History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.390

v6.c82.390

There are certain appellations that apply to a number of houses. The 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses are all called kaṇṭaka, kendra, catuṣṭaya, the houses beyond the kendra are called *panaphara* (2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th), the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses are called *Apoklima*, 6th, 8th and 12th houses are called trika, the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th houses are called upacaya and the rest are called apacaya Garga held that the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th are called upacaya only if there is no aspect of them with malefic planets or with the enemy of the lord of them. Trikona is claimed to be a Greek word.