Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 7 · Mind, Learning and Children: the 5th House
पञ्चमविवेकः
जीवाच्छौ धनेशौ रव्यारदृष्टौ तार्किकः ।
Say Jupiter and Venus are lords of the 2nd house. The Sun and Mars aspect them. Then the person is a logician.
जीवाच्छौ तुङ्गस्वर्क्षत्रिकोणगौ तार्किकः ।
Say Jupiter and Venus are at their uchcha (high point) or in their own sign. Or they are in their mulatrikona (a planet's strong own-sign part)…
बलिनि गुरौ तद्भेशे रविशुक्रदृष्टे शाब्दिकः ।
Say Jupiter is strong. The lord of the sign Jupiter is in is aspected by the Sun and Venus. Then the person is an expert in words and grammar.
धनेशे ज्ञे तुङ्गे गोपुरेऽर्कजे सिंहासने जीवे च वेदान्तज्ञः ।
Say Mercury, as the 2nd lord, is at its uchcha (high point). Say Saturn is in gopura amsha (a good rank of strength). Say Jupiter is in simhasana…