Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 2 · Signs, Planets, Birth
जातकम् १
पुमान् स्त्री च क्लीबश्चरस्थिरद्विःस्वभावकाः ।मेषाद्याः पूर्वतोदिक्स्थाः स्वस्वस्थानचरास्तथा ॥ ७ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 55, verse 7.
Male, female and neuter. Moving, fixed and dual by nature. Aries and the rest stand in the directions starting from the east. Each also moves in its own place.
Simple meaning: The signs are male, female or neuter, moving, fixed or dual. Aries and the others point to directions starting from the east.
अजोक्षेणांगनाकीटझषजूका इनादितः ।
The Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn are strongest in Aries, Taurus, Capricorn, Virgo, Cancer, Pisces and Libra.
तत्तत्सप्तमनीचानि प्राङ्मध्यांत्यांशकाः क्रमात् ।
Each planet is weakest in the sign opposite its strong sign. The first house is the body.
सिंहोक्षाविस्रश्चतौलिकुंभाः सूर्यात्रिकोणभम् ।
Sun, Moon and Mars have strong parts in Leo, Taurus and Aries. The 5th and 9th are luck houses.