Verse 3.4
क्षेत्रस्यार्द्धं हि होरा त्वयुजि रविसुधांश्वोः समे व्यस्तमेतद् द्रेष्काणेशास्त्रिभागैस्तनुसुतशुभपा द्वादशांशस्तु लग्नात्। भौमार्कीड्यज्ञशुक्राः शिशुजसमलवा ह्योजभे युग्मभे तद्व्यस्तं त्रिंशांशनाथाः क्रियमकरतुलाः कर्कटाद्या नवांशाः
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Half of a sign is a Hora; in odd signs, the Sun rules the first half and the Moon the second, while in even signs, this order is reversed. The lords of the Decans are the lord of the sign, the lord of the fifth, and the lord of the ninth…
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