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Combine the value of the weekday vāra with the lunar mansion nakshatra and divide the total by three.
If the remainder is one, a fort will be captured original: durgā-prāptiḥ; literally 'attainment of the fortress'. If the remainder is two, there will be a truce original: sandhiḥ; a peace treaty or diplomatic alliance. If the remainder is three, there will be no capture.
Take the numerical value of the inquiry likely the number of syllables in the spoken question, multiply it by five, and add the value of the current day. To this, add two. Divide the resulting sum by three. I shall now provide the results of this calculation regarding enmity:
If the remainder is one, there will be an arrival and an attack original: vighātam; which can also mean a blow or destruction. With a remainder of two, there will be no arrival at all.
In a question prasna regarding whether someone is arriving from a specific place, take the number of letters in the name of the country or region, halve it, and add it to the count of the calculator original: gaṇaka; this likely refers to the astrologer's own name-count or a fixed variable. Divide this sum by three.
If the remainder is one, the person the seeker praṣṭṛ is asking about will certainly arrive here.
If the remainder is two, there will be fleeing original: palāyane and the liberation of the land original: deśa-mukti.
If the remainder is three, there will be great sorrow and a massive loss of the army original: sainyākṣayo mahān.
To determine victory when two forces are at war, take the names of both parties...