Sloka. 13. The signs Mesha, Vrishabha and Kumbha are short. Makara Mithuna, Dhanuc, Meena and Kataka are of even length while Vrischika, Kanya, Simha and Thula are long. The signs are male and female from Mesha onwards in regular order. Mesha, Vrirhabha, Mithuna and Kataka with their trikona or triangular signs represent the four quarters commencing from the East. Again the signs from Mesha, taken in order, are to be considered fierce and auspicious, they are also termed moving, fixed and dual signs respectively.
Notes.This sloka is helpful in deciding tho sex, appearance, character etc. of the person concerned. If the Lagna be a male sign and the surroundings lead to the same conclusion, he is surely a male; but if they should be otherwise, he will be a male with feminine appearance and character, etc., or vice versa. The student should never venture any prediction unless all the existing conditions are fully and carefully tested and weighed.
The sign Meena is stated to be of even length, but it will be seen from sloha 56 that the sign’s length is represented by the number 20 and should therefore be classed as a short sign.
Sloka 14. Vrishabha, Mithuna, Kataka, Dhanus Mesha and Makara posses strength at night. These excepting the sign Mithuna rise with their rear portion first. The rest appear with their heads and have strength during the dry. They are also termed signs characterized by superiority. The-rising sign at any given time, if represented by a couple of fish figures it comes under both the Prishtodaya and Seershodaya.
