 1st house is aspected by Mars in its own sign. Then the person is timid.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
अंशाद्विक्रमे पापे शूरः शुभे कातरः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say a bad planet is in the 3rd house from it. Then the person is brave. If a good planet is there, he is timid.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
दिवाबल्यारे खेऽङ्गे क्रोधी ।
Say the person is born by day. Say Mars is strong and in the 1st or 10th house. Then he is quick to anger.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नेऽस्ते वा निर्बलारे शनिदृष्टे क्रोधी ।
Say Mars is weak and in the 1st or 7th house, aspected by Saturn. Then the person is quick to anger.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्ने भौमे क्रोधी ।
Say Mars is in the 1st house. Then the person is quick to anger.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
द्यूने बलवति भौमे क्रोधी ।
Say Mars is strong and in the 7th house. Then the person is quick to anger.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
त्रिकोणेऽल्पवीर्ये राशिपे क्रोधी ।
Say the lord of the sign is weak and in the 5th or 9th house. Then the person is quick to anger.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
अन्त्याष्टमेऽङ्गेशे क्रोधी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is in the 12th or 8th house. Then the person is quick to anger.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
धनेशे गुलिकान्विते क्रोधी ।
Say the lord of the 2nd house is joined with Gulika (son of Saturn, a shadow point). Then the person is quick to anger.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
केतुयुते सोत्थे कलहप्रियः ।
Say the 3rd house is joined with Ketu. Then the person loves quarrels.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
कर्कालिझषेऽर्के भौमदृष्टे क्षमावान् ।
Say the Sun is in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces and Mars aspects it. Then the person is forgiving.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
तुर्येशोऽङ्गे वा लग्नेशे तुर्ये क्षमावान् ।
Say the lord of the 4th house is in the 1st. Or say the lord of the 1st house is in the 4th. Then the person is forgiving.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
सबले तुर्ये क्षमावान् ।
Say the 4th house is strong. Then the person is forgiving.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
शुभे तुर्ये क्षमावान् ।
Say a good planet is in the 4th house. Then the person is forgiving.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
शनिगृहे ज्ञारौ हास्यासक्तः ।
Say Mercury and Mars are in a sign of Saturn. Then the person loves to joke and laugh.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
ज्ञेऽङ्गे चास्ते जीवे हास्यासक्तः ।
Say Mercury is in the 1st house and Jupiter is in the 7th. Then the person loves to joke and laugh.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
ज्ञांशेऽङ्गे हास्यासक्तः ।
Say the 1st house is in a navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of Mercury. Then the person loves to joke and laugh.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
सोत्थे भौमे ज्ञचन्द्रदृष्टे द्रोही ।
Say Mars is in the 3rd house, aspected by Mercury and the Moon. Then the person is treacherous.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नेशे ज्ञे षष्ठे द्रोही ।
Say Mercury, as the lord of the 1st house, is in the 6th. Then the person is treacherous.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
राह्वर्कजौ धर्मेंऽशाद्गुरुद्रोही ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Rahu and Saturn are in the 9th house from it. Then the person betrays his teacher.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नेशे निर्बले द्रोही ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is weak. Then the person is treacherous.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
अंशे केतौ चौरः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Ketu is in that sign. Then the person is a thief.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
अंशे गुलिके चौरः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Gulika (son of Saturn, a shadow point) is in that sign. Then the person is a thief.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
तृतीयेऽन्त्येशे चौरः ।
Say the lord of the 12th house is in the 3rd. Then the person is a thief.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
सुखेशे षष्ठे चौरः ।
Say the lord of the 4th house is in the 6th. Then the person is a thief.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
धने रन्ध्रेशे चौरः ।
Say the lord of the 8th house is in the 2nd. Then the person is a thief.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
रिपुगौ सबलौ ज्ञारौ चौरः ।
Say Mercury and Mars are strong and in the 6th house. Then the person is a thief.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
ज्ञारौ लग्ने चौरः ।
Say Mercury and Mars are in the 1st house. Then the person is a thief.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
मृगे जीवेऽङ्गे रिःफे वा व्यसनी ।
Say Jupiter is in Capricorn, and Capricorn is the 1st or 12th house. Then the person has bad habits.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
व्ययेशे नीचे व्यसनी ।
Say the lord of the 12th house is debilitated. Then the person has bad habits.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
अङ्गपे नीचे वाऽरिक्षेत्रे व्यसनी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is debilitated or in an enemy's sign. Then the person has bad habits.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
व्यये पापे व्यसनी ।
Say a bad planet is in the 12th house. Then the person has bad habits.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नपे निर्बले व्यसनी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is weak. Then the person has bad habits.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नपे सारे व्यसनी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is with Mars. Then the person has bad habits.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
अङ्गे पापदृष्ट्याधिक्ये व्यसनी ।
Say the 1st house has a heavy aspect from bad planets. Then the person has bad habits.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
सबलेऽङ्गेशे निर्व्यसनी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is strong. Then the person is free from bad habits.
प्रकीर्णतत्त्वम् : अङ्गविचारः (प्रथमविवेकः)
लग्नेशे लग्ने वा व्यये शुभसम्बन्धे निर्व्यसनी ।
Say the lord of the 1st house is in the 1st or the 12th, linked with good planets. Then the person is free from bad habits.
Sutra 3.28 says that a strong good planet in the rising sign tends to give a well built body.
Sutra 3.187 says the person may be steady and brave when the lord of the 3rd house is with the Moon.
Sutra 3.306 says a person born by day with Mercury in Leo tends to speak well.