Nilakantha's Annual Horoscopy

Having bowed to the Sun original: "Divākara," which is also the name of the author's father., and further—what having done?—having bowed to the lotus feet of the Guru named Anantadaivajña. (1)

The Male Sign Aries is a masculine sign; Movable, meaning it has the nature of motion; Fire, being of the fire element; Firm, meaning it possesses a sturdy body; Four-legged, meaning it has four feet; Red, of a reddish hue; Hot, having a hot temperament; Loud-voiced, making a great sound; Mountain-dweller, roaming the peaks; Fierce, of a cruel nature; Yellow, also having a yellow color; Strong in the day, gaining power during daylight; Lord of the East, ruling the eastern direction; Rising Unevenly original: "Viṣamodaya," referring to how the sign appears on the horizon.; Low Fertility, meaning he has little contact with women and few offspring; Rough, lacking luster; Royal, belonging to the warrior caste Kshatriya; Balanced, having symmetrical limbs. Such is the Ram Aries/Meṣa; he is to be known by these specific qualities. This sign is described as being of two colors: reddish and yellow. For the signs of the Ram, the Lion, and the Archer...

Having bowed to Heramba Ganesha, then to the Sun, and likewise to the lotus feet of the Guru Ananta, the illustrious Nilakantha clarifies the Tajika system TājikaA branch of Indian astrology heavily influenced by Persian and Arabic traditions. through eloquent sayings to delight the minds of the scholars. (1)

Now, he describes the nature of the twelve zodiac signs. First, the Ram [Aries]:

Masculine, movable, fire, firm, four-legged, red, hot, bilious, loud-voiced, mountain-dweller, fierce, yellow, strong in the day, ruling the East, rising unevenly, low fertility and sexual union, rough, royal, balanced—this is the Ram. (2)

Now, he describes the nature of the Bull [Taurus]:

The Bull is fixed, female, earth, cold, dry, lord of the South, dweller of good lands, windy, strong at night, four-legged, white, loud-voiced, rising unevenly, moderate offspring and sexual union, auspicious, and of the merchant caste. (3)

...for the Ram [Aries], the Lion [Leo], and the Archer [Sagittarius], these two colors are mentioned. Why? Because it was stated so by Samarasimha An earlier 13th-century authority on Tajika astrology.. (2)

The Bull [Taurus] is Fixed, meaning it is of a stable nature; Female, a feminine sign; Earth, an earthy sign; Cold, of a chilly temperament; Dry, lacking luster; Lord of the South, ruling the southern direction; Dweller of Good Land, moving in pleasant territories; Windy, of a flatulent or airy constitution; Strong at Night, gaining power during the dark hours; Four-legged, having four feet; White, of a bright color; Loud-voiced, making a great sound; Rising Unevenly; Moderate Fertility, having a middling number of children and moderate sexual contact; Auspicious, being of a gentle nature; Merchant, belonging to the Vaishya caste. This sign also has beautiful limbs. The "firm-limbed" quality was mentioned only for the Ram, the Lion, and the Archer; by implication, the others are to be understood as having different bodily proportions. (3)