Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 5 · Brothers and Livelihood: the 3rd House
सहजविवेकः
सूर्यांशे भैषज्यसुगन्धिसुवर्णोर्णामुक्तामणिपण्येन दौत्येन मन्त्रोपदेशरसवादविनोदमार्गैर्वा वृत्तिः ।
Say that navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is the Sun's. Then the person lives by trade in medicine, perfumes, gold, wool, pearls and gems. Or he lives by messenger work, giving counsel or mantras, alchemy, or ways of amusement.
चन्द्रांशे शंखमुक्ताप्रवालादिवाणिज्येन कृषिमृद्वाग्विनोदमार्गैः राज्याङ्गनाश्रयेण वृत्तिः ।
Say that navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is the Moon's. Then the person lives by trade in conch shells, pearls, coral and the like. Or he lives…
भौमांशे मनःशिलाहरितालहिङ्गुलकाञ्जनादिभिः ख[OCR fragment unrecoverable]चक्रकुन्तचापतोमराद्यैः साहसैरग्निक्रियया स्वबलक्रियारंभैर्धनाप्तिः ।
Say that navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is Mars's. Then the person gains money through red arsenic, orpiment, cinnabar, collyrium and the like…
ज्ञांशेऽक्षरविन्यासेन गणितेन यन्त्रयोगेन काव्येन चित्रपुस्तकपत्रच्छेदबाणमाल्यरचनागन्धयुक्तिप्रभृतिभिर्वृत्तिः ।
Say that navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is Mercury's. Then the person lives by writing, maths, machines and poetry. He also lives by painting…