Verse 7.2
नीचे अतोऽर्धं ह्रसति हि ततश्चान्तरस्थे अनुपातो होरा त्वंश प्रतिमम्अपरे राशि तुल्यं वदन्ति । हित्वा वक्रं रिपु ग्रह गतैर्हीयते स्व त्रि भागः सूर्योच्छिन्नद्युतिषु च दलं प्रोजिह्य शुक्रार्क पुत्रौ
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When a planet is in its sign of debilitation, the life span indicated is reduced by half; when it is in an intermediate state between exaltation and debilitation, the reduction is proportional. Some sages state that the life span equals…
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