Vriddha Yavana Jataka · by Minaraja
Chapter 55 · The Signs in the Houses
पञ्चपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
वृषेऽष्टमस्थे च भवेन्नराणां मृत्युर्गृह्श्लेष्मकृताद्विकारात ।महासनाद्वाथ चतुष्पदाद्वा रात्रौ तथा हृष्टजनार्दितानाम् ॥ ८६ ॥
Say Taurus is the 8th house. Then the person dies of a disorder caused by phlegm. Or death comes from overeating, or from a four-footed animal. Or it comes at night, from harm by excited people.
तृतीयराशौ च भवेन्नराणां मृत्युस्थिते मृत्युरनिष्टसङ्ज्ञात् ।
Say Gemini is the 8th house. Then the person dies from a cause known to be harmful. It may come from a spleen disorder or a disorder of body fluids…
कर्केऽष्टमस्थे च जलोपसर्गात् कीटात्तथा चैव विभीषणाद्वा ।
Say Cancer is the 8th house. Then death may come from a danger in water, or from insects. It may come from a fearful thing, or from another's hand…
सिंहेऽष्टमस्थे च सरीसृपाच्च भवेद्विनाशो मनुजस्य सम्यक् ।
Say Leo is the 8th house. Then the man may surely die from a creeping animal. Or death may come from a snake or a wild beast, for one who lives in…