The Essence of Tajika Astrology

...moving in water, and having two feet original: "abdugascha vipadah". The female signs are dual-natured, phlegmatic associated with the Kapha humor in Ayurveda, oily, possessing great strength, accompanied by half-sounds, ruled by the benevolent planets, and tawny in color. || 23 ||

Regarding the first half—the deer Capricorn is a forest-dweller and has four feet; the rest is clear. || 22 || 23 ||

The six signs starting from Cancer are called "long" referring to the time they take to rise on the horizon. The six signs starting from Capricorn are "short." Aries and Libra are described as "equal" or of moderate length. Friendship is strong among those of the same category elemental group. The wise must carefully consider the strength of the results born of the zodiac signs according to whether they are day-moving or night-moving. || 24 ||

Now, for the purpose of knowing the shortness, tallness, or average stature of men, he describes the knowledge of long, short, and equal signs:

Regarding "Long"—Aries and Libra are equal, meaning neither too long nor too short; the rest is clear. There is strong friendship among the rising signs within their own categories. For example: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius are Fire; Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn are Earth; Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are Air; Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces are Water. There is mutual friendship between the Fire and Air signs. There is mutual friendship between the Earth and Water signs. Likewise, there is friendship of masculine signs with masculine signs, and feminine with feminine. Day-travelers with day-travelers, and night-travelers with night-travelers. It is said in the Samjna-tantra A foundational technical treatise on astrological terminology—Fire, Earth, Air, and Water are the names of the Triplicities groups of three signs belonging to the same element. Fire and Air are masculine and day-travelers; Earth and Water are feminine and night-travelers. There is friendship within one's own category and enmity in another's category. || 24 ||

Now, the nature of the planets:

The Lord of the East The Sun is aged, firm, a wanderer of the forests, of the Warrior caste Kshatriya, the lord of birds, rich in the bile humor Pitta, a king, masculine, and pungent...