Verse 1 — Strength of the Royal Ascendant and Dominion
स्वामी लग्नस्य बलवान् यदा राश्यंशके स्थितः । दशमस्थोऽथवा धर्मो राज्यं तस्य विवर्धते ॥
svāmī lagnasya balavān yadā rāśy-aṃśake sthitaḥ | daśamastho'tha-vā dharmo rājyaṃ tasya vivardhate ||
When the lord of the ascendant is strong, placed in its own sign or amsha, or situated in the tenth (karma) or ninth (dharma) house, the king's dominion flourishes.