CONTENTS

36. • When are planets said to be badly placed and when well placed?
37. The character of trees generated by the planets.

Chapter 3. original: "Adhyaya"

1. The ten-fold divisions of signs. original: "Dasavargas" The best portion of a sign. original: "Vargottamamsa"
2. The seven-fold divisions. The six-fold divisions. The effect of a ninth-part division original: "Navamsa" is equal to that of the whole sign. original: "Rasi"
3. The extent of the effect of planets in the whole sign and the other divisional charts. original: "Vargas" The five states or conditions of a planet, measured by its progress in a sign.
4. The half-sign divisions original: "Horas" and their lords—The ten-degree divisions original: "Decanates" and their lords. The twelfth-part divisions original: "Dwadasamsas" and their lords. The degree-based divisions original: "Trimsamsas" and their lords. The ninth-part divisions.
5. The sixty-part divisions. original: "Shashtyamsas"
6. The seven-part divisions. The ten-part divisions. The sixteen-part divisions and their lords. 7, 10 and 13 auspicious divisions.
7. Special planetary distinctions. original: "Vaiseshikamsas"
8—9. Their effects.
10. Effects of planets being weak or strong in all or any of the 10 divisions. Effect of a planet being in the five states mentioned in verse original: "sloka" 3 above.
11. Effect of planets strong in the six-fold divisions.
12. Effect of planets occupying the 2 half-sign divisions.
13. Weapon-bearing original: "Ayudha", Noose original: "Pasa", Fetter original: "Nigala" and Bird original: "Pakshi" ten-degree divisions explained.
14. Four-footed original: "Chatushpada" or quadruped ten-degree divisions. Their effects. Which of the three divisions of a sign will be good, bad, or ordinary and in what signs?
15. Effect of planets owning the rising division original: "Lagna decanate", rising half-sign, rising twelfth-part and rising degree-division occupying his own, exaltation or friendly house.
16. A clue to find the Ascendant original: "Lagna" from the position of the mathematical point Mandi at a birth or from the Moon himself if the Moon be strong.