Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 7 · Mind, Learning and Children: the 5th House
पञ्चमविवेकः
सुते चन्द्रज्ञसितशनयो द्वित्रिपञ्चसप्तकन्योत्पत्तिः ।
Say the Moon, Mercury, Venus or Saturn is in the 5th house. Then two, three, five or seven daughters are born, in that order.
पुत्रे ज्ञे नेत्रपाणौ पुत्रहानिः कन्याप्तिश्च ।
Say Mercury is in the 5th house, in netrapani avastha (state of a planet). Then sons are lost and daughters come.
पुत्रे द्यूने ज्ञे सभावस्थागे कन्याधिक्यम् ।
Say Mercury is in the 5th or 7th house, in the sabha avastha (state of a planet). Then there are more daughters.
सुतभे समर्क्षवर्गे ज्ञमन्दान्यतरयुते शुक्रचन्द्रान्यतरदृष्टे कन्याप्रजावान् ।
Say the 5th house is an even sign and falls in the divisions of even signs. Say Mercury or Saturn is with it. Say Venus or the Moon aspects it. Then…