दीर्घः कपिलदृड्भन्दो निलीखरकचोलसः
Tall, with brown eyes, strong-bodied, blue, rough, and ruled by Saturn.
मन्दार्कचन्द्रसोम्यास्पुजिज्जीवकुभुवः क्रमात्
Gentle, solar, lunar, and pleasant, in order, are the characteristics of the living beings of the earth.
चक्रपूर्वापरे पापसौम्यैः कीटतनौ मृतिः
With malefic and benefic planets in the previous and following signs, death occurs in the body of an insect.
न चेद्दृष्टस्तदा मृत्युर्जातस्य भवति ध्रुवम्
If it is not seen, then death certainly occurs for the one born.
केन्द्रेषु वाब्जोसंयुक्तः स्मरान्त्यमृतिलग्नगः
In the angular houses, if joined with Venus, the end of life is indicated by the planet occupying the death-sign.
षष्टेमेब्जे ऽसदृष्टेसद्यो मृत्युः शुभेक्षिते
In the sixth house, if Venus is not seen, death occurs immediately; if benefic planets are seen, it is auspicious.
क्षीणेब्जेङ्गे रन्ध्रकेन्दे पापे पापान्तरस्थिते
If Venus is weak, and the ascendant, eighth, or twelfth house is occupied by malefics or other malefics are present,
पापैश्चन्द्रास्तगैर्मात्रा सार्द्धं सदृष्टिमन्तरा
If the Moon is aspected by malefics, with its mother, and there is no benefic aspect,
सग्नस्थे वा विधौपापैरस्तस्थैर्मृतिमाप्नुयात्
If the Sun is situated with malefics or aspected by them, one attains death.
लग्ने रवौ तु शस्रेण सवीर्यासद्भिरष्टगैः
If the ascendant and Sun are with malefics, possessing strength, and eight malefics are present,
शषैस्त्र्यरीशगैरायुरमितं भवति ध्रुवम्
When the lord of the sixth, eighth, or twelfth is strong, life is certainly limited.
स्वतुङ्गस्थेष्वशेषेषु परमायुः प्रकीर्तितम्
When these are situated in their highest exaltation, supreme longevity is declared.
स्वच्चोब्जे स्वर्क्षगैः सौम्यैः सवीर्येङ्गाधिपे तनौ
When benefics occupy their own, exalted, or friendly signs, or are with the lord of the body endowed with strength,
मूलत्रिकोणगैः सौम्यैर्गुरो स्वोच्चसमन्विते
When benefics are in the trinal houses from the ascendant, and Jupiter is with its exaltation,
सवीर्ये सत्सु केन्द्रेषु त्रिंशच्छुद्धियुते ऽष्टमे
When strong planets are in the angles, and the eighth house is joined with thirty degrees of purity,
लग्नाष्टमेशावष्टस्थौ भाब्दमायुः करौ मतौ
When the ascendant lord and the eighth lord are both in the eighth, a year of life is considered to be produced.
धर्माङ्गस्थेशनौ शुक्रे केन्द्रे ऽब्जे व्ययधर्मगे
When the lord of the ninth is with Venus, or in an angle, or in its own sign, or in the twelfth or ninth,
लयेशेङ्गे शुभैर्हीने ऽष्टमे रवाब्धिमितं वयः
When the lord of dissolution is with malefics, or in the eighth, life is measured by the number of solar years.
कवीज्ययोगे सौम्याब्जौ लग्ने मृत्यौ च स्वेषवः
When Mercury and Venus are in conjunction, and benefics are in the ascendant or the house of death, their own results occur.
सूर्याधिक बले पैण्डं निसर्गाञ्च विधोर्बले
When the Sun is stronger, the calculation is by the Sun; when the Moon is stronger, the calculation is by the Moon.
गोब्जास्तत्त्वतिथी सूर्यास्तिथिः स्वर्गा नखाः क्रमात्
The reckoning is by the lunar day, solar day, nakshatra, and so on, in order.
नखा विधुर्द्वावङ्काश्च धृतिः स्वाक्षिखमार्गणाः
The nakshatras, the Moon, the two halves, and the reckoning by the senses and the top of the head are also considered.
चक्रशुद्धस्तदा ग्राह्येस्यांशा आयुषिसंमताः
When the circle is pure, then the portions to be taken are those agreed upon for longevity.
मन्दशुक्तौ विनार्द्धोना ग्रहस्यास्तङ्गतस्य च
If the planet is in Manda or Shukra, or has set, half is not taken.
विहायारीनंशाद्यैर्हन्यादायुर्लवान् भजेत्
Leaving aside the portions of the enemy, one should take the remaining portions for the calculation of life.
पापस्यांशाः समग्रोना सौम्यस्यार्द्धविवर्जिताः
The portions of malefics are not taken in full; those of benefics are taken without the half.
वर्षाणि शेषमर्कध्नं हारात्संमासकाः स्मृताः
The remaining years, subtracted from the solar years, are considered as months and so on.
शेषे षष्ट्या हते भक्ते हारेण घटिकादिकम्
When the remainder is divided by sixty, the quotient is the number of months, and the remainder is days, hours, and so forth.
भजेद्वर्षाणि शेषे तु गुणिते द्वादशादिभिः
The remaining years should be multiplied by twelve and so on.
अशायुषी सलग्नानां खेटानामंशका हृताः
The portions of life for planets that are without longevity and joined with the ascendant are taken away.