Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

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चक्रानुवक्रा विकला मन्दा मन्दतरा समा । चरा चाऽतिचरा चेति ग्रहाणामष्टधा गतिः ॥ २१॥

Motions of Grahas (Mangal to Śani). Eight kinds of motions are attributed to Grahas.

english translation

cakrAnuvakrA vikalA mandA mandatarA samA । carA cA'ticarA ceti grahANAmaSTadhA gatiH ॥ 21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

षष्टिर्वक्रगते वीर्यमनुवक्रगतेर्दलम् । पादो विकलभुक्तेः स्यात् तथा मध्यगतेर्दलम् ॥ २२॥

These are Vakr (retrogression), Anuvakr (entering the previous Rāśi in retrograde motion), Vikal (devoid of motion), Mand (somewhat slower motion than usual), Mandatar (slower than the previous), Sama (somewhat increasing in motion), Char (faster than Sama) and Atichar (entering next Rāśi in accelerated motion).

english translation

SaSTirvakragate vIryamanuvakragaterdalam । pAdo vikalabhukteH syAt tathA madhyagaterdalam ॥ 22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पादो मन्दगतेस्तस्य दलं मन्दतरस्य हि । चरभुक्तेस्तु पादोनां दलं स्यादतिचारिणः ॥ २३॥

The strengths, allotted due to such 8 motions are 60, 30, 15, 30, 15, 7.5, 45 and 30.

english translation

pAdo mandagatestasya dalaM mandatarasya hi । carabhuktestu pAdonAM dalaM syAdaticAriNaH ॥ 23॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मध्यमस्फुटयोगार्धहीनं स्वस्वचलोच्चकम् । षड्भाधिकं च्युतं चक्राच्चेष्टाकेन्द्रं स्मृतं कुजात् ॥ २४॥

Motional Strength for Mangal etc. Add together the mean and true longitudes of a Grah and divide the one by two. Reduce this sum from the Seeghroch (or apogee) of the Grah. The resultant product will indicate the Chesht Kendra (or Seeghr Kendra) of the Grah from 12 Rāśis.

english translation

madhyamasphuTayogArdhahInaM svasvacaloccakam । SaDbhAdhikaM cyutaM cakrAcceSTAkendraM smRtaM kujAt ॥ 24॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भागीकृतं त्रिभिर्भक्तं लब्धं चेष्टाबलं त्विति । स्थानदिक्कालदृक्चेष्टानिसर्गोत्थं च षड्विधम् ॥ २५॥

The Rāśi, degrees and minutes so arrived should be converted into degrees, minutes etc. and divided by 3, which will denote the motional strength of the Grah. Thus there are six sources of strength, called Sthan Bal, Dig Bal, Kaal Bal, Drik Bal, Chesht Bal and Naisargika Bal.

english translation

bhAgIkRtaM tribhirbhaktaM labdhaM ceSTAbalaM tviti । sthAnadikkAladRkceSTAnisargotthaM ca SaDvidham ॥ 25॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript