Camatkāra Cintāmaṇi

लसत् पीतपट्टाम्बरं कृष्णचन्द्रं मुदाराधयाऽऽलिङ्गितं विद्युतेव । घनं सम्प्रणम्यात्र नारायणाख्यः चमत्कारचिन्तामणिं सम्प्रवक्ष्ये

lasat pītapaṭṭāmbaraṃ kṛṣṇacandraṃ mudārādhayā''liṅgitaṃ vidyuteva | ghanaṃ sampraṇamyātra nārāyaṇākhyaḥ camatkāracintāmaṇiṃ sampravakṣye

Him whose shining silk garment is yellow, Kṛṣṇacandra, embraced with joy by Rādhā as a cloud ⟨is embraced⟩ by lightning — having bowed to him here, I who am called Nārāyaṇa shall fully declare the Camatkāra-cintāmaṇi.

क्वणत् किङ्किणीजाल कोलाहलाढ्यं लसत् पीतवासोवसानं चलन्तम् । यशोदाङ्गणे योगिनामप्यगम्यं भजेऽहं मुकुन्दं घनश्यामवर्णम्

kvaṇat kiṅkiṇījāla kolāhalāḍhyaṃ lasat pītavāsovasānaṃ calantam | yaśodāṅgaṇe yogināmapyagamyaṃ bhaje'haṃ mukundaṃ ghanaśyāmavarṇam

Rich with the clamour of a net of jingling little bells, wearing a shining yellow garment, moving about in Yaśodā's courtyard, and yet unattainable even by yogins — Mukunda, dark in hue as a rain-cloud: him I worship.

चतुर्लक्षज्योतिर्महाम्बोधिमुच्चैः प्रमथ्यैव विद्वज्जनानन्दहेतोः । परं युक्तिरम्यं सुसंक्षिप्तशब्दं भुजङ्गप्रयातैः प्रबन्धं करोमि

caturlakṣajyotirmahāmbodhimuccaiḥ pramathyaiva vidvajjanānandahetoḥ | paraṃ yuktiramyaṃ susaṃkṣiptaśabdaṃ bhujaṅgaprayātaiḥ prabandhaṃ karomi

Having churned mightily the great ocean of jyotiṣa of four lakh ⟨verses⟩, for the delight of the learned I make a composition — supreme, charming in its reasoning, of tightly condensed wording — in bhujaṅgaprayāta metres.

न चेत् खेचराः स्थापिताः किं भचक्रे न चेत् स्पष्टगाः स्थापिताः किं ग्रहेन्द्रैः । अभावोदिता स्पष्टता कोऽत्र हेतुः फलैरेव पूर्वं ब्रुवे तानि तस्मात्

na cet khecarāḥ sthāpitāḥ kiṃ bhacakre na cet spaṣṭagāḥ sthāpitāḥ kiṃ grahendraiḥ | abhāvoditā spaṣṭatā ko'tra hetuḥ phalaireva pūrvaṃ bruve tāni tasmāt

If the sky-goers are not set in the zodiac circle — what ⟨then⟩? If they are not set down at their exact ⟨computed⟩ places — what ⟨use⟩ of the lords among the grahas? Exactness arrived at without the houses (bhāvas) — what purpose does it serve here? ⟨Since it is⟩ by the results alone ⟨that all is known⟩, therefore I declare them first.

तनुस्थो रविः तुङ्गयष्टिं विधत्ते मनः सन्तपेत् दारदायादवर्गात् । वपुः पीड्यते वातपित्तेन नित्यं स वै पर्यटन् ह्रासवृद्धिं प्रयाति

tanustho raviḥ tuṅgayaṣṭiṃ vidhatte manaḥ santapet dāradāyādavargāt | vapuḥ pīḍyate vātapittena nityaṃ sa vai paryaṭan hrāsavṛddhiṃ prayāti

The Sun standing in the body ⟨the 1st house⟩ makes a tall, staff-like frame; the mind is scorched on account of wife and co-heirs. The body is constantly afflicted by wind and bile; and, roaming ⟨abroad⟩, he goes through waning and waxing ⟨of fortune⟩.

धने यस्य भानुः स भाग्याधिकः स्यात् चतुष्पात् सुखं सद्व्यये स्वं च याति । कुटुम्बे कलिः जायया जायतेऽपि क्रिया निष्फला याति लाभस्य हेतोः

dhane yasya bhānuḥ sa bhāgyādhikaḥ syāt catuṣpāt sukhaṃ sadvyaye svaṃ ca yāti | kuṭumbe kaliḥ jāyayā jāyate'pi kriyā niṣphalā yāti lābhasya hetoḥ

He in whose 2nd house ⟨of wealth⟩ the Sun stands is abounding in fortune; ⟨he has⟩ happiness ⟨from⟩ four-footed ⟨beasts⟩, and his wealth goes out in worthy spending. In the family there is strife, and it arises through the wife as well; the undertaking made for the sake of gain goes fruitless.

तृतीये यदाऽहर्मणिर्जन्मकाले प्रतापाधिकं विक्रमं चाऽऽतनोति । तदा सोदरैस्तप्यते तीर्थचारी सदाऽरिक्षयः सङ्गरे शं नरेशात्

tṛtīye yadā'harmaṇirjanmakāle pratāpādhikaṃ vikramaṃ cā''tanoti | tadā sodaraistapyate tīrthacārī sadā'rikṣayaḥ saṅgare śaṃ nareśāt

When at birth the day-jewel ⟨the Sun⟩ in the 3rd house spreads out valour rich in majesty, then he is tormented by his own brothers; he is a frequenter of holy fords; there is always destruction of enemies; ⟨and⟩ in battle, well-being from the king.

तुरीये दिनेशेऽतिशोभाधिकारी जनः संल्लभेत् विग्रहे बन्धुतोऽपि । प्रवासी विपक्षाहवे मानभङ्गं कदाचिन्न शान्तं भवेत् तस्य चेतः

turīye dineśe'tiśobhādhikārī janaḥ saṃllabhet vigrahe bandhuto'pi | pravāsī vipakṣāhave mānabhaṅgaṃ kadācinna śāntaṃ bhavet tasya cetaḥ

With the lord of day ⟨the Sun⟩ in the 4th, the man comes to great splendour and office; from kinsmen too ⟨there is⟩ quarrel. He dwells abroad; in the fight with adversaries his honour is broken; his mind is never at any time at peace.

सुतस्थानगे पूर्वजापत्यतापी कुशाग्रामतिः भास्करे मन्त्रविद्या । रतिः वञ्चने सञ्चकोऽपि प्रमादी मृतिः क्रोडरोगादिजा भावनीया

sutasthānage pūrvajāpatyatāpī kuśāgrāmatiḥ bhāskare mantravidyā | ratiḥ vañcane sañcako'pi pramādī mṛtiḥ kroḍarogādijā bhāvanīyā

With the Sun gone to the place of sons ⟨the 5th⟩, he is scorched over his first-born child; his intellect is keen as the point of kuśa grass; ⟨he has⟩ knowledge of mantras. His delight is in deceiving; he is a hoarder as well, and heedless; his death is to be reckoned as arising from disease of the belly and the like.

रिपुध्वंसकृद्भास्करो यस्य षष्ठे तनोति व्ययं राजतो मित्रतोऽपि । कुले मातुरापद् चतुष्पादतोवा प्रयाणे निषादैः विषादं करोति

ripudhvaṃsakṛdbhāskaro yasya ṣaṣṭhe tanoti vyayaṃ rājato mitrato'pi | kule māturāpad catuṣpādatovā prayāṇe niṣādaiḥ viṣādaṃ karoti

The Sun, destroyer of foes, in whose 6th house he stands, spreads out expense from the king and from friends as well; ⟨he brings⟩ calamity in the mother's family, or from four-footed ⟨beasts⟩; and on a journey he causes distress through niṣādas ⟨forest tribesmen⟩.

द्युनाथो यदा द्यूनजातो नरस्य प्रियातापनं पिण्डपीडा च चिन्ता । भवेत् तुच्छलब्धिः क्रयेविक्रयेऽपि प्रतिस्पर्धया नैति निद्राङ्कदाचित्

dyunātho yadā dyūnajāto narasya priyātāpanaṃ piṇḍapīḍā ca cintā | bhavet tucchalabdhiḥ krayevikraye'pi pratispardhayā naiti nidrāṅkadācit

When the lord of day is born in the dyūna ⟨the 7th house, the setting place⟩, the man has torment from his beloved, affliction of the body, and anxiety. Gain would be trifling in buying and selling too; through rivalry he never comes to sleep.

क्रिया लम्पटं त्वष्टमे कष्टभाजं विदेशीयदारान् भजेद् वाप्यवस्तु । वसुक्षीणता दस्युतो वा विलम्बाद् विपद् गुह्यतां भानुरुग्रां विधत्ते

kriyā lampaṭaṃ tvaṣṭame kaṣṭabhājaṃ videśīyadārān bhajed vāpyavastu | vasukṣīṇatā dasyuto vā vilambād vipad guhyatāṃ bhānurugrāṃ vidhatte

The Sun in the 8th makes ⟨a man⟩ greedy in his doings and a partaker of hardship; he resorts to wives of a foreign country, or to what is worthless. Wasting of wealth ⟨comes⟩ from thieves or through delay; and the Sun ordains fierce calamity to the private parts.

दिवानायके दुष्टता कोणयाते न चाप्नोति चिन्ताविरामं च चेतः । तपश्चर्ययाऽनिच्छयाऽपि प्रयाति क्रियातुङ्गतां तप्यते सोदरेण

divānāyake duṣṭatā koṇayāte na cāpnoti cintāvirāmaṃ ca cetaḥ | tapaścaryayā'nicchayā'pi prayāti kriyātuṅgatāṃ tapyate sodareṇa

When the lord of day has gone to the koṇa ⟨the 9th house⟩, ⟨there is⟩ wickedness, and his mind does not attain any respite from anxiety. By the practice of austerity, even unwillingly, he goes to eminence in ⟨religious⟩ works; he is tormented by his brother.

प्रयातोंऽशुमान् यस्य मेषूरणेऽस्य श्रमः सिद्धिदो राजतुल्यो नरश्च । जनन्यास्तथा यातनामातनोति क्लमः सङ्क्रमेद् वल्लभैर्विप्रयोगः

prayātoṃ'śumān yasya meṣūraṇe'sya śramaḥ siddhido rājatulyo naraśca | jananyāstathā yātanāmātanoti klamaḥ saṅkramed vallabhairviprayogaḥ

The Sun (aṃśumān) having gone to the meṣūraṇa ⟨the 10th house⟩ of his: his labour is a giver of success, and the man is the equal of a king. It likewise stretches out torment for the mother; weariness comes upon ⟨him⟩, ⟨and⟩ separation from those he loves.

रवौ संल्लभेत् स्वं च लाभोपयाते नृपद्वारतो राजमुद्राधिकारात् । प्रतापानले शत्रवः सम्पतन्ति श्रियोऽनेकधा दुःखमङ्गोद्भवानाम्

ravau saṃllabhet svaṃ ca lābhopayāte nṛpadvārato rājamudrādhikārāt | pratāpānale śatravaḥ sampatanti śriyo'nekadhā duḥkhamaṅgodbhavānām

With the Sun gone to the lābha ⟨the 11th house⟩, he obtains wealth, and that through the king's door, from the office of the royal seal. Enemies fall into the fire of his majesty; riches ⟨come⟩ in many ways; ⟨and there is⟩ sorrow to those sprung from his own limbs ⟨his children⟩.

रविर्द्वादशे नेत्रदोषं करोति विपक्षाहवे जायतेऽसौ जयश्रीः । स्थितिर्लब्धया लीयते देहदुःखं पितृव्यापदो हानिरध्वप्रदेशे

ravirdvādaśe netradoṣaṃ karoti vipakṣāhave jāyate'sau jayaśrīḥ | sthitirlabdhayā līyate dehaduḥkhaṃ pitṛvyāpado hāniradhvapradeśe

The Sun in the 12th causes defect of the eye; in the fight with adversaries the glory of victory is born to him. The standing ⟨he had⟩ won dissolves; ⟨there is⟩ pain of the body, calamity to the father ⟨or the father's brother⟩, and loss in the regions of the road.

विधुर्गोकुलीराजगः सन् वपुःस्थो धनाध्यक्षलावण्यमानन्दपूर्णम् । विधत्ते धनं क्षीणदेहं दरिद्रं जडं श्रोत्रहीनं नरं शेषलग्ने

vidhurgokulīrājagaḥ san vapuḥstho dhanādhyakṣalāvaṇyamānandapūrṇam | vidhatte dhanaṃ kṣīṇadehaṃ daridraṃ jaḍaṃ śrotrahīnaṃ naraṃ śeṣalagne

The Moon, standing in the body ⟨the first house, the lagna⟩ while placed in go ⟨Taurus⟩, kulīra ⟨Cancer⟩ or aja ⟨Aries⟩, makes ⟨the native⟩ full of the loveliness of a lord of wealth and brimming with joy, and grants him riches; in the remaining lagnas it makes the man wasted of body, destitute, dull-witted and deaf.

हिमांशौ वसुस्थानगे धान्यलाभः शरीरेऽतिसौख्यं विलासोऽङ्गनानाम् । कुटुम्बे रतिः जायते तस्य तुच्छं वशं दर्शने याति देवाङ्गनाऽपि

himāṃśau vasusthānage dhānyalābhaḥ śarīre'tisaukhyaṃ vilāso'ṅganānām | kuṭumbe ratiḥ jāyate tasya tucchaṃ vaśaṃ darśane yāti devāṅganā'pi

When the cool-rayed one ⟨the Moon⟩ goes to the vasu-place ⟨the second house⟩, there is gain of grain, great ease in the body, and dalliance with women. His delight in the family is trifling; and even a celestial woman comes under his sway at the sight ⟨of him⟩.

विधौ विक्रमे विक्रमेणैति वित्तं तपस्वी भवेद्भामिनी रञ्जितोऽपि । कियच् चिन्तयेत् साहजं तस्यशर्म प्रतापोज्ज्वलो धर्मिणो वैजयन्त्या

vidhau vikrame vikrameṇaiti vittaṃ tapasvī bhavedbhāminī rañjito'pi | kiyac cintayet sāhajaṃ tasyaśarma pratāpojjvalo dharmiṇo vaijayantyā

With the Moon in the vikrama ⟨third house⟩ he gains wealth by his own valour; he becomes an ascetic, though a lovely woman has him in thrall. How far can one reckon the happiness of his sahaja ⟨third⟩ house — the happiness that comes of brothers! He is ablaze with majesty, ⟨like⟩ the triumphal banner of the righteous.

यदा बन्धुगो बान्धवैरत्रिजन्मा नृपद्वारि सर्वाधिकारी सदैव । वयस्यादिमे तादृशं नैव सौख्यं सुतस्त्रीगणात् तोषमायाति सम्यक्

yadā bandhugo bāndhavairatrijanmā nṛpadvāri sarvādhikārī sadaiva | vayasyādime tādṛśaṃ naiva saukhyaṃ sutastrīgaṇāt toṣamāyāti samyak

When Atri's son ⟨the Moon⟩ stands in the bandhu ⟨fourth⟩ house, ⟨there is happiness⟩ through kinsmen, and at the king's gate he is always the holder of every authority. In the first ⟨part⟩ of life there is no such comfort; from sons and the company of women he comes to full contentment.

यदा पञ्चमे यस्य नक्षत्रनाथो ददातीह सन्तानसन्तोषमेव । मतिं निर्मलां रत्नलाभं च भूमिं कुसीदेन नानाप्तयो व्यावसायात्

yadā pañcame yasya nakṣatranātho dadātīha santānasantoṣameva | matiṃ nirmalāṃ ratnalābhaṃ ca bhūmiṃ kusīdena nānāptayo vyāvasāyāt

When a man has the lord of the nakṣatras ⟨the Moon⟩ in the fifth, it gives here contentment through offspring, a spotless mind, gain of gems and of land, and manifold acquisitions from money-lending ⟨kusīda⟩ and from business.

रिपौ राजते विग्रहेणाऽपि राजा जितास्तेऽपि भूयो विधौ सम्भवन्ति । तदग्रेऽरयोनिष्प्रभा भूयसोऽपि प्रतापोज्ज्वलो मातृशीलोनतद्वत्

ripau rājate vigraheṇā'pi rājā jitāste'pi bhūyo vidhau sambhavanti | tadagre'rayoniṣprabhā bhūyaso'pi pratāpojjvalo mātṛśīlonatadvat

In the ripu ⟨sixth house⟩ ⟨the Moon⟩ makes him shine as a king even through open conflict; and those ⟨foes⟩, however often they spring up again, are conquered when the Moon ⟨is so placed⟩. Before him the enemies are without lustre, be they ever so many. He is ablaze with majesty, and in like measure wanting in the mother's ⟨good⟩ nature.

ददेद् दारशं सप्तमे शीतरश्मिः धनित्वं भवेदध्ववाणिज्यतोऽपि । रतिं स्त्रीजने मिष्टभुक् लुब्धचेताः कृशः कृष्णपक्षे विपक्षाभिभूतः

daded dāraśaṃ saptame śītaraśmiḥ dhanitvaṃ bhavedadhvavāṇijyato'pi | ratiṃ strījane miṣṭabhuk lubdhacetāḥ kṛśaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣe vipakṣābhibhūtaḥ

The cool-rayed one ⟨the Moon⟩ in the seventh gives welfare through the wife; wealth comes to him from trade upon the road ⟨adhva — travelling, foreign trade⟩ as well. He delights in womankind, is an eater of sweets, and greedy of mind; in the dark fortnight he is emaciated and overborne by his adversaries.

सभा विद्यते भैषजी तस्यगेहे पचेत् कर्हिचित् क्वाथमुद्गोदकानि । महाव्याधयो भीतयो वारिभूताः शशीक्लेशकृत् सङ्कटान्यष्टमस्थः

sabhā vidyate bhaiṣajī tasyagehe pacet karhicit kvāthamudgodakāni | mahāvyādhayo bhītayo vāribhūtāḥ śaśīkleśakṛt saṅkaṭānyaṣṭamasthaḥ

An assembly of physicians is to be found in his house; now and then he cooks decoctions and mung-water. Great diseases and terrors born of water ⟨come upon him⟩: the Moon standing in the eighth is a maker of affliction and of straits.

तपोभावगस्तारकेशो जनस्य प्रजाश्च द्विजाः वन्दिनः तं स्तुवन्ति । भवत्येव भाग्याधिको यौवनादेः शरीरे सुखं चन्द्रवत् साहसं च

tapobhāvagastārakeśo janasya prajāśca dvijāḥ vandinaḥ taṃ stuvanti | bhavatyeva bhāgyādhiko yauvanādeḥ śarīre sukhaṃ candravat sāhasaṃ ca

When the lord of the stars ⟨the Moon⟩ goes to a man's tapas-bhāva ⟨the ninth house⟩, the people, the twice-born and the bards praise him. He becomes abundant in fortune from his youth onward; there is ease in the body, moon-like, and daring as well.

सुखं बान्धवेभ्यः खगे धर्मकर्मा समुद्राङ्गजेशं नरेशादितोऽपि । नवीनाङ्गना वैभवे सुप्रियत्वं पुरा जातके सौख्यमल्पं करोति

sukhaṃ bāndhavebhyaḥ khage dharmakarmā samudrāṅgajeśaṃ nareśādito'pi | navīnāṅganā vaibhave supriyatvaṃ purā jātake saukhyamalpaṃ karoti

⟨With the Moon⟩ in kha ⟨the tenth house⟩: happiness from kinsmen; he is righteous in his acts; lordship over the ocean-born ⟨Lakṣmī — that is, over wealth⟩, and ⟨gain⟩ from kings and their like as well; a strong fondness for fresh young women and for magnificence. In the native's earlier ⟨years⟩ it makes his comfort scant.

लभेद् भूमिपादिन्दुना लाभगेन प्रतिष्ठाधिकाराम्बराणि क्रमेण । श्रियोऽथस्त्रियोऽन्तःपुरे विश्रमन्ति क्रिया वैकृती कन्यका वस्तुलाभः

labhed bhūmipādindunā lābhagena pratiṣṭhādhikārāmbarāṇi krameṇa | śriyo'thastriyo'ntaḥpure viśramanti kriyā vaikṛtī kanyakā vastulābhaḥ

By the Moon standing in the lābha ⟨eleventh house⟩ he obtains from kings and their like, one after another, standing, authority and garments; fortunes, and women too, take their rest in his inner apartments; his dealings are perverse; ⟨he gets⟩ a daughter, and gain of goods.

शशी द्वादशे शत्रुनेत्रादिचिन्ता विचिन्त्या सदा सद्व्ययो मङ्गलेन । पितृव्यादि मात्रादितोऽन्तर्विषादो न चाप्नोति कामं प्रियाल्पप्रियत्वम्

śaśī dvādaśe śatrunetrādicintā vicintyā sadā sadvyayo maṅgalena | pitṛvyādi mātrādito'ntarviṣādo na cāpnoti kāmaṃ priyālpapriyatvam

The Moon in the twelfth: worry over enemies, over the eyes and the like, always to be brooded upon; ⟨yet⟩ worthy expenditure on auspicious occasions. From the paternal uncle and his kind, and from the mother and hers, inward grief. He does not attain his desire, and his beloved's affection for him is small.

विलग्ने कुजे दण्डलोहाग्निभीतिस्तपेन् मानसं केसरी किं द्वितीयः । कलत्रादिघातः शिरोनेत्रपीडा विपाकेफलानां सदैवोपसर्गः

vilagne kuje daṇḍalohāgnibhītistapen mānasaṃ kesarī kiṃ dvitīyaḥ | kalatrādighātaḥ śironetrapīḍā vipākephalānāṃ sadaivopasargaḥ

When Mars stands in the ascendant (lagna), ⟨there is⟩ fear of the rod, of iron and of fire, and it scorches the mind. What is he but a second lion? The slaying of wife and the rest; pain in the head and the eyes; and in the ripening of the fruits ⟨of the daśā⟩, calamity always.

भवेत्तस्य किं विद्यमाने कुटुम्बे धनेऽङ्गारके यस्य लब्धे धने किम् । यथा त्रायते मर्कटः कण्ठहारं पुनः सम्मुखं को भवेद् वादभग्नः

bhavettasya kiṃ vidyamāne kuṭumbe dhane'ṅgārake yasya labdhe dhane kim | yathā trāyate markaṭaḥ kaṇṭhahāraṃ punaḥ sammukhaṃ ko bhaved vādabhagnaḥ

For whom Aṅgāraka ⟨Mars⟩ is in the second house of wealth — what will he have of the family that exists, and what of the wealth he has obtained? ⟨It is⟩ as a monkey guards a necklace at its throat. And who, once broken in argument, would come before him face to face again?

कुतो बाहुवीर्यं कुतो बाहुलक्ष्मीस्तृतीयो न चेन् मङ्गलो मानवानाम् । सहोत्थव्यथा भण्यते केन तेषां तपश्चर्यया चोपहास्यः कथं स्यात्

kuto bāhuvīryaṃ kuto bāhulakṣmīstṛtīyo na cen maṅgalo mānavānām | sahotthavyathā bhaṇyate kena teṣāṃ tapaścaryayā copahāsyaḥ kathaṃ syāt

Whence strength of arm, whence the fortune won by the arm, if Mars be not third for men? And by whom is the affliction of their co-born ⟨siblings⟩ spoken of? And how should he become an object of ridicule through the practice of austerity?

यदा भूसुतः सम्भवेत्तुर्यभावे तदा किं ग्रहाः सानुकूला जनानाम् । सुहृद्वर्गसौख्यंनकिञ्चित् विचिन्त्यं कृपावस्त्रभूमीः लभेद्भूमिपालात्

yadā bhūsutaḥ sambhavetturyabhāve tadā kiṃ grahāḥ sānukūlā janānām | suhṛdvargasaukhyaṃnakiñcit vicintyaṃ kṛpāvastrabhūmīḥ labhedbhūmipālāt

When the son of the Earth ⟨Mars⟩ comes to be in the fourth house, then how are the grahas favourable to men? Of happiness from the circle of friends nothing at all is to be reckoned; ⟨yet⟩ he obtains grace, garments and lands from the ruler of the earth ⟨the king⟩.

कुजे पञ्चमे जाठराग्निर्बलीयान् न जातं नु जातं निहन्त्येक एव । तदानीमनल्पा मतिः किल्बिषेऽपि स्वयं दुग्धवत् तप्यतेऽन्तः सदैव

kuje pañcame jāṭharāgnirbalīyān na jātaṃ nu jātaṃ nihantyeka eva | tadānīmanalpā matiḥ kilbiṣe'pi svayaṃ dugdhavat tapyate'ntaḥ sadaiva

Mars in the fifth: the digestive fire is the stronger. He alone slays ⟨the offspring⟩, the unborn and the born alike. Then the wit is by no means slight, even in wrongdoing; and he himself is ever seething within, as milk ⟨set upon the fire⟩ does.

न तिष्ठन्ति षष्ठेऽरयोऽङ्गारके वै तदङ्गैरिताः सङ्गरे शक्तिमन्तः । मनीषी सुखी मातुलेयो न तद्वद् विलीयेत वित्तं लभेतापि भूरि

na tiṣṭhanti ṣaṣṭhe'rayo'ṅgārake vai tadaṅgairitāḥ saṅgare śaktimantaḥ | manīṣī sukhī mātuleyo na tadvad vilīyeta vittaṃ labhetāpi bhūri

With Aṅgāraka in the sixth, enemies do not stand ⟨their ground⟩ — not even the powerful, once set upon by his limbs in battle. He is thoughtful and happy; his maternal cousin is not so. Wealth would melt away — ⟨yet⟩ he would gain it in plenty.

अनुद्धारभूतेन पाणिग्रहेण प्रयाणेन वाणिज्य तो नो निवृत्तिः । मुहुर्भङ्गदः स्पर्धिनां मेदिनीजः प्रहारार्दनैः सप्तमे दम्पतिघ्नः

anuddhārabhūtena pāṇigraheṇa prayāṇena vāṇijya to no nivṛttiḥ | muhurbhaṅgadaḥ spardhināṃ medinījaḥ prahārārdanaiḥ saptame dampatighnaḥ

By a marriage become a thing that gives no deliverance, by travel, from trade — there is no return. Again and again the earth-born ⟨Mars⟩ deals defeat to rivals; in the seventh he is the slayer of the married pair, by blows and by torments.

शुभास्तस्य किं खेचराः कुर्युरन्ये विधानेऽपिचेदष्टमे भूमिसूनुः । सखा किं न शत्रूयते सत्कृतोऽपि प्रयत्नेकृते भूयते चोपसर्गैः

śubhāstasya kiṃ khecarāḥ kuryuranye vidhāne'picedaṣṭame bhūmisūnuḥ | sakhā kiṃ na śatrūyate satkṛto'pi prayatnekṛte bhūyate copasargaiḥ

What would the other auspicious sky-goers ⟨grahas⟩ do for him, if by the ⟨chart's⟩ disposition the son of the Earth is in the eighth? Does not a friend, though honoured, act the enemy? And though effort be made, it is calamities that come about.

महोग्रा मतिर्भाग्यवित्तं महोग्रं तपोभाग्यगो मङ्गलस्तत् करोति । भवेन्नादिमः श्यालकः सोदरो वा कुतो विक्रमस्तुच्छलाभे विपाके

mahogrā matirbhāgyavittaṃ mahograṃ tapobhāgyago maṅgalastat karoti | bhavennādimaḥ śyālakaḥ sodaro vā kuto vikramastucchalābhe vipāke

Exceedingly fierce the mind, exceedingly fierce the fortune and the wealth — Maṅgala gone to the ninth ⟨tapas, bhāgya⟩ does that. Neither the eldest ⟨of the house⟩, nor brother-in-law, nor brother would there be. Whence prowess, when the ripening ⟨of the daśā⟩ brings but paltry gain?

कुले तस्य किं मङ्गलं मङ्गलोनो जनैर्भूयते मध्यभावे यदि स्यात् । स्वतः सिद्ध एवावतंसीयतेऽसौ वराकोऽपि कण्ठीरवः किं द्वितीयः

kule tasya kiṃ maṅgalaṃ maṅgalono janairbhūyate madhyabhāve yadi syāt | svataḥ siddha evāvataṃsīyate'sau varāko'pi kaṇṭhīravaḥ kiṃ dvitīyaḥ

If Maṅgala should be in the mid-heaven ⟨the tenth⟩, what auspiciousness ⟨is there not⟩ in his family! Such a state is not come by among ⟨ordinary⟩ men. Accomplished by his own self alone, he is worn ⟨by others⟩ as a crest-ornament; though a wretch — what is he but a second lion?

कुजः पीडयेल्लाभगोऽपत्यशत्रून् भवेत् संमुखो दुर्मुखोऽपिप्रतापात् । धनं वर्धते गोधनैः वाहनैर्वा सकृच्छून्यतार्थे च पैशुन्यभावात्

kujaḥ pīḍayellābhago'patyaśatrūn bhavet saṃmukho durmukho'pipratāpāt | dhanaṃ vardhate godhanaiḥ vāhanairvā sakṛcchūnyatārthe ca paiśunyabhāvāt

Mars gone to the eleventh ⟨lābha⟩ torments offspring and enemies. Even the ill-faced becomes well-disposed ⟨before him⟩, through ⟨his⟩ blazing majesty. Wealth increases through cattle-wealth or through vehicles; and at times there is emptiness in the matter of wealth, from ⟨his⟩ slanderous disposition.

शताक्षोऽपि तत् सक्षतो लोहघातैः कुजो द्वादशोऽर्थस्य नाशं करोति । मृषा किंवदन्ती भयं दस्युतो वा कलिः पारधी हेतु दुःखं विचिन्त्यम्

śatākṣo'pi tat sakṣato lohaghātaiḥ kujo dvādaśo'rthasya nāśaṃ karoti | mṛṣā kiṃvadantī bhayaṃ dasyuto vā kaliḥ pāradhī hetu duḥkhaṃ vicintyam

Mars in the twelfth works the destruction of wealth — even the hundred-eyed one is thereby left wounded by blows of iron. False rumour, or fear from robbers; strife and the chase being the cause, misery is to be reckoned.

बुधो मूर्तिगो मार्जयेदन्यरिष्टंवरिष्ठाधिया वैखरी वृत्तिभाजः । जना दिव्यचामीकरीभूतदेहाश्चिकित्साविदो दुश्चिकित्स्या भवन्ति

budho mūrtigo mārjayedanyariṣṭaṃvariṣṭhādhiyā vaikharī vṛttibhājaḥ | janā divyacāmīkarībhūtadehāścikitsāvido duścikitsyā bhavanti

Mercury standing in the mūrti ⟨the 1st house, the house of the body⟩ wipes away every other affliction. ⟨Such⟩ people, by their most excellent understanding, live by the vaikharī mode ⟨articulate, uttered speech⟩; their bodies are as divine gold; they know the healing art, and are themselves hard to heal.

धने बुद्धिमान् बोधने बाहुतेजाः सभासङ्गतो भासते व्यास एव । पृथूदारता कल्पवृक्षस्य तद्वद् बुधैर्भण्यते भोगतः षट्पदोऽयम्

dhane buddhimān bodhane bāhutejāḥ sabhāsaṅgato bhāsate vyāsa eva | pṛthūdāratā kalpavṛkṣasya tadvad budhairbhaṇyate bhogataḥ ṣaṭpado'yam

In the 2nd ⟨he is⟩ intelligent, of abundant lustre in expounding; joining an assembly he shines as Vyāsa himself. His broad generosity is like the kalpa tree's; and the wise (budha) say that in respect of enjoyment this man is a bee.

वणिङ्मित्रता पण्यकृद्वृत्तिशीलो वशित्वं धियो दुर्वशानामुपैति । विनीतोऽतिभोगं भजेत् संन्यसेद्वा तृतीयेऽनुजैराश्रितो ज्ञे लतावान्

vaṇiṅmitratā paṇyakṛdvṛttiśīlo vaśitvaṃ dhiyo durvaśānāmupaiti | vinīto'tibhogaṃ bhajet saṃnyasedvā tṛtīye'nujairāśrito jñe latāvān

⟨There is⟩ friendship with merchants, and the habit of a livelihood made by trading goods; by his intellect he gains mastery over those who cannot be mastered. Disciplined, he enjoys great pleasure — or else he renounces. With Mercury (jña) in the 3rd he is attended by younger brothers, and is latāvān ⟨possessed of creepers — that is, of women⟩.

चतुर्थे चरेत् चन्द्रजश्चारु मित्रो विशेषाधिकृद् भूमिनाथो गणस्य । भवेल् लेखको लिख्यते वा तदुक्तं तदाशापरः पैतृकं नो धनं च

caturthe caret candrajaścāru mitro viśeṣādhikṛd bhūminātho gaṇasya | bhavel lekhako likhyate vā taduktaṃ tadāśāparaḥ paitṛkaṃ no dhanaṃ ca

In the 4th, Candraja ⟨Mercury, the Moon's son⟩ ⟨makes one⟩ a charming friend, a special officer set by the lord of the earth ⟨the king⟩ over a body ⟨of men⟩. He becomes a scribe, or what he utters is written down ⟨by another⟩ bent upon his command; and there is no paternal wealth.

वयस्यादिमे पुत्रगर्भो न तिष्ठेत् भवेत् तस्य मेधाऽर्थसम्पादयित्री । बुधैर्भण्यते पञ्चमे रौहिणेये कियद् विद्यते कैतवस्याभिचारम्

vayasyādime putragarbho na tiṣṭhet bhavet tasya medhā'rthasampādayitrī | budhairbhaṇyate pañcame rauhiṇeye kiyad vidyate kaitavasyābhicāram

In the earliest age the conception of a son does not hold. His intelligence becomes the procurer of wealth. The wise declare, ⟨when⟩ Rauhiṇeya ⟨Mercury⟩ is in the 5th: how much sorcery of deceit is ⟨found in him⟩!

विरोधो जनानां निरोधो रिपूणां प्रबोधो यतीनां च रोधोऽनिलानाम् । बुधे सद्व्यये व्यावहारो निधीनां बलादर्थकृत् सम्भवेच्छत्रुभावे

virodho janānāṃ nirodho ripūṇāṃ prabodho yatīnāṃ ca rodho'nilānām | budhe sadvyaye vyāvahāro nidhīnāṃ balādarthakṛt sambhavecchatrubhāve

⟨There is⟩ opposition from men, the checking of enemies, the awakening that belongs to ascetics, and the restraint of the winds ⟨the vital airs⟩. Good expenditure, dealing in treasures, and the making of wealth by force come about when Mercury is in the enemy-bhāva ⟨the 6th⟩.

सुतः शीतगोः सप्तमे शं युवत्या विधत्ते तथा तुच्छ वीर्यं च भोगे । अनस्तं गतो हेमवद् देहशोभां न शक्नोति तत्सम्पदो वानुकर्तुम्

sutaḥ śītagoḥ saptame śaṃ yuvatyā vidhatte tathā tuccha vīryaṃ ca bhoge | anastaṃ gato hemavad dehaśobhāṃ na śaknoti tatsampado vānukartum

The son of the cool-rayed one ⟨Mercury⟩ in the 7th, not set ⟨not combust⟩, grants well-being through the wife, and likewise scant potency in enjoyment. ⟨Another⟩ cannot copy his gold-like bodily splendour, nor his fortunes.

शतञ्जीविनो रन्ध्रगे राजपुत्रे भवन्तीह देशान्तरे विश्रुतास्ते । निधानं नृपाद् विक्रयाद् वा लभन्ते युवत्युद्भवं क्रीडनं प्रीतिमन्तः

śatañjīvino randhrage rājaputre bhavantīha deśāntare viśrutāste | nidhānaṃ nṛpād vikrayād vā labhante yuvatyudbhavaṃ krīḍanaṃ prītimantaḥ

With the prince ⟨Mercury⟩ in the randhra ⟨8th⟩ house they live a hundred ⟨years⟩ and become renowned in other lands; they obtain treasure from the king or from selling, and, filled with delight, ⟨take⟩ the sport that springs from young women.

बुधे धर्मगे धर्मशीलोऽतिधीमान् भवेद् दीक्षितः स्वर्धुनीस्नातकोवा । कुलोद्योतकृद्भानुवद् भूमिपालात् प्रतापाधिको बाधको दुर्मुखानाम्

budhe dharmage dharmaśīlo'tidhīmān bhaved dīkṣitaḥ svardhunīsnātakovā | kulodyotakṛdbhānuvad bhūmipālāt pratāpādhiko bādhako durmukhānām

With Mercury in the dharma ⟨9th⟩ house he is of righteous conduct and exceedingly wise; he becomes a consecrated sacrificer, or one who has bathed in the heavenly river ⟨Gaṅgā⟩. He lights up his family like the sun, surpasses the ruler of the earth in majesty, and is the thwarter of the foul-mouthed.

मितं संवदेन्नो मितं संलभेत प्रसादादिवैकारि सौराजवृत्तिः । बुधे कर्मगे पूजनीयो विशेषात् पितुः सम्पदो नीतिदण्डाधिकारात्

mitaṃ saṃvadenno mitaṃ saṃlabheta prasādādivaikāri saurājavṛttiḥ | budhe karmage pūjanīyo viśeṣāt pituḥ sampado nītidaṇḍādhikārāt

He speaks in measure; what he gains is not by measure. His conduct is a good king's, dealing in favour ⟨prasāda⟩ and the like. With Mercury in the karma ⟨10th⟩ house he is especially to be honoured; ⟨he has⟩ the father's fortunes, and ⟨wealth⟩ from authority over policy and punishment.

विना लाभभावस्थितं भेशजातं न लाभो न लावण्यमानृण्यमस्ति । कुतः कन्यकोद्वाहदानं च देयं कथं भूसुरास्त्यक्ततृष्णा भवन्ति

vinā lābhabhāvasthitaṃ bheśajātaṃ na lābho na lāvaṇyamānṛṇyamasti | kutaḥ kanyakodvāhadānaṃ ca deyaṃ kathaṃ bhūsurāstyaktatṛṣṇā bhavanti

Without the one born of the lord of stars ⟨Mercury, the Moon's son⟩ placed in the lābha ⟨11th⟩ house there is no gain, no comeliness, no freedom from debt. Whence then the bestowal of a daughter in marriage, and the gift that must be given? How do the earth-gods ⟨brahmins⟩ come to have their thirst laid aside?

न चेद् द्वादशे यस्य शीतांशुजातः कथं तद्गृहं भूमिदेवा भजन्ति । रणे वैरिणो भीतिमायान्ति कस्माद् हिरण्यादिकोशं शठः कोऽनुभूयात्

na ced dvādaśe yasya śītāṃśujātaḥ kathaṃ tadgṛhaṃ bhūmidevā bhajanti | raṇe vairiṇo bhītimāyānti kasmād hiraṇyādikośaṃ śaṭhaḥ ko'nubhūyāt

If the one born of the cool-rayed one ⟨Mercury⟩ were not in the 12th for a man, how would the earth-gods ⟨brahmins⟩ resort to his house? Why would foes in battle fall into fear? And what rogue would enjoy his hoard of gold and the rest?

गुरुत्वं गुणैर्लग्नगे देवपूज्ये सुवेशी सुखी दिव्यदेहोऽल्पवीर्यः । गतिर्भाविनी पारलोकी विचिन्त्या वसूनि व्ययं सम्बलेन व्रजन्ति

gurutvaṃ guṇairlagnage devapūjye suveśī sukhī divyadeho'lpavīryaḥ | gatirbhāvinī pāralokī vicintyā vasūni vyayaṃ sambalena vrajanti

When the one whom the gods worship ⟨Jupiter⟩ is in the ascendant (lagna), there is weight ⟨of dignity⟩ through ⟨his⟩ qualities: he is finely dressed, happy, of a divine body, ⟨but⟩ of slight virility. His coming course is to be pondered as one belonging to the other world; his riches go out into expenditure as ⟨his⟩ provision ⟨for that road⟩.

कवित्वेमतिः दण्डनेतृत्वशक्तिः मुखे दोषधृक् शीघ्रभोगार्त एव । कुटुम्बे गुरौ कष्टतो द्रव्यलब्धिः सदा नो धनं विश्रमेद् यत्नतोऽपि

kavitvematiḥ daṇḍanetṛtvaśaktiḥ mukhe doṣadhṛk śīghrabhogārta eva | kuṭumbe gurau kaṣṭato dravyalabdhiḥ sadā no dhanaṃ viśramed yatnato'pi

⟨His⟩ mind ⟨turns⟩ to poetry; ⟨he has⟩ the power of leadership that wields the rod; he bears a blemish in the mouth; he is one afflicted with craving for quick enjoyment. With Jupiter in the house of family ⟨the 2nd⟩, wealth is got with hardship; money never rests ⟨with him⟩, however he strives.

भवेद् यस्य दुश्चिक्यगो देवमन्त्री लघूनां लघीयान् सुखं सोदराणाम् । कृतघ्नो भवेत् मित्र सार्थे न मैत्री ललाटोदयेऽप्यर्थलाभो न तद्वत्

bhaved yasya duścikyago devamantrī laghūnāṃ laghīyān sukhaṃ sodarāṇām | kṛtaghno bhavet mitra sārthe na maitrī lalāṭodaye'pyarthalābho na tadvat

He in whose 3rd house (duścikya) the counsellor of the gods ⟨Jupiter⟩ stands is the lowliest of the low; there is happiness for ⟨his⟩ uterine brothers. He becomes ungrateful; there is no friendship ⟨even⟩ in the company of friends; and though his brow rise ⟨in fortune⟩, gain of wealth does not follow in like measure.

गृहद्वारतः श्रूयते वाजिहेषा द्विजोच्चारितो वेदघोषोऽपि तद्वत् । प्रतिस्पर्द्धिनः कुर्वते पारिचार्य्यं चतुर्थे गुरौ तप्तमन्तर्गतञ्च

gṛhadvārataḥ śrūyate vājiheṣā dvijoccārito vedaghoṣo'pi tadvat | pratisparddhinaḥ kurvate pāricāryyaṃ caturthe gurau taptamantargatañca

From the door of his house the neighing of horses is heard, and likewise the sound of the Veda uttered by the twice-born; rivals do him service — when Jupiter is in the fourth; and ⟨yet⟩ what lies within him ⟨his mind⟩ is scorched.

विलासे मतिः बुद्धिगेदेवपूज्ये भवेज्जल्पकः कल्पको लेखको वा । निदाने सुते विद्यमानेऽति भूतिः फलोपद्रवः पक्वकाले फलस्य

vilāse matiḥ buddhigedevapūjye bhavejjalpakaḥ kalpako lekhako vā | nidāne sute vidyamāne'ti bhūtiḥ phalopadravaḥ pakvakāle phalasya

When the one whom the gods worship ⟨Jupiter⟩ is in the house of intellect ⟨the 5th⟩, the mind ⟨turns⟩ to pleasure; he becomes a talker, a deviser, or a writer. At the outset, while a son is living, prosperity is abundant; ⟨but⟩ blight falls upon the fruit at the very season of the fruit's ripening.

रुजार्तो जनन्या रुजः सम्भवेयू रिपौ वाक्पतौ शत्रुहन्तृत्वमेति । बलादुद्धतः को रणे तस्य जेता महिष्यादिशर्मा न तन् मातुलानाम्

rujārto jananyā rujaḥ sambhaveyū ripau vākpatau śatruhantṛtvameti | balāduddhataḥ ko raṇe tasya jetā mahiṣyādiśarmā na tan mātulānām

He is afflicted with disease, and diseases arise through the mother. With the Lord of Speech ⟨Jupiter⟩ in the 6th house (ripu) he attains the slaying of enemies: who, however raised up by strength, is his conqueror in battle? There is the well-being of buffaloes and the like, ⟨but⟩ not that of the maternal uncles.

मतिस्तस्य बह्वी विभूतिश्च बह्वी रतिर्वै भवेद्भामिनीनामबह्वी । गुरुर्गर्वकृद् यस्य जामित्रभावे सपिण्डाधिकोऽखण्डकन्दर्प एव

matistasya bahvī vibhūtiśca bahvī ratirvai bhavedbhāminīnāmabahvī | gururgarvakṛd yasya jāmitrabhāve sapiṇḍādhiko'khaṇḍakandarpa eva

His intellect is abundant and his prosperity abundant, but his delight in beautiful women is NOT abundant. He in whose 7th house (jāmitra) Jupiter stands — the maker of pride — is greater than his own kinsmen, an undiminished Kandarpa ⟨in beauty⟩ indeed.

चिरं नो वसेत् पैतृके चैवगेहे चिरस्थायिनो तद्गृहं तस्य देहम् । चिरं नो भवेत् तस्य नीरोगमङ्गं गुरुर्मृत्युगो यस्य वैकुण्ठगन्ता

ciraṃ no vaset paitṛke caivagehe cirasthāyino tadgṛhaṃ tasya deham | ciraṃ no bhavet tasya nīrogamaṅgaṃ gururmṛtyugo yasya vaikuṇṭhagantā

He does not dwell long in the paternal house; neither that house of his nor his body is long-abiding; nor is his body free of disease for long. He whose Jupiter is in the 8th house (mṛtyu, the house of death) goes to Vaikuṇṭha.

चतुर्भूमिकं तद्गृहं तस्य भूमिपतेर्वल्लभोवल्लभा भूमिदेवाः । गुरौ धर्मगे बान्धवाः स्युर्विनीताः सदालस्यतोधर्मवैगुण्यकारी

caturbhūmikaṃ tadgṛhaṃ tasya bhūmipatervallabhovallabhā bhūmidevāḥ | gurau dharmage bāndhavāḥ syurvinītāḥ sadālasyatodharmavaiguṇyakārī

That house of his has four storeys; he is the favourite of the lord of the earth ⟨the king⟩, and the earth-gods ⟨brāhmaṇas⟩ are dear ⟨to him⟩. With Jupiter in the 9th house (dharma) his kinsmen are well-conducted; ⟨yet⟩ through unceasing sloth he is one who makes his dharma defective.

ध्वजामण्डपे मन्दिरं चित्रशालं पितुः पूर्वजेभ्योऽपि तेजोऽधिकत्वम् । न तुष्टो भवेच्छर्मणा पुत्रकाणां पचेत् प्रत्यहं प्रस्थसामुद्रमन्नम्

dhvajāmaṇḍape mandiraṃ citraśālaṃ pituḥ pūrvajebhyo'pi tejo'dhikatvam | na tuṣṭo bhaveccharmaṇā putrakāṇāṃ pacet pratyahaṃ prasthasāmudramannam

A banner over the pavilion, a temple, a picture-hall; a splendour greater than his father's and than his forefathers'. He takes no pleasure in the happiness of his little sons. Every day he cooks food with a prastha of sea-salt ⟨that is, he feeds a multitude⟩.

अकुप्यं च लाभे गुरौ किं न लभ्यं वदन्त्यष्टधीमन्त मन्ये मुनीन्द्राः । पितुर्भारभृत्स्वाङ्गजास्तस्य पञ्च परार्थस्तदर्थो न चेद् वैभवाय

akupyaṃ ca lābhe gurau kiṃ na labhyaṃ vadantyaṣṭadhīmanta manye munīndrāḥ | piturbhārabhṛtsvāṅgajāstasya pañca parārthastadartho na ced vaibhavāya

Gold and silver ⟨are his⟩: with Jupiter in the 11th house (lābha), what is there that is not to be gained? Other lords among sages declare him endowed with the eightfold intellect. His five own-born ⟨sons⟩ are bearers of their father's burden. Another's purpose is his purpose; were it not so, ⟨his gains⟩ would not make for splendour.

यशः कीदृशं सद्व्यये साभिमाने मतिः कीदृशी वञ्चनाचेत् परेषाम् । विधिः कीदृशोऽर्थस्य नाशो हि येन त्रयस्ते भवेयुः व्यये यस्य जीवः

yaśaḥ kīdṛśaṃ sadvyaye sābhimāne matiḥ kīdṛśī vañcanācet pareṣām | vidhiḥ kīdṛśo'rthasya nāśo hi yena trayaste bhaveyuḥ vyaye yasya jīvaḥ

What sort of fame, when worthy spending is ⟨done⟩ with self-conceit? What sort of mind, if there is the deceiving of others? What sort of ordinance ⟨of fate⟩, by which there is indeed the destruction of wealth? These three would be his in whose 12th house (vyaya) Jupiter (jīva) stands.

समीचीनमङ्गं समीचीनसङ्गः समीचीनबह्वङ्गनाभोगयुक्तः । समीचीनकर्मा समीचीनशर्मा समीचीन शुक्रो यदालग्नवर्ती

samīcīnamaṅgaṃ samīcīnasaṅgaḥ samīcīnabahvaṅganābhogayuktaḥ | samīcīnakarmā samīcīnaśarmā samīcīna śukro yadālagnavartī

Fine is his body, fine his company; he is joined to the enjoyment of fine women; fine are his deeds and fine his happiness — ⟨so it is⟩ when a well-placed (samīcīna) Śukra ⟨Venus⟩ occupies the lagna.

मुखं चारुभाषं मनीषापि चार्वी मुखं चारु चारूणि वासांसि तस्य । कुटुम्बे स्थितः पूर्वदेवस्य पूज्यः कुटुम्बेन किं चारु चार्वङ्गिकामः

mukhaṃ cārubhāṣaṃ manīṣāpi cārvī mukhaṃ cāru cārūṇi vāsāṃsi tasya | kuṭumbe sthitaḥ pūrvadevasya pūjyaḥ kuṭumbena kiṃ cāru cārvaṅgikāmaḥ

His face has lovely speech, his intellect too is lovely, his face is lovely and lovely are his garments — when he who is honoured by the pūrvadevas ⟨Venus, preceptor of the asuras⟩ stands in the 2nd house (kuṭumba). How lovely is he in his family! — and he desires the lovely-limbed ⟨cārvaṅgī, a fair-limbed woman⟩.

रतिः स्त्रीजने तस्य नो बन्धुनाशो गुरुर्यस्य दुश्चिक्यगो दानवानाम् । न पूर्णो भवेत् पुत्रसौख्येऽपि सेनापतिः कातरो दानसङ्ग्रामकाले

ratiḥ strījane tasya no bandhunāśo gururyasya duścikyago dānavānām | na pūrṇo bhavet putrasaukhye'pi senāpatiḥ kātaro dānasaṅgrāmakāle

He whose preceptor of the dānavas ⟨Venus⟩ has gone to the 3rd house (duścikya): delight in womankind is his, and no destruction of kinsmen; yet he is not made full even by the happiness of sons — a commander of armies, ⟨but⟩ a coward when the battle is one of giving.

महित्वेऽधिको यस्य तुर्येऽसुरेज्यो जनैः किं जनैश्चापरैरुष्ट तुष्टैः । कियत् पोषयेत् जन्मतः सञ्जनन्या अधीनार्पितोपायनैरेव पूर्णः

mahitve'dhiko yasya turye'surejyo janaiḥ kiṃ janaiścāparairuṣṭa tuṣṭaiḥ | kiyat poṣayet janmataḥ sañjananyā adhīnārpitopāyanaireva pūrṇaḥ

He in whose fourth house stands the asuras' preceptor ⟨Venus⟩ is the greater in greatness — what are people to him, and what other people, angry or pleased? How much can the mother nourish him from birth? He is made full only by the presents his dependents offer ⟨him⟩.

सपुत्रेऽपि किं यस्य शुक्रो न पुत्रे प्रयासेन किं यत्नसम्पादितोऽर्थः । व्युदर्कं विना मन्त्रमिष्टाशनाभ्यामधीतेन किं चेत् कवित्वेन शक्तिः

saputre'pi kiṃ yasya śukro na putre prayāsena kiṃ yatnasampādito'rthaḥ | vyudarkaṃ vinā mantramiṣṭāśanābhyāmadhītena kiṃ cet kavitvena śaktiḥ

He whose Śukra ⟨Venus⟩ is not in the 5th (putra) — what ⟨is gained⟩ even by having a son? What by wealth got together with toil and effort? What by mantra and by dainty food, when there is no fruit at the end (vyudarka)? And what by what has been studied, if the power lies in poetry?

सदा दानवेज्ये सुधासिक्त शत्रुः व्ययः शत्रुगे चोत्तमौ तौ भवेताम् । विपद्येत सम्पादितं चापिकृत्यं तपेत् मन्त्रतः पूज्यसौख्यं न धत्ते

sadā dānavejye sudhāsikta śatruḥ vyayaḥ śatruge cottamau tau bhavetām | vipadyeta sampāditaṃ cāpikṛtyaṃ tapet mantrataḥ pūjyasaukhyaṃ na dhatte

When the dānavas' preceptor ⟨Venus⟩ is in the 6th (śatru), the enemy is for ever sprinkled with nectar — and so is expenditure: those two become the topmost. Work already accomplished falls to ruin; he is scorched for all his mantra; the comfort of being honoured he does not hold.

कलत्रे कलत्रात् सुखं नोकलत्रात् कलत्रं तु शुक्रे भवेत् रत्नगर्भम् । विलासाधिको गण्यते च प्रवासी प्रयासात्पकः के न मुह्यन्ति तस्मात्

kalatre kalatrāt sukhaṃ nokalatrāt kalatraṃ tu śukre bhavet ratnagarbham | vilāsādhiko gaṇyate ca pravāsī prayāsātpakaḥ ke na muhyanti tasmāt

With Śukra ⟨Venus⟩ in the 7th (kalatra), happiness comes from the wife — and not from the wife ⟨alone⟩: the wife herself becomes a womb of jewels. He is reckoned as one abounding in pleasures, and a sojourner ⟨abroad⟩; ⟨all this⟩ out of exertion — and who, on that account, is not bewildered?

जनः क्षुद्रवादी चिरञ्चारु जीवेत् चतुष्पात् सुखं दैत्यपूज्यो ददाति । जनुष्यष्टमे कष्टसाध्योजयार्थः पुनः वर्धते दीयमानं धनर्णम्

janaḥ kṣudravādī cirañcāru jīvet catuṣpāt sukhaṃ daityapūjyo dadāti | januṣyaṣṭame kaṣṭasādhyojayārthaḥ punaḥ vardhate dīyamānaṃ dhanarṇam

The man is a petty speaker, ⟨yet⟩ he lives long and well; the one honoured by the daityas ⟨Venus⟩, in the 8th from birth, gives the comfort of four-footed ⟨beasts⟩; victory and wealth are won only through hardship; and the money-debt, as it is being handed over, grows again.

भृगौ त्रित्रिकोणे पुरे के न पौराः कुसीदेन ये वृद्धिमस्मै ददीरन् । गृहं ज्ञायते तस्य धर्मध्वजादेः सहोत्थादि सौख्यं शरीरे सुखं च

bhṛgau tritrikoṇe pure ke na paurāḥ kusīdena ye vṛddhimasmai dadīran | gṛhaṃ jñāyate tasya dharmadhvajādeḥ sahotthādi saukhyaṃ śarīre sukhaṃ ca

With Bhṛgu ⟨Venus⟩ in the third trikoṇa ⟨the 9th⟩, which townsmen in the city would not owe him increase upon a loan? His house is known by its banner of dharma and the like; ⟨there is⟩ the happiness of brothers and the rest, and comfort in the body.

भृगुः कर्मगो गोत्रवीर्यं रुणद्धि क्षयार्थं भ्रमः किन्न आत्मीय एव । तुलामानतो हाटकं विप्रवृत्त्या जनाडम्बरैः प्रत्यहं वा विवादात्

bhṛguḥ karmago gotravīryaṃ ruṇaddhi kṣayārthaṃ bhramaḥ kinna ātmīya eva | tulāmānato hāṭakaṃ vipravṛttyā janāḍambaraiḥ pratyahaṃ vā vivādāt

Bhṛgu ⟨Venus⟩ gone to the karma ⟨10th⟩ house blocks the vigour of the lineage. Is the wandering that ends in loss not his very own ⟨doing⟩? Gold ⟨comes⟩ to him by the weight of the balance, by the brahmin's calling, by public display, or day after day out of disputation.

भृगुर्लाभगो लाभदो यस्य लग्नात् सुरूपं महीपं च कुर्य्याच्च सम्यक् । लसत् कीर्ति सत्यानुरागं गुणाढ्यं महाभोगमैश्वर्ययुक्तम् सुशीलम्

bhṛgurlābhago lābhado yasya lagnāt surūpaṃ mahīpaṃ ca kuryyācca samyak | lasat kīrti satyānurāgaṃ guṇāḍhyaṃ mahābhogamaiśvaryayuktam suśīlam

He whose Bhṛgu ⟨Venus⟩ has gone to the 11th (lābha) from the lagna — ⟨that Venus is⟩ a giver of gain, and would make him thoroughly handsome and a lord of the earth: of shining fame, in love with truth, rich in virtues, of great enjoyment, endowed with lordship, of good conduct.

कदाप्येति वित्तं विलीयेत पित्तं सितो द्वादशे केलिसत्कर्म शर्मा । गुणानां च कीर्तेः क्षयं मित्रवैरं जनानां विरोधं सदाऽसौ करोति

kadāpyeti vittaṃ vilīyeta pittaṃ sito dvādaśe kelisatkarma śarmā | guṇānāṃ ca kīrteḥ kṣayaṃ mitravairaṃ janānāṃ virodhaṃ sadā'sau karoti

Wealth comes at times ⟨only⟩ to melt away, and the bile with it; Sita ⟨Venus⟩ in the 12th ⟨gives⟩ the happiness of dalliance and of good works; and he brings about, always, the decay of virtues and of fame, enmity with friends, and the hostility of people.

धनेनातिपूर्णोऽतितृष्णो विवादी तनुस्थेऽर्कजे स्थूलदृष्टिर्नरः स्यात् । विषं दृष्टिजं त्वाधिकृद्व्याधिवाधाः स्वयं पीडितो मत्सरावेश एव

dhanenātipūrṇo'titṛṣṇo vivādī tanusthe'rkaje sthūladṛṣṭirnaraḥ syāt | viṣaṃ dṛṣṭijaṃ tvādhikṛdvyādhivādhāḥ svayaṃ pīḍito matsarāveśa eva

When the son of the Sun ⟨Saturn⟩ stands in the 1st house (tanu), the man is over-full of wealth ⟨yet⟩ exceedingly greedy, quarrelsome, and coarse of sight. ⟨There is⟩ poison born of his glance, causing distress of mind (ādhi), and ⟨there are⟩ afflictions of bodily disease (vyādhi); he is himself tormented, and possessed outright by envy (matsara).

सुखापेक्षया वर्जितोऽसौ कुटुम्बात् कुटुम्बे शनौ वस्तु किं किं न भुङ्क्ते । समं वक्ति मित्रेण तिक्तं वचोऽपि प्रसक्तिं विना लोहकं को लभेत

sukhāpekṣayā varjito'sau kuṭumbāt kuṭumbe śanau vastu kiṃ kiṃ na bhuṅkte | samaṃ vakti mitreṇa tiktaṃ vaco'pi prasaktiṃ vinā lohakaṃ ko labheta

When Saturn is in the 2nd house (kuṭumba), the man is cut off from his family so far as any expectation of comfort goes. What is there that he does not eat? He speaks bitter words to a friend just as he does to anyone. Without clinging ⟨greed⟩, who would get so much as iron?

तृतीये शनौ शीतलं नैव चित्तं जनादुद्यमाज्जायते युक्तभाषी । अविघ्नं भवेत् कर्हिचिन्नैव भाग्यं दृढाशः सुखी दुर्मुखः सत्कृतोऽपि

tṛtīye śanau śītalaṃ naiva cittaṃ janādudyamājjāyate yuktabhāṣī | avighnaṃ bhavet karhicinnaiva bhāgyaṃ dṛḍhāśaḥ sukhī durmukhaḥ satkṛto'pi

With Saturn in the 3rd, the mind is never cool — it grows so neither from people nor from his own exertion; and he is measured in speech. Freedom from hindrance may come at some time; fortune, never. Firm in hope, he is happy — and sour-faced even when he is honoured.

चतुर्थे शनौ पैतृकं याति दूरं धनं मन्दिरं बन्धुवर्गापवादः । पितुश्चापि मातुश्च सन्तापकारी गृहे वाहने हानयो वातरोगी

caturthe śanau paitṛkaṃ yāti dūraṃ dhanaṃ mandiraṃ bandhuvargāpavādaḥ | pituścāpi mātuśca santāpakārī gṛhe vāhane hānayo vātarogī

With Saturn in the 4th, the paternal ⟨estate⟩ goes far away, ⟨and so do⟩ wealth and house; ⟨there is⟩ reproach from the circle of kinsmen. He is a cause of torment to his father and to his mother alike; losses in house and in vehicle; he suffers from wind-disease (vāta).

शनौ पञ्चमे च प्रजाहेतुदुःखी विभूतिश्चला तस्य बुद्धिर्न शुद्धा । रतिर्दैवते शब्दशास्त्रे न तद्वत् कलिर्मित्रतो मन्त्रतः क्रोडपीडा

śanau pañcame ca prajāhetuduḥkhī vibhūtiścalā tasya buddhirna śuddhā | ratirdaivate śabdaśāstre na tadvat kalirmitrato mantrataḥ kroḍapīḍā

With Saturn in the 5th, he is unhappy on account of offspring; his fortune (vibhūti) is unsteady and his mind not pure. ⟨There is⟩ delight in the deity — not the like in the science of words ⟨grammar⟩; strife from friends and from counsel; and pain in the chest.

अरेर्भूपतेश्चौरतो भीतयः किं यदीनस्य पुत्रो भवेद् यस्य शत्रौ । न युद्धे भवेत्संमुखे तस्य योद्धा महिष्यादिकं मातुलानां विनाशः

arerbhūpateścaurato bhītayaḥ kiṃ yadīnasya putro bhaved yasya śatrau | na yuddhe bhavetsaṃmukhe tasya yoddhā mahiṣyādikaṃ mātulānāṃ vināśaḥ

What fears are there from an enemy, from the king, from a thief, if the son of the Sun ⟨Saturn⟩ stands in a man's 6th house (śatru)? In battle no fighter would stand before him. ⟨He has⟩ buffaloes and the like; ⟨but there is⟩ the destruction of maternal uncles.

सुदारा न मित्रं चिरं चारु वित्तं शनौ द्यूनगे दम्पती रोगयुक्तौ । अनुत्साहसन्तप्तकृद् हीनचेताः कुतोवीर्यवान् विह्वलो लोलुपः स्यात्

sudārā na mitraṃ ciraṃ cāru vittaṃ śanau dyūnage dampatī rogayuktau | anutsāhasantaptakṛd hīnacetāḥ kutovīryavān vihvalo lolupaḥ syāt

No good wife, no friend, no fine wealth for long: when Saturn is in the 7th house (dyūna), husband and wife are both joined to disease. Through want of zeal he is a maker of torment, and mean of mind; whence should he be strong? He is unnerved and craving.

वियोगो जनानां त्वनौपाधिकानां विनाशो धनानां स को यस्य न स्यात् । शनौ रन्ध्रगे व्याधितः क्षुद्रदर्शी तदग्रे जनः कैतवं किं करोतु

viyogo janānāṃ tvanaupādhikānāṃ vināśo dhanānāṃ sa ko yasya na syāt | śanau randhrage vyādhitaḥ kṣudradarśī tadagre janaḥ kaitavaṃ kiṃ karotu

Separation from people who are attached by no ulterior tie, and the ruin of wealth — who is there for whom these would not be? With Saturn in the 8th house (randhra) he is diseased and petty of view; before him, what deceit can anyone practise?

मतिस्तस्य तिक्ता न तिक्तं तु शीलं रतिर्योगशास्त्रे गुणोराजसः स्यात् । सुहृद्वर्गतो दुःखितो दीनबुद्ध्या शनिः धर्मगः कर्मकृत् संन्यसेद्वा

matistasya tiktā na tiktaṃ tu śīlaṃ ratiryogaśāstre guṇorājasaḥ syāt | suhṛdvargato duḥkhito dīnabuddhyā śaniḥ dharmagaḥ karmakṛt saṃnyasedvā

His mind is bitter; his conduct, however, is not bitter. ⟨He has⟩ delight in the yoga-śāstra; his guṇa would be rājasa. He is made unhappy by his circle of friends, with a dejected understanding. Saturn gone to the dharma-bhāva ⟨the 9th⟩ — he is a performer of rites, or else he renounces.

अजातस्य मातापिता बाहुरेव वृथा सर्वतो दुष्ट कर्माधिपत्यात् । शनैरेधते कर्मगः शर्म मन्दो जयो विग्रहे जीविकानां तु यस्य

ajātasya mātāpitā bāhureva vṛthā sarvato duṣṭa karmādhipatyāt | śanairedhate karmagaḥ śarma mando jayo vigrahe jīvikānāṃ tu yasya

For one ⟨as good as⟩ unborn, his mother and father alike, and his own arm as well, are in vain — vain on every side, through a mastery of wicked deeds. With Saturn (manda) gone to the karma-bhāva ⟨the 10th⟩, his comfort grows by degrees, and victory is his in the strife over livelihoods.

शनौ व्योमगे विन्दते किं च माता सुखं शैशवं दृश्यते किन्तु पित्रा । निधिः स्थापितो व्यापिता वा कृषिश्च प्रणश्येद् ध्रुवं दृश्यतो दैवतो वा

śanau vyomage vindate kiṃ ca mātā sukhaṃ śaiśavaṃ dṛśyate kintu pitrā | nidhiḥ sthāpito vyāpitā vā kṛṣiśca praṇaśyed dhruvaṃ dṛśyato daivato vā

With Saturn in the sky-place ⟨the 10th⟩ — does the mother find any happiness at all? And is his infancy ever looked upon by the father? The treasure that was laid by, or the crop that was spread ⟨vyāpitā; the rival reading vāpitā, 'sown', is recorded as an open doubt⟩, would surely perish — whether from a cause one can see or from fate.

स्थिरं वित्तमायुः स्थिरं मानसं च स्थिरा नैव रोगादयो न स्थिराणि । अपत्यानि शूरः शतादेक एव प्रपञ्चाधिको लाभगे भानुपुत्रे

sthiraṃ vittamāyuḥ sthiraṃ mānasaṃ ca sthirā naiva rogādayo na sthirāṇi | apatyāni śūraḥ śatādeka eva prapañcādhiko lābhage bhānuputre

Steady is his wealth, ⟨steady⟩ his span of life, and steady his mind; diseases and the like are by no means steady, and not steady are his children. He is a hero, one alone out of a hundred, and abounding in worldly display (prapañca), when the son of the Sun ⟨Saturn⟩ is in the 11th house (lābha).

व्ययस्थे यदा सूर्यसूनौ नरः स्यादशूरोऽथवा निस्त्रपो मन्दनेत्रः । प्रसन्नो बहिः नोगृहे लग्नपश्चेद् व्ययस्थोरिपुध्वंसकृद् यज्ञभोक्ता

vyayasthe yadā sūryasūnau naraḥ syādaśūro'thavā nistrapo mandanetraḥ | prasanno bahiḥ nogṛhe lagnapaśced vyayasthoripudhvaṃsakṛd yajñabhoktā

When the son of the Sun ⟨Saturn⟩ is in the 12th house (vyaya), the man is no hero — or else he is shameless — and weak of eye; cheerful abroad, not in his own house. But if the lord of the lagna also stands in the 12th, he becomes a destroyer of his enemies and an enjoyer of sacrifice.

स्ववाक्येऽसमर्थः परेषां प्रतापात् प्रभावात् समाच्छादयेत् स्वान् परार्थान् । तमोयस्य लग्ने स भग्नारिवीर्यः कलत्रेऽधृतिं भूरिदारोऽपि यायात्

svavākye'samarthaḥ pareṣāṃ pratāpāt prabhāvāt samācchādayet svān parārthān | tamoyasya lagne sa bhagnārivīryaḥ kalatre'dhṛtiṃ bhūridāro'pi yāyāt

Unable to make good his own word because of the ascendancy of others, he yet brings his own affairs and other men's alike under cover by ⟨their⟩ influence. He in whose lagna the dark one ⟨Rāhu⟩ stands has the strength of his enemies broken; ⟨yet⟩ in the matter of the wife he goes without steadfastness, though he be a man of many wives.

कुटुम्बे तमो नष्टभूतं कुटुम्बं मृषाभाषिता निर्भयो वित्तपालः । स्ववर्गप्रणाशो भयंशस्त्रतः चेदवश्यं खलेभ्यो लभेत् पारवश्यम्

kuṭumbe tamo naṣṭabhūtaṃ kuṭumbaṃ mṛṣābhāṣitā nirbhayo vittapālaḥ | svavargapraṇāśo bhayaṃśastrataḥ cedavaśyaṃ khalebhyo labhet pāravaśyam

⟨With⟩ the dark one ⟨Rāhu⟩ in the family ⟨2nd⟩ house, the family becomes a thing destroyed; ⟨there is⟩ the speaking of falsehood, and he is a fearless keeper of wealth. ⟨There is⟩ the ruin of his own kin, fear from the weapon; if ⟨Rāhu stands so⟩, he must inevitably come under the sway of the wicked.

न नागोऽथ सिंहो भुजाविक्रमेण प्रयाती ह सिंही सुते तत्समत्वम् । तृतीये जगत्सोदरत्वं समेति प्रयातोऽपि भाग्यं कुतो यत्न हेतुः

na nāgo'tha siṃho bhujāvikrameṇa prayātī ha siṃhī sute tatsamatvam | tṛtīye jagatsodaratvaṃ sameti prayāto'pi bhāgyaṃ kuto yatna hetuḥ

Neither elephant nor lion attains equality with him in the valour of his arms, ⟨when⟩ the son of the lioness ⟨Siṃhikā — Rāhu⟩ is in the third; he comes to brotherhood with the whole world. Even having gone forth, whence fortune? Effort ⟨alone⟩ is the cause of it.

चतुर्थे कथं मातृनैरुज्यदेहो हृदि ज्वालया शीतलं किं बहिः स्यात् । स चेदन्यथा मेषगः कर्कगो वा बुधर्क्षेऽसुरो भूपतेर्बन्धुरेव

caturthe kathaṃ mātṛnairujyadeho hṛdi jvālayā śītalaṃ kiṃ bahiḥ syāt | sa cedanyathā meṣagaḥ karkago vā budharkṣe'suro bhūpaterbandhureva

⟨Rāhu⟩ in the fourth: how ⟨should the mother be⟩ of a body free from disease? With a flame in the heart, how should there be coolness outside? But if it is otherwise — ⟨the asura⟩ gone to Aries, or gone to Cancer, or ⟨standing⟩ in a sign of Mercury — then he is verily a kinsman of the king.

सुते तत्सुतोत्पत्तिकृत् सिंहिकायाः सुतो भामिनीचिन्तया चित्ततापः । सति क्रोडरोगे किमाहारहेतुः प्रपञ्चेन किं प्रापकं दृष्टवर्ज्यम्

sute tatsutotpattikṛt siṃhikāyāḥ suto bhāminīcintayā cittatāpaḥ | sati kroḍaroge kimāhārahetuḥ prapañcena kiṃ prāpakaṃ dṛṣṭavarjyam

In the fifth, the son of Siṃhikā ⟨Rāhu⟩ brings about the begetting of a child there; ⟨yet there is⟩ burning of the mind through anxiety over a woman. When there is disease of the chest, what is the use of food? And by ⟨mere⟩ exertion, what is to be had that is bereft of aspect?

बलं बुद्धिवीर्यं धनं तद्वशेन स्थितो वैरिभावेऽपि येषां जनानाम् । रिपूणामरण्यं दहेदेव राहुः स्थिरं मानसं तत्तुला नो पृथिव्याम्

balaṃ buddhivīryaṃ dhanaṃ tadvaśena sthito vairibhāve'pi yeṣāṃ janānām | ripūṇāmaraṇyaṃ dahedeva rāhuḥ sthiraṃ mānasaṃ tattulā no pṛthivyām

Strength, the vigour of intellect, and wealth stand under the sway of those men in whose ⟨chart Rāhu⟩ is placed even in the house of enemies ⟨the 6th⟩. Rāhu burns down outright the forest of ⟨their⟩ enemies; steady is such a mind — there is no weighing it against anything on earth.

विनाशंलभेयुः द्युने तद्युवत्यो रुजा धातुपाकादिना चन्द्रमर्दी । कटाहे यथा लोडयेत् जातवेदा वियोगापवादाः शमं न प्रयान्ति

vināśaṃlabheyuḥ dyune tadyuvatyo rujā dhātupākādinā candramardī | kaṭāhe yathā loḍayet jātavedā viyogāpavādāḥ śamaṃ na prayānti

⟨With Rāhu⟩ in the dyūna ⟨the 7th⟩, his women meet with destruction; ⟨there is⟩ disease from the burning of the dhātus and the like — he is the crusher of the Moon. As the fire stirs up ⟨what lies⟩ in the cauldron, ⟨so⟩ separations and slanders never come to rest.

नृपैः पण्डितैर्वन्दितो निन्दितः स्वैः सकृद्भाग्यलाभोऽसकृद् भ्रंश एव । धनं जातकं तं जनाश्च त्यजन्ति श्रमग्रन्थि कृद्रन्ध्रगो ब्रध्नशत्रुः

nṛpaiḥ paṇḍitairvandito ninditaḥ svaiḥ sakṛdbhāgyalābho'sakṛd bhraṃśa eva | dhanaṃ jātakaṃ taṃ janāśca tyajanti śramagranthi kṛdrandhrago bradhnaśatruḥ

Praised by kings and by the learned, ⟨yet⟩ reviled by his own people; once a gain of fortune, and then downfall itself, not once but again and again. Wealth and men alike forsake that native: the enemy of the Sun ⟨Rāhu⟩, gone to the randhra ⟨the 8th⟩, ties the knot of toil.

मनीषी कृतं न त्यजेत् बन्धुवर्गं सदा पालयेत् पूजितः स्याद्गुणैः स्वैः । सभाद्योतको यस्य चेत् त्रित्रिकोणे तमः कौतुकी देवतीर्थे दयालुः

manīṣī kṛtaṃ na tyajet bandhuvargaṃ sadā pālayet pūjitaḥ syādguṇaiḥ svaiḥ | sabhādyotako yasya cet tritrikoṇe tamaḥ kautukī devatīrthe dayāluḥ

⟨He is⟩ thoughtful; he does not throw away a kindness done ⟨to him⟩; he protects his circle of kinsmen always; he is honoured for such qualities as are his own; he lights up the assembly — he in whose ⟨chart⟩ the dark one ⟨Rāhu⟩ is in the third trikoṇa ⟨the 9th house⟩: full of eager interest, and compassionate at the shrines of the gods and at the tīrthas.

सदाम्लेच्छसंसर्गतोऽतीवगर्वं लभेत् मानिनी कामिनी भोगमुच्चैः । जनैर्व्याकुलोऽसौ सुखं नाधिशेते मदार्थव्ययी क्रूरकर्मा खगेऽगौ

sadāmlecchasaṃsargato'tīvagarvaṃ labhet māninī kāminī bhogamuccaiḥ | janairvyākulo'sau sukhaṃ nādhiśete madārthavyayī krūrakarmā khage'gau

From the company of mlecchas ⟨foreigners⟩ he always gets excessive pride; he obtains in full measure the enjoyment of proud and passionate women. Harassed by people, he does not lie down in comfort; he spends his substance on drink ⟨and lust⟩ and is cruel in his acts — when the rayless one ⟨Rāhu⟩ ⟨stands⟩ in the sky-place ⟨the 10th⟩.

सदा म्लेच्छतोऽर्थं लभेत् साभिमानः चरेत् किङ्करेण व्रजेत् किं विदेशम् । परार्थाननर्थी हरेद् धूर्तबन्धुः सुतोत्पत्तिसौख्यं तमो लाभगश्चेत्

sadā mlecchato'rthaṃ labhet sābhimānaḥ caret kiṅkareṇa vrajet kiṃ videśam | parārthānanarthī hared dhūrtabandhuḥ sutotpattisaukhyaṃ tamo lābhagaścet

He always gets wealth from mlecchas ⟨foreigners⟩, and is full of self-regard; he goes about with a servant — why should he go to a foreign country? Wanting for nothing, he still carries off the goods of others; he is the friend of rogues; ⟨and he has⟩ the happiness of the birth of children — if the dark one ⟨Rāhu⟩ is in the lābha ⟨the 11th⟩.

तमो द्वादशे दीनताम्पार्श्वशूलं प्रयत्ने कृतेऽनर्थतामातनोति । खलैः मित्रतां साधुलोके रिपुत्वं विरामे मनोवांछितार्थस्य सिद्धिम्

tamo dvādaśe dīnatāmpārśvaśūlaṃ prayatne kṛte'narthatāmātanoti | khalaiḥ mitratāṃ sādhuloke riputvaṃ virāme manovāṃchitārthasya siddhim

The dark one ⟨Rāhu⟩ in the twelfth spreads out wretchedness and pain in the side, and calamity when effort is made; ⟨it gives⟩ friendship with the wicked, enmity in the company of the good, ⟨and⟩ at the close, the accomplishment of the object the mind has wished for.

तनुस्थः शिखी बान्धवक्लेशकर्ता तथा दुर्जनेभ्यो भयं व्याकुलत्वम् । कलत्रादिचिन्ता सदोद्वेगता च शरीरे व्यथा नैकधा मारुती स्यात्

tanusthaḥ śikhī bāndhavakleśakartā tathā durjanebhyo bhayaṃ vyākulatvam | kalatrādicintā sadodvegatā ca śarīre vyathā naikadhā mārutī syāt

Ketu (śikhī) standing in the first house (tanu) is a maker of affliction for kinsmen; likewise ⟨there is⟩ fear from wicked men, and agitation. ⟨There is⟩ anxiety over wife and the rest, unrest at all times, and manifold pain in the body, of wind (vāta) origin.

धने केतुरव्यग्रता किं नरेशाद् धने धान्यनाशो मुखे रोगकृच्च । कुटुम्बाद् विरोधो वचः सत्कृतं वा भवेत् स्वे गृहे सौम्यगेहेऽतिसौख्यम्

dhane keturavyagratā kiṃ nareśād dhane dhānyanāśo mukhe rogakṛcca | kuṭumbād virodho vacaḥ satkṛtaṃ vā bhavet sve gṛhe saumyagehe'tisaukhyam

⟨With⟩ Ketu in the second house (dhana) — what freedom from trouble ⟨is to be had⟩ from the ruler? ⟨There is⟩ loss of wealth and grain, and it causes disease in the mouth. ⟨There is⟩ hostility from the family; or else ⟨his⟩ speech is held in honour. In its own sign, or in Mercury's sign (saumya-geha), ⟨there is⟩ abundant happiness.

शिखी विक्रमे शत्रुनाशं विवादं धनं भोगमैश्वर्यतेजोऽधिकं च । सुहृद्वर्गनाशं सदा बाहुपीडां भयोद्वेगचिन्ताऽकुलत्वं विधत्ते

śikhī vikrame śatrunāśaṃ vivādaṃ dhanaṃ bhogamaiśvaryatejo'dhikaṃ ca | suhṛdvarganāśaṃ sadā bāhupīḍāṃ bhayodvegacintā'kulatvaṃ vidhatte

Ketu (śikhī) in the third house (vikrama) brings about the destruction of enemies, dispute, wealth, enjoyment, abundant lordship and splendour, the ruin of the circle of friends, constant pain in the arms, and fear, agitation, anxiety and distress.

चतुर्थे च मातुः सुखं नो कदाचित् सुहृद्वर्गतः पैतृकं नाशमेति । शिखी बन्धुवर्गात् सुखं स्वोच्चगेहे चिरं नो वसेत् स्वेगृहे व्यग्रताचेत्

caturthe ca mātuḥ sukhaṃ no kadācit suhṛdvargataḥ paitṛkaṃ nāśameti | śikhī bandhuvargāt sukhaṃ svoccagehe ciraṃ no vaset svegṛhe vyagratācet

In the fourth house ⟨Ketu gives⟩ never at any time happiness from the mother; through ⟨his⟩ circle of friends the paternal ⟨inheritance⟩ goes to ruin. Śikhī ⟨Ketu⟩, in its own exaltation sign, ⟨gives⟩ happiness from the kinsfolk; he would not dwell long in his own house — ⟨there is⟩ restlessness.

यदा पञ्चमे राहुपुच्छं प्रयाति तदा सोदरे घातवातादिकष्टम् । स्वबुद्धिव्यथा सन्ततं स्वल्पपुत्रः स दासो भवेद् वीर्ययुक्तो नरोऽपि

yadā pañcame rāhupucchaṃ prayāti tadā sodare ghātavātādikaṣṭam | svabuddhivyathā santataṃ svalpaputraḥ sa dāso bhaved vīryayukto naro'pi

When the tail of Rāhu (Ketu) goes to the fifth house, then ⟨there is⟩ a blow to the sibling and suffering from wind-disorders and the like; unceasing torment of his own mind; few sons; and though a man endowed with vigour, he becomes a servant.

तमः षष्ठभागेगते षष्ठभावे भवेत् मातुलान् मानभङ्गो रिपूणाम् । विनाशश्चतुष्पात् सुखं तुच्छवित्तं शरीरं सदानामयं व्याधिनाशः

tamaḥ ṣaṣṭhabhāgegate ṣaṣṭhabhāve bhavet mātulān mānabhaṅgo ripūṇām | vināśaścatuṣpāt sukhaṃ tucchavittaṃ śarīraṃ sadānāmayaṃ vyādhināśaḥ

When the dark one (Ketu) has gone into the sixth division, in the sixth house, there is a loss of honour through the maternal uncles and the destruction of enemies; happiness from quadrupeds; trifling wealth; the body always free of ailment; the destruction of disease.

शिखी सप्तमे भूयसी मार्गचिन्ता निवृत्तः स्वनाशोऽथवा वारिभीतिः । भवेत् कीटगः सर्वदालाभकारी कलत्रादिपीडा व्ययोव्यग्रता चेत्

śikhī saptame bhūyasī mārgacintā nivṛttaḥ svanāśo'thavā vāribhītiḥ | bhavet kīṭagaḥ sarvadālābhakārī kalatrādipīḍā vyayovyagratā cet

Ketu (śikhī) in the seventh house ⟨gives⟩ much anxiety about the road; ⟨the native is⟩ turned back, or ⟨there is⟩ loss of his own ⟨property⟩, or fear from water. Placed in Scorpio (kīṭa) he is at all times a giver of gain; ⟨otherwise⟩ affliction to the wife and the rest, expenditure, agitation.

गुदं पीड्यतेऽर्शादिरोगैरवश्यं भयं वाहनादेः स्वद्रव्यस्य रोधः । भवेदष्टमे राहुपुच्छेऽर्थलाभः सदा कीटकन्याजगो युग्मकेतुः

gudaṃ pīḍyate'rśādirogairavaśyaṃ bhayaṃ vāhanādeḥ svadravyasya rodhaḥ | bhavedaṣṭame rāhupucche'rthalābhaḥ sadā kīṭakanyājago yugmaketuḥ

The anus is without fail afflicted by piles (arśas) and the other diseases; ⟨there is⟩ fear from vehicles and so forth, and the blocking of one's own goods, when Rāhu's tail ⟨Ketu⟩ is in the eighth house. There is always gain of wealth when Ketu is gone to Scorpio (kīṭa), Virgo, Aries (aja) — or is the Gemini-Ketu.

शिखी धर्मभावे यदाक्लेशनाशः सुतार्थी भवेत् म्लेच्छतोभाग्यवृद्धिः । सहोत्थव्यथां बाहुरोगं विधत्ते तपोदानतो हास्यवृद्धिं तदानीम्

śikhī dharmabhāve yadākleśanāśaḥ sutārthī bhavet mlecchatobhāgyavṛddhiḥ | sahotthavyathāṃ bāhurogaṃ vidhatte tapodānato hāsyavṛddhiṃ tadānīm

When Ketu (śikhī) is in the ninth house (dharma), ⟨there is⟩ destruction of affliction; he becomes one who longs for a son; ⟨there is⟩ increase of fortune from mlecchas ⟨foreigners⟩. It brings about pain to the sibling and disease of the arm; and at that time, through austerity and giving, an increase of laughter.

पितुर्नो सुखी कर्मगो यस्य केतुर्यदा दुर्भगं कष्टभाजं करोति । तदा वाहने पीडितं जातु जन्म वृषाजालिकन्यासु चेच्छत्रुनाशम्

piturno sukhī karmago yasya keturyadā durbhagaṃ kaṣṭabhājaṃ karoti | tadā vāhane pīḍitaṃ jātu janma vṛṣājālikanyāsu cecchatrunāśam

When a man's Ketu is placed in the tenth house (karma), he has no happiness from the father; ⟨Ketu⟩ makes ⟨him⟩ ill-fortuned and a sharer of hardship. Then the birth is at some time struck through a vehicle; but if ⟨the birth is⟩ in Taurus, Aries, Scorpio (ali) or Virgo, ⟨there is⟩ destruction of enemies.

सुभाग्यः सुविद्याधिको दर्शनीयः सुगात्रः सुवस्त्रः सुतेजोऽपितस्य । दरे पीड्यते सन्ततिः दुर्भगा च शिखी लाभगः सर्वलाभं करोति

subhāgyaḥ suvidyādhiko darśanīyaḥ sugātraḥ suvastraḥ sutejo'pitasya | dare pīḍyate santatiḥ durbhagā ca śikhī lābhagaḥ sarvalābhaṃ karoti

⟨The native is⟩ of good fortune, abounding in good learning, comely, fine-limbed, well-clothed; his splendour too is fine. ⟨But⟩ the offspring is afflicted with fear and is ill-fortuned. Ketu (śikhī) placed in the eleventh house (lābha) brings about gain in everything.

शिखी रिःफगो वस्तिगुह्याङ्घ्रिनेत्रे रुजापीडनं मातुलान्नैव शर्म । सदा राजतुल्यं नरं सद्व्ययं तद् रिपूणां विनाशं रणेऽसौ करोति

śikhī riḥphago vastiguhyāṅghrinetre rujāpīḍanaṃ mātulānnaiva śarma | sadā rājatulyaṃ naraṃ sadvyayaṃ tad ripūṇāṃ vināśaṃ raṇe'sau karoti

Ketu (śikhī) placed in the twelfth house (riḥpha) ⟨causes⟩ the affliction of disease in the bladder, the private parts, the feet and the eyes, and no comfort whatever from the maternal uncle. He always makes the man equal to a king and of worthy expenditure; and he brings about the destruction of enemies in battle.

चमत्कारचिन्तामणौ यत्खगानां फलं कीर्तितं भट्टनारायणेन । पठेद्यो द्विजस्तस्य राज्ञां समक्षे प्रवक्तुं न चान्ये समर्था भवेयुः

camatkāracintāmaṇau yatkhagānāṃ phalaṃ kīrtitaṃ bhaṭṭanārāyaṇena | paṭhedyo dvijastasya rājñāṃ samakṣe pravaktuṃ na cānye samarthā bhaveyuḥ

The result of the sky-goers that has been declared by Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa in the Camatkāra-cintāmaṇi — the twice-born who reads it: in the presence of kings, no others shall be able to speak beyond him.