Sanskrit verses with English translation from Vaidyanatha Dikshita. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
पुत्रं पञ्चमगाद्विद्यादायसौख्यं षष्ठगात्स्मृतम्। सप्तमाद्दारसंयोगं रिपुमायुर्बलं तथा॥
putraṃ pañcamagād vidyād āyasaukhyam ṣaṣṭhagāt smṛtam | saptamād dārasaṃyogaṃ ripuṃ āyurbalaṃ tathā ||
Children are known from the 5th; debts, disease and enemies' downfall from the 6th; marriage from the 7th; and enemies, life-span and strength from the 8th.
शुक्रेन्दुवर्गे सुतभे विलग्नाच्चुक्रेण चन्द्रेण युतेऽथ दृष्टे । पापैरयुक्ते बहुपुत्रशाली शान्यारदृष्टे सति पुत्रहीनः ॥
śukrenduvarge sutabhe vilagnāc chukreṇa candreṇa yute'tha dṛṣṭe | pāpair ayukte bahuputraśālī śanyāradṛṣṭe sati putrahīnaḥ ||
When the fifth house from the lagna falls in the vargas of Venus and the Moon, or is joined or aspected by them free from malefics, the native is blessed with many sons; but if aspected by Saturn or Rahu he remains childless.
पापग्रहेण संदृष्टे बलहीनेऽरिनायके । पापान्तरगते वाऽपि शत्रुपीडा भविष्यति । शत्रुस्थानाधिपे दुःस्थे नीचमूढारिराशिगे । लग्नेशे बलसंयुक्ते शत्रुनाशं व्देद्बुधः ॥
pāpagraheṇa saṃdṛṣṭe balahīne'rināyake | pāpāntaragate vā'pi śatrupīḍā bhaviṣyati | śatrusthānādhipe duḥsthe nīcamūḍhārirāśige | lagneśe balasaṃyukte śatrunāśaṃ vaded budhaḥ ||
If the sixth lord is weak, aspected by malefics or posted in another evil house, harassment by enemies follows; but when the lord of the house of enemies is weak, debilitated, in an enemy sign, and the lagna lord is strong, the wise announce destruction of enemies.
कलत्राधिपतौ केन्द्रे शुभग्रहनिरीक्षिते । शुभाम्शे सुभराशौ वा पत्नी व्रतपरायणा ॥
kalatrādhipatau kendre śubhagrahanirīkṣite | śubhāṃśe subharāśau vā patnī vrataparāyaṇā ||
When the seventh lord occupies a kendra, aspected by benefics, posited in a benefic amśa or auspicious sign, the wife is devoted to her vows.
रन्ध्राधिपे पापगृहोपयाते दुःस्थानगे पापयुतेऽल्पमायुः । शुभान्विते शोभनराशियुक्ते शुभेक्षिते रन्ध्रगते चिरायुः ॥
randhrādhipe pāpagṛhopayāte duḥsthānage pāpayute'lpamāyuḥ | śubhānvite śobhanarāśiyukte śubhekṣite randhragate cirāyuḥ ||
An eighth lord fallen in an evil house, joined with malefics, gives short life; but conjoined with benefics, placed in a good sign and well-aspected while in the eighth, he grants long life.