Yavana Jataka by Yavanacharya

17. If the malefic planets are in the cardines and the benefits are not, this is “the serpent” (sarpa); in it is the birth of fools, injured men, thieves, frauds, prisoners, and vagrants.

18. If all the planets are in the ascendant and descendent, they call it “the wagon” (sakata); they say it causes the birth of men afflicted by bondage, wandering, and disease, of paupers, and of those who marry bad wives.

19. If all the planets are in mid-heaven and hypogee, they call it “the bird” (vihaga); those born in it lose their independence, their land, and their property, but attain happiness in a foreign country.

20. If all the planets are in the ascendant and hypogee, they call it “the fish” (matsya); in it is born a fickle, but charming man whose enterprises, family, and behavior are not steady.

21. If all the planets are in the ascendant and mid-heaven, they call it “the banner” (dhvaja); in it are born those whose honor is obtained by their family and position and whose fame is increased by their wealth.

22. If all the planets are in mid-heaven and the decendant, they call it “the crooked one” (vakraka); in it is born a poor man who obeys orders, gets no pay, and has a poor memory.

23. If all the planets are in the descendent and hypogee, they call it “the conch” (sankha); men born in it are sick in the beginning and love another man’s wife, but afterwards they are happy and wise.

24. If all the planets are in two consecutive places beginning with the ascendant, they call this yoga “the great club” (mahagada); it leads to the birth of men who are servants to the desires of others.

25. If the same yoga begins with mid-heaven, (it leads to the birth) of those whose wealth and property increase and decrease; if from the descendent, of those afflicted by debt; and if from hypogee, of the initiated.

26. If all the planets are in three places – namely, the hypogee and the places before and after it – they call it “the tortoise” (kurma); in it is born a king of great fame who has many wives, sons, relatives, and allies.

27. If the ascendant is the middle place in this yoga, he is wealthy and knows much, and his actions are firm in quarrels; if the descendent, one whose intelligence is obtained by listening to others; and if mid-heaven, one whose wife is a widow.

28. If all the planets are in three consecutive places beginning with the asccndant, they call it “the mace” (musala) ; it produces a man who is struck by blows of rocks, is hindered by his brothers in his youth, and has no wealth.

29. If it begins from hypogee, know that it is the origin of men afflicted by grief, pain, and fatigue in their youth; if it begins from the descendent, of those oppressed by disease; and if from mid-heaven, of men who are slow-moving in their limbs.

30. If all the planets are in the four places (beginning with) the ascendant, mid-heaven, the descendent, or hypogee, they call it “the staff” (danda); in it is born one who loses his sons and wives, has no possessions, is a person of the lowest conduct, is maimed, and has a bad character.

31. If all the planets are in five places consecutively from the ascendant, this yoga is called “the couch’ (sayani); one born in it has his honor increased by the glory of his family and is always happy.

32. If it begins from hypogee, it is called “the tail” (langula); it gives the birth of those who serve others. If it is from the descendent, it is called “the ladder” (nisrayani), and produces a rogue who is fond of gambling and troubled by wandering.

33. If it begins from mid-heaven, it is called “the spear” (kunta); this causes the birth of men who do honorable things. If it begins from the Moon, of men who are furious in battle. If it begins from any other place, it has no name (or special influence).

34. If all the planets are in six successive places, they call it “the row” (pankti); if it begins from the ascendent, it produces a king; if from (another) cardine, the king’s prime minister (nrpamantrimukhya).

35. If it begins from another sign which is not a cardine, the man born in this panktiyoga is rich in animals. A man with high understanding should realize that the influence is thus to be determined, but that the use of the influence is by means of indeterminable forms.

36. If all the planets are in six alternate places and if it begins with the ascendant, they call it “the circle” (cakra); one born in it is a wealthy king who has many slaves and much treasure and eats well.

37. If the planets are in the other places and the yoga is in reverse, they call it “the water-pot” (kalasa); they say it gives birth to good men who have extensive heaps and piles of grain.

38. If there is a yoga like “the tortoise” at hypogee and another at the ascendant and if two planets are on the two sides of mid-heaven, (they call) it “the full pot” (purnakumbha); it leads to the birth of men made famous by their families and gaining renown for their own deeds.

39. If this yoga is in reverse, its influence will lead to the birth of paupers who have diminished happiness. If there are yogas like “the (full) pot” at the ascendant and the descendent, both before and behind, it is said to be similarly auspicious.

40. If all the planets are mixed up together in the cardines, they call this yoga “the city” (nagara); it gives birth to kings who are fond of riots and battles.

41. If four planets are respectively in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth places, and the rest are in the cardines (other than the fourth), this yoga is called “the swing” (dola) ; it causes the birth of famous men who desire to travel much.

42. If all the planets are to the left and right of the ascendent and of the descendent, (it is called) “dexterity” (caturya); they cause the birth of doctors, those who serve others, vagrants, ascetics, and the injured.