Lamp of the Path of Astrology

Taurus original: "ഇടവം" (Idavam)—Stout body, clever, holds a high office, many sons, a spendthrift, industrious, wealthy, associations with high-ranking women, a curious person, possesses good knowledge, and has a tendency toward outward show or pretension.

Gemini original: "മിഥുനം" (Mithunam)—Long-lived, follows righteous paths, enthusiastic about physical labor, prone to excessive self-praise, tall in stature. Enthusiastic, cultured, possesses leadership qualities, yet can be lazy; inclined toward literary efforts and artistic skills, a lover of music, a great scholar of grammar, a seeker of pleasure, and of a cheerful nature.

Cancer original: "കർക്കിടകം" (Karkidakam)—Fond of listening to jokes, experiences opposition from relatives, short in stature, a light eater, leadership principles, a strategist or "clever schemer", restless, prone to wasting diseases likely referring to tuberculosis or general physical decline, possesses boundless love for parents, and may have physical scars or sores.

Leo original: "ചിങ്ങം" (Chingam)—Poor, few sons, fond of travel, proud, attachment to women, tall in stature, an orator, good memory, marries early in life, an independent thinker, listens to the advice of women, possesses a sense of fear, and will engage in a very profitable profession.

Virgo original: "കന്നി" (Kanni)—Knowledgeable, righteous, a spendthrift, lacks mercy, handsome, quick to anger, a refined mind that seeks harmony with people, lacks self-control, a good orator, an author, an astrologer, and prone to stomach ailments.

Libra original: "തുലാം" (Thulam)—Beautiful, of a good nature, a miser, a philosopher, trustworthy, and clever.