Sanskrit verses with English translation from Varahamihira. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
मययवनमणित्थशक्तियूर्वैर प्रतिदिवसकरादिषु वत्सराः प्रदिषाः । नवतिथि विषयाश्विभूत रुद्रा दशसहिता दशभिः स्वतुङ्गभागे ॥ १ ॥
mayayavanamaṇitthaśaktiyūrvaira pratidivasakarādiṣu vatsarāḥ pradiṣṭāḥ | avatithi viṣayāśvibbhūta rudrā daśasahitā daśabhiḥ svatuṅgabhāge || 1 ||
In deep exaltation, planets contribute maximum Pindayu years: Sun=19, Moon=25, Mars=15, Mercury=12, Jupiter=15, Venus=21, Saturn=20, subject to reductions.
नीचेऽर्द्धहानिर्भवति ग्रहाणां सूर्येण दग्धस्य तथा विचिन्त्या । शत्रुस्थितानां त्रिचरणहानिः प्रोक्ता मुनीन्द्रैः खलु कालतत्त्वे ॥ २॥
nīce'rddhahānirbhavati grahāṇāṃ sūryeṇa dagdhasya tathā vicintyā | śatrusthitānāṃ tricaraṇahāniḥ proktā munīndraiḥ khalu kālatattve ||
When planets occupy their debilitation sign, half of their contributed years are lost; likewise for combustion by the Sun; and in inimical signs, a reduction of one-third is declared by eminent sages.
द्वात्रिंशत्परमायुः स्यादल्पाख्यं परिकीर्तितम् । चतुःषष्टिर्भवेन्मध्यं तदूर्ध्वं दीर्घमायुषम् ॥ ३॥
dvātriṃśatparamāyuḥ syādalpākhyaṃ parikīrtitam | catuḥṣaṣṭirbhavenmadhyaṃ tadūrdhvaṃ dīrghamāyuṣam ||
A lifespan up to thirty-two years is designated short life (Alpayu); up to sixty-four years is medium life (Madhyayu); and beyond that up to one hundred or one hundred and twenty years is long life (Deerghayu).