Verse 1 — Locating a Lost Article by Sign Mobility
नष्टान्वेषणमारेभे चतुर्थाष्टमसंस्थितौ । चरे स्थाने चरं वस्तु स्थावरं स्थिरे भवेत् ॥
naṣṭa-anveṣaṇam ārebhe caturtha-aṣṭama-saṃsthitau | care sthāne caraṃ vastu sthāvaraṃ sthire bhavet ||
Commencing the search for a lost thing, one examines the fourth and eighth houses; a movable article lies in a movable sign, and a fixed one in a fixed sign.