Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
स्थानबलं दिग्बलं च दृग्बलं नबमादिकम् । चेष्टाबलं कालबलं सहजं षट्कमुच्यते ॥
sthāna-balaṃ dig-balaṃ ca druk-balaṃ navamādikam | ceṣṭā-balaṃ kāla-balaṃ sahajaṃ ṣaṭ-kam ucyate ||
The sixfold strength (Shadbala) consists of Sthana Bala, Dig Bala, Drishti (Drik) Bala, the Cheshta (motional) Bala reckoned from the 9th and others, Kala Bala and the innate (Sahaja) Bala.
अथ स्पष्टबलं वक्ष्ये स्थानकालादिसम्भवम् । नीचोनां खचरं भार्धाधिकं चक्राद् विशोधयेत् ॥ १॥
atha spaṣṭabalaṃ vakṣye sthānakālādisambhavam | nīconāṃ khacaraṃ bhārdhādhikaṃ cakrād viśodhayet || 1||
Now I declare the Sphuta (manifest) Bala arising from place, time and the rest: subtract a planet's debilitation longitude from the circle increased by half a sign.
भागीकृत्य त्रिभिर्भक्तं लब्धमुच्चबलं भवेत् । स्वत्रिकोणस्वगेहाधिमित्रमित्रसमारिषु ॥ २॥ अधिशत्रुगृहे चापि स्थितानां क्रमशो बलम् ।
bhāgīkṛtya tribhir bhaktaṃ labdham uccabalaṃ bhavet | svatrikoṇasvagehādhimitramitrasamāriṣu || 2|| adhiśatrugṛhe cāpi sthitānāṃ kramaśo balam ||
Dividing the result by three gives the Uchcha Bala. In own sign, trine, own house, intimate friend, friend, neutral, enemy and bitter-enemy signs — strength accrues in that order.