बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

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brilliance and appear like molten gold, or possess the
pure lustre of beryl, or if he burns with intense heat
at the zenith of the sky, there will be rain on the very
same day.
विरसमुदकं गोनेत्राभं वियद्विमला दिशो
लवणविकृतिः काकाण्डाभं यदा च भवेन्नभः।
पवनविगमः पोप्लूयन्ते झषाः स्थलगामिनो
रसनमसकृन्मण्डूकानां जलागमहेतवः ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—The following are the symptoms of rain
— tasteless water, the sky of the colour of cow’s eyes
or crow’s eggs, uncontaminated directions, moisture of
salt, calm wind, much tumbling of fishes ashore and the
repeated croakings of frogs.
मार्जारा भृशमवनिं नखैर्लिखन्तो
लोहानां मलनिचयः सविस्रगन्धः।
रथ्यायां शिशुरचिताश्च सेतुबन्धाः
सम्प्राप्तं जलमचिराभ्निवेदयन्ति ॥५॥
Sloka 5.—Cats scratching the earth very much
with their nails, accumulation of rust on iron or bronze
vessels with a musty smell and construction of bridges
on the high roads by children indicate immediate rain.
In the 3rd पाद, शिशुनिचिताश्च is another reading.
गिरयोऽञ्जनचूर्णसन्निभा यदि वा बाष्पनिरुद्धकन्दराः।
कृकवाकुविलोचनोपमाः परिवेषाः शशिनश्च वृष्टिदाः ॥६॥
Sloka 6.—Mountains resembling heaps of collyrium
or their caves wrapt in vapour and haloes of the colour
of cock’s eyes round the Moon, are indications of rain.
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