Neelakantha's Persian Astrology

The Lion Sanskrit: Harih or Simha; the zodiac sign Leo is like a lion, unknowable, a male, a masculine person, fixed—meaning of a fixed nature—fiery like the crest of a flame, powerful during the day, yellow—meaning of a yellow complexion—rough—meaning lacking in luster—bilious—meaning of a bilious constitution Pitta: one of the three humors in Ayurvedic medicine associated with fire and heat—hot—meaning of a hot temperament—ruler of the East, firm—meaning of a firm body—four-footed, rising evenly, long-bodied, a deity of great sound, having little company or offspring—meaning little contact with women and few children—mountain-dwelling, a king—meaning of the warrior caste Kshatriya—fierce, smoky—meaning of a smoky color—a sign of wealth, and two-colored: yellow and smoky. || 6 || Such is the form of the Virgin Sanskrit: Kanya; the zodiac sign Virgo. Pale—meaning of a reddish-brown color—two-footed, female—a feminine sign—double-bodied—meaning of a dual nature, both moving and fixed...

Now he describes the form of the sign Leo ||

The Lion is male, fixed, fire, diurnal, yellow, rough, bilious, hot, ruler of the East, firm, and four-footed. Rising evenly, long-bodied, ruled by the Sun, having little company or offspring, a mountain-dweller, a king, fierce, and smoky. || 6 ||

Now he describes the form of the sign Virgo ||

Pale, two-footed, female, dual-natured, ruler of the South, nocturnal, windy, cold, rising evenly, and of the earth. Virgo is of half-sound, dwelling in auspicious lands, of the merchant caste, rough, with little company or offspring, and of auspicious speech. || 7 ||

Now he describes the form of the sign Libra ||

The Scales Sanskrit: Tula are male, of varied colors, rising evenly, hot, blood-natured, windy, smooth-voiced, and of the West. Having very little offspring or company, gentle, powerful during the day, two-footed, and balanced. || 8 ||

...dual-natured, ruler of the South—meaning governor of the southern direction—powerful at night, of a windy constitution Vata: the Ayurvedic humor associated with air and movement, cold—meaning of a cold nature—rising evenly, of the earth—meaning an earth sign—half-sounded—meaning making broken sounds—dwelling in auspicious lands, of the merchant caste Vaishya, rough—meaning lacking luster—having little company or offspring—meaning little sexual union and few births—and an auspicious sign. The word "and" Sanskrit: chakara is used here to group these qualities together. || 7 || Male—a masculine sign—movable—meaning of a movable nature—variegated—meaning of many different colors—rising evenly, hot...