Sanskrit verses with English translation from Vaidyanatha Dikshita. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
लग्नात् शरीरमायुश्च धनं द्वितीयगात्स्मृतम्। भ्रातृबुद्धिं तृतीयाच्च मातृसुखं चतुर्थगात्॥
lagnāt śarīram āyuś ca dhanaṃ dvitīyagāt smṛtam | bhrātṛbuddhiṃ tṛtīyācca mātṛsukhaṃ caturthagāt ||
From the lagna come the body and life-span; wealth is known from the 2nd; brothers and intellect from the 3rd; and happiness from the mother from the 4th.
शरीरवर्णाकृतिलक्षणानि यशोगुणस्थानसुखासुखानि । प्रवासतिजोबलदुर्बलानि फलानि लग्नस्य वदन्ति सन्तः ॥
śarīravarṇākṛtilakṣaṇāni yaśoguṇasthānasukhāsukhāni | pravāsatijobaladurbalāni phalāni lagnasya vadanti santaḥ ||
Body, colour, form and features, fame, qualities, status, happiness and misery, residence abroad, strength and weakness — the wise declare these to be the fruits of the lagna.
वित्तं नेत्रं मुखं विद्या वाक्कुदुम्बाशनानि च । द्वितीयस्थानजन्यानि क्रमाज्ज्योतिविदो विदुः ॥
vittaṃ netraṃ mukhaṃ vidyā vākkuṭumbāśanāni ca | dvitīyasthānajanyāni kramāj jyotivido viduḥ ||
Wealth, eyes, face, learning, speech, family and food — knowers of astrology declare these to arise from the second house, in order.
ज्योष्ठानुजस्थितिपराक्रमसाहसानि कण्ठ्खरज़्रुतिवराभरणांज़ुकानि । धैर्य च वीर्यबलमूलफलाज़नानि वक्ष्ये तृतीयभवनात् क्रमज़ोऽखिलानि ॥
jyeṣṭhānujasthitiparākramasāhasāni kaṇṭhazrutivarābharaṇāṃzukāni | dhairyaṃ ca vīryabalamūlaphalāzanāni vakṣye tṛtīyabhavanāt kramazo'khilāni ||
Elder and younger brothers, perseverance, valour and daring, throat, hearing, choice ornaments and garments, fortitude, vigour and strength — all these I shall describe from the third house.
वदन्ति विद्याजननीसुखानि सुगन्धगोबन्धुमनोगुणानि । महीपयानक्षितिमन्दिराणि चतुर्थभावप्रभवानि तज्ज्ञाः ॥
vadanti vidyājananīsukhāni sugandhago bandhumanoguṇāni | mahīpayānakṣitimandirāṇi caturthabhāvaprabhavāni tajjñāḥ ||
Learning, mother, comforts, fragrance, cattle, kinsmen and mental disposition; also lands, conveyances and dwellings — the knowers declare these to spring from the fourth house.