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If the lord of the third house from the ascendant The 'ascendant' or 'Lagna' is the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth, the planet of fortune, and Saturn—if these three are joined together in a single sign, and if Mars original: "Angarakan" also joins them, then death will occur in battle. (20)
It is true that death will come through conflict in war. I shall further explain: if the lord of the first house the 'self' and the lord of the sixth house the house of enemies and disease are joined with Rahu or Ketu the lunar nodes, often viewed as shadow planets, death will be caused by a woman administering poison original: "marunthittal" - literally 'giving medicine', often a euphemism for a love potion or poison. If Saturn original: "Kariyon" joins them, death will be at the hands of thieves. I shall describe even more signs of death: if the lord of the ascendant and the lord of the fourth house are joined in the eighth house the house of longevity and death along with malefic planets... (21)
If malefic planets join together, the child's life will flee due to indigestion original: "seeranathal" in the sixth year, leaving the parents in deep distress. If malefic planets reside in the ascendant sign or in the difficult eighth house, and if those planets are weak in strength, death will surely arrive in the third month. If those leaping malefics are in the ascendant... (22)