The Lamp of Birth

...obtains death through others. If associated with Venus original: bhṛgutanayena; literally "the son of Bhrigu", he becomes a lord among men. 7 When the Lord of the Twelfth original: dvādaśape; the ruler of the house of expenditure is in the Seventh House, he is wicked, deceitful, and speaks harsh words to the king. If a malefic planet is present there, he is shameless; if it is in the sign of Pisces, his mind is occupied by courtesans. 7 When the Lord of Expenditure is in the Eighth House, he follows a single path in accomplishing his tasks. If the planet is a malefic, he possesses a cruel mind; if it is a benefic original: saumya; a "gentle" planet like Jupiter or Mercury, he is intent on the accumulation of wealth. 8 When the Lord of Expenditure is in the Ninth House original: sukṛtagate; the house of "good deeds" or fortune, his mind is fixed on pilgrimage sites and holy people. If a malefic is present, his wealth is lost or goes toward sinful ends original: nirayake; literally "toward hell". 9 When the Lord of Expenditure is in the Tenth House original: gaganasthe; the "sky-point" or mid-heaven, he is indifferent to the wives of others. This is a pure yoga a planetary combination; he is devoted to collecting wealth and subduing those who use harsh speech. 10 When the Lord of the Twelfth is in the Eleventh House, he becomes a master of riches and lives a long life. He is a donor of prominent places, famous, and devoted to speaking the truth. 11 He is majestic, the leader of a village, but his stinginess original: kārpaṇya; frugality or miserliness increases. He gathers cattle and is always associated with his village when the Lord of the House of Loss is residing in the Twelfth House the 12th lord in its own house. 7

Now begins the example of calculations for the group original: gaṇādhīnodāharaṇām; likely referring to the group of planetary calculations. In the year Samvat 18 likely 18xx, a common shorthand in the 1800s, in the month of Margashirsha, during the bright fortnight, on the 5th day, on a Friday, the desired time is 16:30. Here, the purification of time is performed. At birth, the signs and degrees are 2 | 75 | 20 | 1. Calculating the mean motion of the Moon as 750 | 35... [calculation continues] ...from the earth 573 | 5 | 43. From these thirty-two, the days of duration in the womb original: garbhāsthitī; gestation period are produced as 287 days and 30 minutes. From the table of lunar mansions original: nakṣatra-pari-koṣṭhāt, subtract 27—those are 2 | 30. Now, in Samvat 18, in the month of Chaitra, bright fortnight, 3rd day, Wednesday, at the time 15 | 25 punctuation?