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Brihat Jataka

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क्षितिज सित ज्ञ चन्द्ररवि सौम्य सितावनिजाः सुरगुरुमन्दसौरिगुरवश्च गृहांशकपाः । अजमृगतौलिचन्द्रभवनादि नवांश विधिर्भवन समांशकाधिपतयः स्वगृहात् क्रमशः ॥ १-६॥

Mars, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Saturn, Jupiter rule the portions of the zodiac signs [beginning with Aries, etc.].

english translation

कुजरविजगुरुज्ञशुक्रभागाः पवनसमीरणकौर्पिजूकलेयाः । अयुजियुजितुभेविपर्ययस्थः शसिभवनालिझषान्तम् ऋक्षसंधिः ॥ १-७ ॥

The portions of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus are five, five, eight, seven, and five in an odd zodiac sign (Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, or Aquarius), but in an even zodiac (Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, or Pisces) it is situated in the reverse.

english translation

क्रियताबुरिजितुमकुलीरलेयपाथोनजूककौर्प्याख्या: ॥ तौक्षिक आकोकेरो हृद्रोगश्चान्त्यभं चेत्थम् ॥ १-८ ॥

Aries is called Kriya, Taurus is caUed Tavuri, Gemini is called Jitum, Cancer is called Kuleer, Leo is called Leya, Virgo is called Pathone, Libra is called Jook, Scorpio is called Kaurpya, Sagittarius is called Taukshik, Capricorn is caUed Aako keru, Acquaricus is called Hridroga and Pisces is caUed Antyabham.

english translation

दृक्काणहोरानवभागसंज्ञास्त्रिंशांशकद्वादशसंज्ञिताश्च ॥ क्षेत्रं च यद्यस्य स तस्य वर्गो होरेति लग्नं भवनस्य चार्द्धम् ॥ १-९ ॥

Vargas ie the divisions of signs are (9) Dreshkan (Decante ie 1/3rd part of a sign). Hora (Half of a sign), Navamsha (l/9th part of a sign) Trimshamsha (l/30th part of a sign), Dwadashamsha (1/12th part of a sign). A planet located in a particular sign and having the varga also of the same sign is called "Vargottam". The term "Hora" means Ascendant as well as the half of any sign (half of 30 degrees).

english translation

गोऽजाश्विकर्किमिथुना: समृगा निशाख्या: पृष्ठोदया विमिथुना: कथितास्त एव । शीर्षोदया दिनबलाश्च भवन्ति शेषा लग्नं समेत्युभयत: पृथुरोमयुग्मम् ॥ १-१० ॥

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Sagittarius and Capricorn are strong when the birth takes place in the night time. These six signs with the exception of Gemini are called "Prishtodaya" signs ie rising with their hind part. Leo, Virgo, Libra and Aquarius are considered as strong for people born during the day time. These signs together with Gemini are called "Sheershodaya" ie signs which rise with their head forward. The sign Pisces is both a sheershodaya and a prishhtodaya.

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