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

414 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LI. Sl. 30-33.
forebode death to men attacked by illness. If the que-
rist touches an internal limb, belches aloud, it is to be
guessed that he is quite happy after a sumptuous feast.
ललाटस्पर्शनाच्छूकदर्शनाच्छालीजौदनम् ।
उरःस्पर्शात् षष्टिकारूयं ग्रीवास्पर्शे च यावकम् ॥३०॥
Sloka 30.—If he touches his fore-head or sees corn
with thorns, it is to be inferred that he has eaten boiled
rice ; if he touches his breast, food consisting of षष्टिक
corn ; and if he touches the neck, his food has been of
barley.
कुक्षिकुचजठरजानुस्पर्शे माषाः पयस्तिलयवाग्वः ।
आस्वादयते चोष्ठौ लिहते मधुरं रसं ज्ञेयम् ॥३१॥
Sloka 31.— If he touches the abdomen, paps, stomach
or knee, he must have eaten black gram, milk, sesamum
or rice gruel ; if he smaks or licks his lips, he must have
tasted sweet dishes.
विसृके स्फोटयेज्जिह्वामाम्ले वक्त्रं विकूणयेत् ।
कटुकेऽथ कषायेऽथ हिक्केत् ष्ठीवेच्च सैन्धवे ॥३२॥
Sloka 32.—If he strikes his tongue against the cor-
ner of the mouth, it is to be inferred that he has eaten
something sour ; if he makes his mouth wry, something
pungent ; if he hiccoughs, something astringent ; and
if he spits, something salt.
श्लेष्मत्यागे शुष्कतिक्तं तदल्पं वा क्रव्यादं प्रेक्ष्य वा मांसमिश्रम्।
भ्रूगण्डौष्ठस्पर्शने शाकुनं तद्भुक्तं तेनेत्युक्तमेतन्निमित्तम् ॥३३॥
Sloka 33.—If he spits phlegm, it is clear that he has
eaten a small quantity of something dry and bitter ; if
there is the sight of a carnivorous animal, something
mixed with meat ; if he touches the brows, cheeks