Brihat Jataka
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आधानजन्मापरिबोधकाले सम्पृच्छतो जन्म वदेद्विलग्नात् ॥ पूर्वापरार्धे भवनस्य विन्द्याद्भानाबुदग्दक्षिणगे प्रसूतिम् ॥ २६-१ ॥
When the time of impregnation or birth cannot be reasoned; from the inquired (prashna reading), one should declare the birth. From the lagna in the first and last halves of the house, one should know the birth when the Sun was situated in the northern or southern (ayana).
english translation
AdhAnajanmAparibodhakAle sampRcchato janma vadedvilagnAt ॥ pUrvAparArdhe bhavanasya vindyAdbhAnAbudagdakSiNage prasUtim ॥ 26-1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptलग्नत्रिकोणेषु गुरुस्त्रिभागैर्विकल्प्य वर्षाणि व्योऽनुमानात् ॥ ग्रीष्मोऽर्कलग्ने कथितास्तु शेषैरन्यायनर्तावृतुरर्कचारात् ॥ २६-२ ॥
Having ascertained the years from a guess of the age is Jupiter in the trikonas (1st to 4th, 5th to 8th, or 9th to 12th houses) from the lagna with the three portions (drekkanas), respectively. ॥ The birth was in॥ the summer season when the lagna contains the Sun. But those described with those remaining when the season is in another ayana.
english translation
lagnatrikoNeSu gurustribhAgairvikalpya varSANi vyo'numAnAt ॥ grISmo'rkalagne kathitAstu zeSairanyAyanartAvRturarkacArAt ॥ 26-2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptचन्द्रज्ञजीवा: परिवर्तनीया: शुक्रारमन्दैरयने विलोमे ॥ द्रेष्काणभागे प्रथमे तु पूर्वो मासोऽनुपाताच्च तिथिर्विंकल्प्य: ॥ २६-३ ॥
The Moon, Mercury, and Jupiter are to be exchanged with Venus, Mars, and Saturn, respectively, when the ayana is reversed. In the first portion of the drekkana is the first month and tithi are to be calculated from the proportion.
english translation
candrajJajIvA: parivartanIyA: zukrAramandairayane vilome ॥ dreSkANabhAge prathame tu pUrvo mAso'nupAtAcca tithirviMkalpya: ॥ 26-3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअत्रार्पि होरापटदो द्विजेन्द्रा: सूर्यांशतुल्यां तिथिमुद्दिशन्ति ॥ रात्रिद्युसञ्ज्ञेषु विलोमजन्म भागैश्च वेला: क्रमशो विकल्प्या: ॥ २६-४ ॥
Here also those lords of the twice-borns skillful in the horoscope they declare tithi (lunar day) is equal to the degree of the Sun ॥ in a zodiac sign॥. Among the defined night and day ॥ zodiac signs॥, the birth in the opposite ॥ day and night, respectively॥. The time ॥ of birth॥ is to be calculated by the portions in degrees ॥ that have risen in the zodiac sign॥.
english translation
atrArpi horApaTado dvijendrA: sUryAMzatulyAM tithimuddizanti ॥ rAtridyusaJjJeSu vilomajanma bhAgaizca velA: kramazo vikalpyA: ॥ 26-4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकेचिच्छशाङ्काध्युषितान्नवांशाच्छुक्लान्तसञ्ज्ञं कथयन्ति मासम् ॥ लग्नत्रिकोणोत्तमवीर्ययुक्तं सम्प्रोच्यतेऽङ्गालभनादिभिर्वा ॥ २६-५ ॥
Some (twice-born skilled in the horoscope) declare the month from ॥ the zodiac sign॥ occupied by the Moon named from the end of the bright fortnight of the Moon (full moon) ॥ at birth॥ is joined to greatest strength in a trikona (1st, 5th, or 9th house) from the lagna, or indicated by the touching of the body region, etc. ॥ by the querent॥.
english translation
kecicchazAGkAdhyuSitAnnavAMzAcchuklAntasaJjJaM kathayanti mAsam ॥ lagnatrikoNottamavIryayuktaM samprocyate'GgAlabhanAdibhirvA ॥ 26-5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript