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Jataka Alankara · by Ganesha Daivajna
Chapter 1 · Technical Terms
संज्ञाध्यायः
वाक्स्थानंपंचमंस्यात्तनुजमथरिपुद्वेषवैरिक्षताख्यंषष्ठंजामित्रमस्तंस्मरमदनमदद्यूनकामाभिधानम् ॥रंध्रायुश्छिद्रयाम्यंनिधनलयपदंचाष्टमंमृत्युरन्यद्गुर्वाख्यंधर्मसंज्ञंनवममिहशुभंस्यात्तपोमार्गसंज्ञम् ॥ ७ ॥
The 5th house is also called vaksthana (place of speech) and tanuja. The 6th house is called ripu, dvesha, vairi and kshata. The 7th house is called jamitra, asta, smara, madana, mada, dyuna and kama. The 8th house is called randhra (8th house), ayus (lifespan), chidra (weak point), yamya, nidhana, laya and mrityu. The next one, the 9th, is called guru and dharma. It is also called shubha (good) and tapomarga (path of penance).
Simple meaning: More names: the 5th is the place of speech, the 6th ripu, the 7th kama, the 8th mrityu.
ताताज्ञामानकर्मास्पदगगननभोव्योममेषूरणाख्यंमध्यंव्यापारमूचुर्दशममथभवंचागमंप्राप्तिमायम् ॥
The 10th, 11th and 12th houses each have several names. Words of the same meaning are names too.
आद्यंतुर्यंकलत्रंदशममिहबुधैःकेंद्रमुक्तंत्रिकोणंपुत्रंधर्माख्यमुक्तंपणफरमुदितंमृत्युलाभात्मजार्थम् ॥
Houses 1, 4, 7, 10 are corner houses. The 5th and 9th are luck houses. 6, 8, 12 are bad.
चंद्रेज्यक्षितिजारवींदुतनयौगुर्विंदुसूर्याःक्रमाच्छुक्रार्कौरविचंद्रभूमितनयाज्ञार्कीसितज्ञौमताः ॥
Each planet has friends, neutral planets and enemies. The verse lists them for all seven planets.