36. If two benefit planets are the lords of the birth-sign and of the ascendant, they cause the appearance of good qualities in the mind and body of him who sets nut, if they have temporal and positional strength; so also do two malefics which are weak and overcome.
37. The planets in the ascendant and other places determine (1) the king’s body; (2) the essence of his wealth; (3) his army; (4) his vehicles; (5) his advice; (6) his enemy; (7) his frightening; (8) his weak points; (9) his mental state; (10) his deeds; (11) his profits; and (12) his lies.
38. When the ascendant is in the sixth place of his enemy’s (horoscope), he captures his foe or kills him in battle; when it is in the eighth place of his enemy’s (horoscope) and in an upacaya of his own, the aggressor goes about capturing the enemy and his army.
39. When the ascendant is an upacaya of his birth-ascendant and is the house of a benefit planet, and when Jupiter is in an upacaya of the ascendant, and when the Sun is in the sixth place and Venus in the eighth, he goes nut and quickly slays his foes.
40. If Jupiter is in the ascendant in an upacaya of his birth-ascendant, and if Saturn and Mars are in the third and sixth places from the ascendent, and if Venus is in a cardine and the Sun in the eleventh place, he takes his enemy prisoner.
41. If Mercury is in the fourth place, Venus in the ascendent, Jupiter in the fifth, the Sun in the third, Saturn and Mars in the sixth, and the Moon in the tenth, the accomplishment of all his objectives is assured.
42. If Venus and Mercury are in the eleventh place, Saturn and Mars in the sixth, the Sun in the tenth, and Jupiter in the eighth, the king who sets nut in this yoga destroys the whole army of his enemy.
43. If Venus is in the ascendant, the Sun in the third place, the Moon in the seventh, Saturn in the eleventh, Jupiter in the fifth, and Mars in the tenth, his enemy comes into his power.
44. If Venus and Mercury are in the fourth place, the Moon in the sixth, Jupiter in the eleventh, and the malefic planets in the third, he conquers his foe and takes away his wealth.
45. If Jupiter is in the ascendant, Mercury in the fourth place, the Sun, the Moon, and Venus in the (three) signs beginning with the sixth, and Saturn and Mars in the third, he quickly slays his enemies.
46. If the Moon is in the sixth place, Venus and Mercury in the fourth, the Sun in the third, Saturn and Mars in the tenth, and Jupiter in the eleventh, the man goes about conquering his foes.
47. If Jupiter is in the ninth place and all (the other planets) in the tenth and eleventh, he conquers his enemy’s army and goes about his own country in a joyful spirit.
48. If the lord of the (ascendant) Decanate, Hora, or navamsa is in the ascendant, and if it is a benefit in a sign favorable to benefits, then the aggressor, overcoming the army of his enemy and obtaining his riches, attains his desire.
49. If the Hora of Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury (are in the ascendant), he suffers no pain, fear, loss, or disease; if their navamsas, his body is uninjured, his army un-shattered, and his purpose fulfilled as he goes about.
The splendid yogas.
50. If the Horas of Saturn, Mars, and the Sun (are in the ascendant), he retreats, agitated by his own servants, robbed on the road, wounded in his limbs, despondent because of bad omens, and grieving, and he gets phlegmatic and windy diseases.
51. If a navamsa of the Sun (is in the ascendant), they say he loses his vehicles; if a navamsa of Mars, he is afraid of fire; if a navamsa of Saturn, he loses his servants and cleanliness; and if a navamsa of the Moon, he is slow in acting.
52. The first and second Horas in the odd and even signs respectively have a good influence on expeditions generally; those Decanates do which belong to benefit planets.
53. Whatever influence on expeditions, whether good or bad, is said to pertain to the days of the planets, that is to be described as effective when the places which were favorable in his birth-horoscope are in the ascendant.
54. The Moon is good for crushing the enemy; the Sun for making fires; Mercury for bribing; Jupiter for winning; Venus for conciliating; Man for sowing dissension; and Saturn for tricking.
55. If (a sign in) the triplicity beginning with Aries (is in the ascendant), those who desire victory over their foes (use) conciliation, tricks, and dissension; but, if the Sun is in the ascendant, they attain success by standing heroically and (doing) their duty.
56. A king who, though intent on his duty, is hindered from succeeding by such things as his dasa and astakavarga, should not go forth even if his servants are devoted, and his administration of justice (danda) is obstructed (by his enemy), and he has obtained good fortune and is served by (good) advisors (saciva)
57. One will go forth who is proud of his deeds, swift, and endowed with good luck, when the time is favorable, taking as ascendant a good sign aspected by benefit planets.
58. Properly reverencing the leaders of the gods and Brahmanas, and removing (all) evil by honoring pure Brahmanas, he should set out along the road unattached and rejoicing, with his umbrella, armor, banner, vehicles, and weapons.
59. With clarity of mind and an abundance of brilliance and courage, having had a good dream and being favored for victory, guarding against portents (nimitta) from fate on his expedition and in his victorious acquisitions, he goes forth.
60. Those (objects) which are like the birth-sign of his enemy come under the power of the planets which are in that sign. As what the king sees in series and in order (on the march) is the highest producer of success.
61. so is the sight at the auspicious sacrifice or during the journey of fire, gods, Brahmanas, cows, elephants, goats, horses, banners, umbrellas, chariots, weapons, vases, garlands, fans, water-pots, clarified butter (sarpis), sour milk (dadhi), milk (ksira), fruits, herbs,
62. gold, jewels, ornaments, raised cudgels, a man and his son ( ? pumward-dhamana), the images of prominent men, garlands which are handsome, white, and spotless, fish, maidens, friends, sandal wood, citron trees,
63. conches, kettle-drums, mydariga-drums, shouts, praises, salutations, geese (hamsa), peacocks (mayura), bluejays (casa), kadamba-geese, pigeons (haritaka), and cranes (sarasa).
64. The king, meeting with these portents (nimitta) from fate which indicate success, should go forth on his expedition rejoicing, and establishing in himself certain success.
65. From the planet or sign in the ascendant which is strong, or from one in a cardine which has positional strength, one should know the good and evil omens of that time which occur in heaven, in the sky, or on the earth.
66. Having made an extensive expedition and having achieved the highest success, honouring his patron deity (istadeva), the planets, and the citizens (paura), when (the planet) which stands over his country is strong and in a fixed sign, he should enter his own palace.
In the Yavanajataka: the rule regarding what is seen on an expedition.
