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

374 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLVII. Sl. 17-20.
direction of the string of the lunar bow. When she
appears to have horns similar to those of cows, cattle and
crops will be destroyed; and when blazing or filled with
smoke, she will certainly bring about the death of the
King.
स्निग्धः स्थूलः समशृङ्गो विशालस्तुङ्गोदग्विचरन्नागवीथ्याम्।
दृष्टः सौम्यैरशुभैर्विप्रयुक्तो लोकानन्दं कुरुतेऽतीव चन्द्रः ॥१७॥
Sloka 17.—When the Moon is glossy, thick, of even
horns, extensive, high, travelling north in the नागवीथी
(Adh. IX-2, supra), aspected by benefics, and unassoci-
ated with malefics, she gives great joy and happiness to
mankind,
पित्र्यमैत्रपुरुहूतविशाखात्वाष्ट्रमेत्य च युनक्ति शशाङ्कः।
दक्षिणेन न शुभः शुभकृत् स्याद्यद्युदक् चरति मध्यगतो वा ॥१८॥
Sloka 18.—When the Moon conjoins with Magha,
Anuradha, Jyeshta, Visakha and Chittra on the south,
it is inauspicious, while on the north or in the middle,
it is auspicious.
परिघ इति मेघरेखा या तिर्यग्भास्करोदयेऽस्ते वा।
परिधिंस्तु प्रतिसूर्यो दण्डस्त्वृजुरिन्द्रचापनिभः ॥१९॥
उदयेऽस्ते वा भानोर्य दीर्घा रश्मयस्त्वमोघास्ते।
सुरचापखण्डमृजु यद्रोहितमैरावतं दीर्घम् ॥२०॥
Slokas 19-20.—A line of clouds standing across the
Sun at its rising or setting is termed a ‘bolt’ (Parigha);
a second or mock-Sun is Paridhi (halo); a straight staff
(composed of the Sun’s rays, clouds and wind) resemb-
ling a rainbow is a “rod” (Danda); the long rays of the
Sun at rising or setting are named ‘unerring’ (Amogha);
a straight and fragmentary rainbow is ‘Rohita’ (red), and
the same, but longer, is Airavata. (Adh. XXX-16, infra)