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कन्या सानलसस्या प्लबगाऽथ तुलाधरो घटी मीनौ। नक्रो मृगास्य उक्तो नरोऽश्वजघनो धनुष्पाणिः॥६॥
Sign Kanya (Virgo) is represented by a maiden seated in a boat (raft) holding fire and corn ; Tula by a man holding scales; Kumbha, by one holding a pot; Meena, by a pair of fish ; Makara, by a crocodile endowed with a deer's face; and Dhanus, by a man with a bow and having equine hips.
english translation
मेषवृषसिंहकर्कटकीटास्ते तु स्वनामसदृशचराः। नरमिथुनं दण्डधरं वीणासक्तं च विज्ञेयम्॥७॥
The signs Mesha, Vrishabha, Simha, Karkata and Vrischika have forms (ht. move) in accordance with their names. And sign Mithuna is to be understood to be a human couple (man and woman) holding a staff and a lute respectively.
english translation
अलिझषमकरकुलीरा जलात्मका जलचराश्च विज्ञेयाः। तौलिघटवृषभकन्या जलाश्रितास्तत्प्रदेश निरताः स्युः॥८॥
Signs Vrischika, Meena, Makara and Karkata are known as watery signs and they are aquatic also ; while Tula, Kumbha, Vrishabha and Kanya are dependent on water (water-resorters), and delight in places abounding in water.
english translation
स्थलराशयस्तु शेषाः सिंहो गिरिगह्वरप्रदेशस्थः। सानुप्रदेशनिरतो मेषो नगराश्रितस्तुलाधारी॥९॥
The rest, (viz., Mesha, Mithuna, Simha and Dhanus) are called land-signs. Sign Simha has its abode in the region of mountain caves; Mesha, of plateaus, and Tula, of cities.
english translation
ग्रामचरो मिथुनाख्यो रणभूमिचरो धनुर्धरो राशिः। कर्कटवृश्चिकमीनाः कीटाख्या वृश्चिको विशेषेण॥१०॥
Sign Mithuna has its habitation in villages; and Dhanus, in battle-fields. Signs Karkata, Vrischika and Meena are called Keetas (reptiles) ; especially so, Vrischika.
english translation