Vriddha Yavana Jataka · by Minaraja
Chapter 55 · The Signs in the Houses
पञ्चपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
तुलाधरे चाष्टमगे च मृत्युर्भवेन्नराणां द्विपदोत्थ एव ।निशागमे संस्थकृतोपवासान्निष्ठीविकोत्थोऽप्यथवा प्रतापात् ॥ ९१ ॥
Say Libra is the 8th house. Then men die at the hands of a two-footed being. Death may come at nightfall, from a fast kept at some place. Or it may come from a spitting illness, or from burning heat.
Classical view, not medical advice.
स्थानेऽष्टमस्थेऽष्टमराशिसङ्ज्ञान्नृणां विनाशो वदनोद्भवेन ।
Say the sign called the 8th sign [Scorpio] is the 8th house. Then men die from an illness of the mouth. Or death may come from insects. Or it may…
चापेऽष्टमस्थे प्रभवेन्नराणां मृत्युः स्वसंख्ये शरताडितानाम् ।
Say Sagittarius is the 8th house. Then men die in battle, struck by arrows. Death may come from a disease of the private parts or of the anus. Or it…
घटेऽष्टमस्थेऽस्य भवेद्विनाशो वैश्वानरात् सद्मगतस्य जन्तोः ।
Say Aquarius is the 8th house. Then the person may die by fire while at home. Or he may die from many wounds, or from ailments born of fire. Or he…