Verse 18.9
विकत्थनः शास्त्र कला विदग्धः प्रियंवदः सौख्यरतस्तृतीये । जलार्जित स्वः स्व जनस्य शत्रुः शशाङ्कजे शीत करऋक्षयुक्ते
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When the Moon is joined with the cold-rayed star [Mrigashira] and placed in the third house, the native becomes a boaster, skilled in scriptures and arts, pleasant in speech, devoted to comfort, earning wealth through water, and an enemy…
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