Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 8 · Enemies, Wounds, Illness: the 6th House
षष्ठविवेकः
मकरांशे दुष्टग्रन्थिगण्डादि ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say it falls in Capricorn. Then he gets bad lumps, boils and the like.
Classical view, not medical advice.
लग्नेशज्ञौ त्रिके पित्तरोगी ।
Say the lord of the lagna (rising sign) and Mercury are in a trika (group of three houses). Then he suffers from pitta (the bile humour) trouble.
जीवाङ्गेशौ त्रिके आमरोगी ।
Say Jupiter and the lord of the lagna (rising sign) are in a trika (group of three houses). Then he suffers from indigestion.
शुक्राङ्गेशौ त्रिके क्षयरोगी ।
Say Venus and the lord of the lagna (rising sign) are in a trika (group of three houses). Then he may suffer from a wasting illness.