Sanskrit verses with English translation from Kalidasa. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
तनुं धनं भ्रातृं सुतं मातरं च रिपुं कलत्रं मृतिमेव धर्मम् । कर्म लाभं व्ययमादिलग्नं द्वादशैतान्भावकान् प्राहुराज्ञाः ॥
tanuṃ dhanaṃ bhrātṛṃ sutaṃ mātaraṃ ca ripuṃ kalatraṃ mṛtimeva dharmam | karma lābhaṃ vyayamādilagnaṃ dvādaśaitān bhāvakān prāhur ājñāḥ ||
The wise declare these twelve as the bhavas: the body (lagna), wealth, brothers, children, mother, enemies, spouse, death, righteousness, action, gain, and expenditure.
तनुरूपं यशो वर्णः स्वभावश्च सुखदुःखयोः । आधिदैविकतापौ च तनुस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
tanurūpaṃ yaśo varṇaḥ svabhāvaś ca sukhaduḥkhayoḥ | ādhidaivikatāpau ca tanusthānād vicintayet ||
From the first house one should judge the body, form, fame, complexion, innate nature, happiness and sorrow, as well as divine afflictions.
धनं वाक्चासनं खाद्यं दाराः कुटुम्बमेव च । मुखं दृष्टिर्बलं चैव धनस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
dhanaṃ vāk cāsanaṃ khādyaṃ dārāḥ kuṭumbam eva ca | mukhaṃ dṛṣṭirbalaṃ caiva dhanasthānād vicintayet ||
From the second house judge wealth, speech, seat (position), food, family, face, vision and strength.
विक्रमः शौर्यमौदार्यं भ्रातॄन्सेवकमित्रकान् । उपदेशं सुतौ चैव भ्रातृस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
vikramaḥ śauryamaudāryaṃ bhrātṝn sevakamitrakān | upadeśaṃ sutau caiva bhrātṛsthānād vicintayet ||
From the third house judge valour, heroism, generosity, brothers, servants and friends, instruction, and the younger sibling.
माता बन्धुर्गृहं यानं सुखं मित्रं खेटं सुतम् । रथं शय्यां च वासं च सुखस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
mātā bandhur gṛhaṃ yānaṃ sukhaṃ mitraṃ kheṭaṃ sutam | rathaṃ śayyāṃ ca vāsaṃ ca sukasthānād vicintayet ||
From the fourth house judge mother, relatives, home, vehicles, comfort, friends, gardens, children, chariots, bed and residence.
प्रज्ञा विद्या सुताः स्वप्नं पूर्वपुण्यं मनोरथः । मन्त्रं राज्यं च सन्तानं पुत्रस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
prajñā vidyā sutāḥ svapnaṃ pūrvapuṇyaṃ manorathaḥ | mantraṃ rājyaṃ ca santānaṃ putrasthānād vicintayet ||
From the fifth house judge intellect, learning, children, dreams, past merit, desires, mantras, kingdom and progeny.
शत्रुरोगऋणं क्लेशं दास्यं विद्रवणं तथा । क्रोधं शत्रुबलं चैव षष्ठस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
śatrurogarṛṇaṃ kleśaṃ dāsyaṃ vidravaṇaṃ tathā | krodhaṃ śatrubalaṃ caiva ṣaṣṭhasthānād vicintayet ||
From the sixth house judge enemies, disease, debts, affliction, servitude, flight of foes, anger and the enemy's strength.
कलत्रं प्रेम कामं च व्यवहारं विवाहकम् । यात्रां मरणं चैव सप्तमस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
kalatraṃ prema kāmaṃ ca vyavahāraṃ vivāhakam | yātrāṃ maraṇaṃ caiva saptamasthānād vicintayet ||
From the seventh house judge spouse, love, desire, transactions, marriage, travel, and death.
आयुर्विद्या निधानं च रन्ध्रं गूढं सुखं तथा । शत्रुघ्नं दुर्लभं दानं अष्टमस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
āyurvidyā nidhānaṃ ca randhraṃ gūḍhaṃ sukhaṃ tathā | śatrughnaṃ durlabhaṃ dānam aṣṭamasthānād vicintayet ||
From the eighth house judge longevity, hidden knowledge, treasures, secrets, comfort, destruction of enemies, rare gifts and inheritance.
धर्मं भाग्यं पिता तीर्थं दानं धर्मस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् । कर्म व्यापारमाज्ञां च यशः कर्मस्थतो विदुः ॥
dharmaṃ bhāgyaṃ pitā tīrthaṃ dānaṃ dharmasthānād vicintayet | karma vyāpāramājñāṃ ca yaśaḥ karmasthato viduḥ ||
Righteousness, fortune, father, pilgrimage and charity are judged from the ninth; profession, business, command and fame from the tenth.
लाभं बाह्यं सुखं चोर्ध्वं ज्येष्ठभ्रातॄन् लाभस्थानाद्विदुः । व्ययं दुःखं निद्रां स्वर्गं व्ययस्थानाद्विचिन्तयेत् ॥
lābhaṃ bāhyaṃ sukhaṃ cordhvaṃ jyeṣṭhabhrātṝn lābasthānād viduḥ | vyayaṃ duḥkhaṃ nidrāṃ svargaṃ vyayasthānād vicintayet ||
Gain, external income, comfort, elder siblings are known from the eleventh; expenditure, sorrow, sleep and heaven from the twelfth.