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

258 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh XXIX. Sl. 10-12
Sloka 9.—One has to know pearls through the
Sindhuvara tree ; artisans from saffron ; the king from
red lotuses ; and the minister from blue lilies.
Sindhuvara-நொச்சி. Kusumbha-ஞாபராச்செடி.
श्रेष्ठी सुवर्णपुष्पात्पद्मैर्विप्राः पुरोहिताः कुमुदैः ।
सौगन्धिकेन बलपतिरर्केण हिरण्यपरिवृद्धिः ॥१०॥
Sloka 10.—Traders are indicated by Suvarnapushpa
(golden flower) ; Brahmins, by lotuses ; royal priests,
by lilies ; the commander of the army, by the Saugan-
dhika flower and the increase of gold, by the Arka plant.
Suvarnapushpa-The globe amaranth-ஊமத்தை. Saugandhika-
The blue lotus-செங்கழுநீர். Arka-எருக்கு.
आम्रैः क्षेमं भल्लातकैर्भयं पीलुभिस्तथारोग्यम् ।
खदिरशमीभ्यां दुर्भिक्षमर्जुनैः शोभना वृष्टिः ॥११॥
Sloka 11.—One should guess the happiness of man-
kind from mangoes ; danger from Bhallataka ; health
from Peelu ; famine from the growth of Khadira and
Samee trees ; and good rain from the Arjuna trees.
Bhallataka-சேங்கொட்டை. Peelu-ஊவக்காய். Khadira-கருங்காலி.
Samee-A tree possessing a tough hard wood supposed to
contain fire-வன்னிமரம். Arjuna-மருதமரம்.
पिचुमन्दनागकुसुमैः सुभिक्षमथ मारुतः कपित्थेन ।
निचुलैनावृष्टिभयं व्याधिभयं भवति कुटजेन ॥१२॥
Sloka 12.—From the flowers of the Neem tree and
नागकेसर-Nagakesara, abundance of food grains should be
foretold ; from the wood-apple, wind ; from the Nichula
tree, danger of drought ; and from the Kutaja tree,
impending disease.
Pichumanda-Neem tree-வேம்பு. Naga-புன்னை or சிறுநாவல்.
Kapittha-விளாமரம். Nichula-நீர்க்கடம்பு. Kutaja-A variety of
Jasmine-குடமல்லிகை.