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Narada Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 8 · Marriage
विवाहः
श्वानः कपिर्बभ्रुयुगं कपिसिंहतुरंगमाः ।सिंहगोदंतिनो भानां योनयः स्युर्यथाश्विभात् ॥ ५०६ ॥
In the full Narada Purana (Purva Bhaga) this is chapter 56, verse 506.
Dog, monkey, two mongooses, monkey, lion, horse, lion, cow, elephant. These are the yonis (animal match) of the stars, as counted from Ashvini.
Simple meaning: More animals for the stars in order: dog, monkey, mongoose, lion, horse, cow and elephant.
श्वैणं बभ्ररगं मेषवानरौ सिंहवारणम् ।
These animal pairs are enemies: dog and deer, mongoose and snake, sheep and monkey, and more.
झषालिकर्कटा विप्रास्तदूर्ध्वाः क्षत्रियादयः ।
Signs are grouped by caste. A woman's sign lower than the man's in caste is good.
चतुस्त्रिद्व्यंघ्रिभोत्थायाः कन्यायाश्चाश्विभात्क्रमात् ।
The girl's star decides how the nadi is counted: in three, four or five parts.