Verse 1 — Determining the Environment and Nature of Death
अष्टमभावपतेरधिपतिर्वा लग्नपतेरपि वा रिपुनाथः । यस्य बलेन युतोऽत्र पुमर्थे तस्य गृहे मरणं वदतीह ॥ १ ॥
aṣṭamabhāvapateradhipatirvā lagnapaterapi vā ripunāthaḥ | yasya balena yuto'tra pumarthe tasya gṛhe maraṇaṃ vadatīha || 1 ||
The place and circumstance of death are judged through the lord of the 8th house, the dispositor of the 8th lord, or the 6th lord, depending on which is strongest.