Nilakantha's Annual Horoscopy (Unknown) - Page 9

...strong-bodied, four-footed a quadruped, and rises evenly. It has a long voice, meaning it makes a great sound. It has little contact and progeny, meaning infrequent sexual union and few children. It is a dweller of rocks and mountains, and is a kingly sign of the Kshatriya warrior or ruling caste. It is fierce, cruel, and smoke-colored. This sign has two colors: yellow and smoky. (6) This concludes the description of Leo (Simha) from the previous page.

The nature of Virgo is as follows: it is pale or tawny-colored, two-footed human-like, and a feminine sign. It is dual-bodied, meaning it has a dual nature Dvishvabhava; a mix of fixed and movable qualities. It is the ruler of the South (the direction of Yama), is strong at night, and has a windy nature. It is cold in temperament, rises evenly, and is an Earth sign. It is "half-voiced" or "broken-voiced," and its domain is auspicious ground.

Now he states the form of the sign Virgo:

Pale, two-footed, feminine, dual-bodied, ruler of the South, night-strong, windy, cold, rising evenly, and Earth-natured. Virgo is half-voiced, on auspicious ground, of the Vaishya

caste, dry-skinned, with little contact or offspring, and is auspicious. (7)

Now he states the form of the sign Libra:

Masculine, movable, multi-colored, rising evenly, and hot; ruler of the West, windy, oily, soundless, and a forest-dweller. Of few progeny and little

sexual contact, of the Shudra caste, fierce; Libra is strong by day, two-footed, and balanced. (8)

Now he states the form of the sign Scorpio:

Fixed, white, feminine, water-element, ruler of the North, night-strong, soundless, many-footed, and phlegmatic.

Rising evenly, water-dwelling, having excessive contact and progeny, auspicious, oily-bodied, of the Brahmin caste—this is the Scorpion. (9)

The commentary explains: Vaishya the merchant or farming caste. Dry-skinned means lacking luster. Little contact and offspring means infrequent union and few children. It is an auspicious and gentle sign; the word "and" original: "cha" is used here in a cumulative sense. (7) Masculine means it is a male sign. Movable original: "chara" is its technical classification. Multi-colored means it possesses various hues. It rises evenly and is hot. It is the ruler of the West, and is a Wind sign. It is oily, meaning it has a smooth or glossy quality. Soundless original: "ravono" means it makes no noise. It is a forest-dweller. Few progeny and contact means small numbers of children and infrequent sexual union. It belongs to the Shudra the laborer or artisan caste. It is fierce, strong during the day, two-footed, and balanced, meaning its limbs are symmetrical. Such is the sign of Libra. (8) Fixed is its classification. White is its color. It is a feminine, Water sign. It is the ruler of the North, and is strong at night. Soundless means it makes no noise. It is many-footed referring to the many legs of a scorpion and is dominated by phlegm Kapha; one of the three humors in Indian medicine.