Phaladeepika
दीर्घयुर्जन्मनि ज्ञे मधुरचतुरवाक् सर्वशास्त्रार्थबोधः स्याद्बुद्ध्योपार्जितस्वः कविरमलवचा वाचि मिष्टान्नभोक्ता शौर्ये शूरः समायुः सुसहजसहिनः सश्रमो दैन्ययुक्तः संख्यावण् चाटुवाक्यः सुहृदि सुक्रसुहृत्क्षेत्रधान्यार्थभोगी ॥ ११॥
If at a person's birth Mercury occupy the Lagna, he will be long-lived, speaking Sweetly and cleverly. He will be sharp-witted, and learned in all Sastras. If Mercury be in the 2 nd house, the person born will acquire wealth by his own talents, will be a' poet, sincere and attractive in his specah, and will eat sumptuous food. If Mercury should occupy the 3 rd house at a birth, the person concerned will be brave, of medium life, and have good brothers; he will suffer fatigue and be dejected. Mercury occupying the 4 th house at a birth makes the person concerned learned, witty in speach happy and possessed of friends, lands, corn, wealth and enjoyment.
english translation
dIrghayurjanmani jJe madhuracaturavAk sarvazAstrArthabodhaH syAdbuddhyopArjitasvaH kaviramalavacA vAci miSTAnnabhoktA zaurye zUraH samAyuH susahajasahinaH sazramo dainyayuktaH saMkhyAvaN cATuvAkyaH suhRdi sukrasuhRtkSetradhAnyArthabhogI ॥ 11॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript