Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 8 · Enemies, Wounds, Illness: the 6th House
षष्ठविवेकः
अंशात् तुर्यान्त्यगौ क्रमात्कुजराहू क्षयरोगी ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Mars is in the 4th from it and Rahu in the 12th. Then he may suffer from a wasting illness.
Classical view, not medical advice.
भौमार्क्यदृष्टे लग्ने श्वासक्षयादिः ।
Say Mars and Saturn aspect the 1st house. Then he may suffer from asthma, a wasting illness and the like.
चन्द्रार्कावन्योन्यभांशगौ क्षयी ।
Say the Moon and the Sun are each in the other's sign and navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Then he may suffer from a wasting illness.
सिंहे वा कर्के चन्द्रार्कौ क्षयी ।
Say the Moon and the Sun are in Leo or Cancer. Then he may suffer from a wasting illness.