The Ornament of Natal Astrology with Commentary

This house is called the "Kinsman" original: bandhu, the "Water" original: ambu, and "Fluid" original: nīra. These are synonyms for the Fourth House. Next, the Fifth House is connected to the terms: "Offspring" original: tanaya, "Intelligence" original: buddhi, "Knowledge" original: vidyā, and "Progeny" original: ātmaja, as well as the "Place of Speech" original: vāk-sthāna. This connects to the following verse. These are the synonyms for the Fifth House. || 6 ||

Regarding "Place of Speech": they call the Sixth House the "Enemy" original: ripu, "Hatred" original: dveṣa, "Foe" original: vairi, and "Wound" original: kṣata. Next, they call the Seventh House by the names Jāmitra Jāmitra: derived from the Greek diametron, referring to the house diametrically opposite the Ascendant, "Setting" original: asta, "Lust" original: smara, "God of Love" original: madana, "Intoxication" original: mada, "Union" original: dyūna, and "Desire" original: kāma. Next, the Eighth House is called the "Chasm" original: randhra, "Vulnerability" original: chidra, "Death" original: nidhana, "Dissolution" original: laya, and "End" original: mṛtyu. Therefore, the Ninth House here...

The Fifth House is the Place of Speech and Progeny; the Sixth is called Enemy, Hatred, Foe, and Wound.
The Seventh is named Jāmitra, Setting, Lust, Love, Passion, Union, and Desire.
The Eighth is Chasm, Life-span, Vulnerability, the place of Death and Dissolution. The other,
the Ninth, is known as Fortune, Virtue, Auspiciousness, Penance, and the Path. || 7 ||
The Tenth is called Father, Command, Honor, Action, Rank, Sky, Heavens, Zenith, and Meṣūraṇa;
the sages call it the Middle and Business. The Eleventh is Existence, Acquisition, Gain, and Income.
The sages here call the Twelfth "The Edge" or "The Last," and name it Riḥpha.
The wise should understand that any other terms used are based on these designations. || 8 ||

They call the Ninth house "Teacher" original: guru, "Virtue" original: dharma, "Auspicious" original: śubha, and the "Path of Penance" original: tapomārga. || 7 || Regarding "Father": the Tenth House is called by names such as Father and so on. Command, Honor, Action, Rank, Sky, Heavens, Zenith original: vyoma, Meṣūraṇa Meṣūraṇa: a Sanskritized version of the Greek mesouranēma, meaning "mid-heaven", Middle, and Business—this is the clear explanation. Next, the Eleventh is called Existence, Acquisition, Gain, and Income. Thus it is said. Then, the Twelfth is called the "Edge" original: prāntya, the "Last" original: antima, and Riḥpha Riḥpha: derived from the Greek rhiphē, meaning the "casting down" or setting of a planet. Whatever synonyms are seen beyond this stated collection, if they carry the same meaning as the names given here, they should be accepted as valid by experts. For example, just as the word "Wealth" original: dhana is synonymous with "Money" original: vitta, or "Co-born" original: sajotthya refers to the house of siblings. || 8 ||