Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
वर्णदाख्यदशां भानां कथयाम्यथ तेऽग्रतः। यस्य विज्ञानमात्रेण वदेदायुर्भवं फलम्॥ १०॥
Varnad Dasha. I now detail Varnad Dasha, just by knowing which one can deal with the longevity of a native. If the natal Lagn is an odd Rāśi, count directly from Mesh to natal Lagn.
english translation
varNadAkhyadazAM bhAnAM kathayAmyatha te'grataH। yasya vijJAnamAtreNa vadedAyurbhavaM phalam॥ 10॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript