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

256 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XXIX. Sl. 3-5.
न्यग्रोधेन तु यवकस्तिन्दुकवृद्ध्या च षष्टिको भवति ।
अश्वत्थेन ज्ञेया निष्पत्तिः सर्वसस्यानाम् ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—Through the Banyan tree, barley should
be guessed ; through the ebony tree, the Shastika rice;
and through the Aswattha, the success of all crops.
Nyagrodha- The Indian Fig Tree- ஆலமரம்.
Shashtika rice- A kind of rice of quick growth ripening in
about 60 days- அறுபதாங்குறுவை.
Aswattha- The holy fig-tree- அரசமரம்.
जम्बूभिस्तिलमाषाः शिरीषवृद्ध्या च कङ्गुनिष्पत्तिः ।
गोधूमाश्च मधूकैर्यववृद्धिः सप्तपर्णेन ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—From the Jamboo fruits (Rose-apples) are
ascertained sesamum and black gram ; from the
sucess of Sirisha flowers is inferred the full growth of
Priyangu ; from the Madhuka tree, wheat ; and from
the Saptaparna, the rich growth of barley.
Jambu- The Rose Apple tree-நாவல். Sireesha-வாகை.
Kangu- A kind of panic seed. Madhuka tree- இலுப்பை.
Sapta Parna- ஏழிலைப்பாலைமரம். Yava-Barley-யவை.
अतिमुक्तककुन्दाभ्यां कर्पासं सर्षपान् वदेदसनैः ।
बदरीभिश्च कुलत्थांश्चिरबिल्वेनादिशेन्मुद्गान् ॥५॥
Sloka 5.—From the Atimukta tree and the round
Jesmine is known the state of cotton crop ; from the
Asana tree, mustard ; from the Jujube fruits, horse-gram ;
and from the Chirabilva or Karanja, green gram.
Atimuktaka-குருக்கத்தி. Kunda-சங்கம். Sarshapa- Mustard
seed-கடுகு. Karpasa- Cotton-பருத்தி. Asana-வேங்கை. Badari-
இலந்தை. Kulattha-கொள்ளு. Chirabilva-புங்கைமரம். Mudga-
A sort of kidney-bean-சிறுபயறு.