Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 5 · Brothers and Livelihood: the 3rd House
सहजविवेकः
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 by farming, sweet speech or amusements. Or by the support of a queen.
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…
जीवांशे देवब्राह्मणपण्डितेभ्यः सुवर्णलवणाञ्जनगजाद्याकरेभ्यः क्रियावादेन यज्ञदानतीर्थोपवासगुरुसेवनादिभ्यो वृत्तिः ।
Say that navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is Jupiter's. Then the person lives through gods, Brahmins and scholars. He lives from sources of gold…