Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
षोडशोत्तरिका दशा षोडशाब्दप्रमाणका। चन्द्रनक्षत्रगत्या तु फलं स्यात्परिकीर्तितम्॥
ṣoḍaśottarikā daśā ṣoḍaśābdapramāṇakā | candranakṣatragatyā tu phalaṃ syāt parikīrtitam ||
The Shodashottari dasha has a measure of sixteen years; results are declared according to the movement of the Moon through the nakshatras.
क्रमाद् बालः कुमारोऽथ युवा वृद्धस्तथा मृतः । षडंशैरसमे खेटः समे ज्ञेयो विपर्ययात् ॥ ३॥
kramād bālaḥ kumāro'tha yuvā vṛddhastathā mṛtaḥ | ṣaḍaṃśair-asame khetaḥ same jñeyo viparyayāt ||
In an odd sign the planets pass through the states of infant, youth, adolescent, old and dead at six-degree intervals; in an even sign the order is reversed.
फलं पादमितं बाले फलार्धं च कुमारके । यूनि पूर्णं फलं ज्ञेयं वृद्धे किञ्चित् मृते च खम् ॥ ४॥
phalaṃ pādamitaṃ bāle phalārdhaṃ ca kumārake | yūni pūrṇaṃ phalaṃ jñeyaṃ vṛddhe kiñcit mṛte ca kham ||
A planet in the infant state gives one-fourth results, in adolescence half, in adulthood full, in old age little, and in the dead state nothing at all.
स्वभोच्चयोः समसुहृद्भयोः शत्रुभनीचयोः । जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्त्याख्या अवस्था नामदृक्फलाः ॥ ५॥
svabhoccayoḥ samasuhṛdbhayoḥ śatrubhanīcayoḥ | jāgratsvapnasuṣuptyākhyā avasthā nāmadṛgphalāḥ ||
A planet in its own sign or exaltation is awake; in a neutral or friendly sign it dreams; in an enemy's sign or debilitation it sleeps.
जागरे च फलं पूर्णं स्वप्ने मध्यफलं तथा । सुषुप्तौ तु फलं शून्यं विज्ञेयं द्विजसत्तम ॥ ६॥
jāgare ca phalaṃ pūrṇaṃ svapne madhyaphalaṃ tathā | suṣuptau tu phalaṃ śūnyaṃ vijñeyaṃ dvijasattama ||
Know, O best of Brahmins, that the awake state yields full results, the dreaming state medium results, and the sleeping state none whatsoever.
दीप्तः स्वस्थः प्रमुदितः शान्तो दीनोऽथ दुःखितः । विकलश्च खलः कोऽपीत्यवस्था नवधाऽपराः ॥ ७॥
dīptaḥ svasthaḥ pramuditaḥ śānto dīno'tha duḥkhitaḥ | vikalaśca khalaḥ ko'pītyavasthā navadhā'parāḥ ||
There are nine further states of the planets: Dipta (radiant), Svastha (content), Pramudita (delighted), Shanta (calm), Dina (miserable), Duhkhita (distressed), Vikala (agitated), Khala (wicked) and Kopa (enraged).
स्वोच्चस्थः खेचरो दीप्तः स्वर्क्षे स्वस्थोऽधिमित्रभे । मुदितो मित्रभे शान्तः समभे दीन उच्यते ॥ ८॥
svoccasthaḥ khecaro dīptaḥ svarakṣe svastho'dhimitrabhe | mudito mitrabhe śāntaḥ samabhe dīna ucyate ||
A planet in deep exaltation is radiant, in own sign content, in a great friend's sign delighted, in a friend's sign calm, and in a neutral sign miserable.