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16. Affliction: Adverse aspects between planets or between a
planet and a house cusp; planets getting debilitated or conjoined
with evils are also said to be afflicted.
17. Combust: Any planet which is within 8°of the Sun is said
to be combust. It is considered as a detrimental configuration.
18. Intercepted sign: All the houses in the horoscope are not
of equal dimension. The house may be less or greater than 30°.
Sometimes one house may contain more than one sign. If a sign
lies between two cusps without touching either is called
intercepted sign.
19. Pars Fortuna: The sensitive point which is equally distant
from the Lagna as the Moon is from the Sun in longitude.
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