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

Adh. LI. Sl. 34-37.] एकपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः 415
or lips, food consisting of bird's meat. Thus, the signs
for predicting food eaten have been stated.
मूर्धगलकेशहनुशङ्खकर्णजङ्घं वस्तिं च स्पृष्ट्वा ।
गजमहिषमेषशूकरगोशशमृगमाहिषमांसयुग्भुक्तम् ॥३४॥
Sloka 34.—If the person touches the head, throat,
hair, chin, frontal bone, ear, shank [or anus, he must
have eaten the flesh of elephant, buffalo, sheep, hog,
cow, hare, deer, or buffaloe's meat mixed with others,
in order.
दृष्टे श्रुतेऽप्यशकुने गोधामत्स्यामिषं वदेद्भुक्तम् ।
गर्भिण्या गर्भस्य च निपतनमेवं प्रकल्पयेत्प्रश्ने ॥३५॥
Sloka 35.— When an evil omen is seen or heard, it
is to be predicted that the man has eaten the flesh of
lizards or fish. In a similar manner, the prognostication
of abortion of a pregnant woman should be made at a
query ; i. e., if there are evil omens at the time of con-
sultation, there will be miscarriage.
पुंस्त्रीनपुंसकाख्ये दृष्टेऽनुमिते पुरःस्थिते स्पृष्टे ।
तज्जन्म भवति पानान्नपुष्पफलदर्शने च शुभम् ॥३६॥
Sloka 36.—At a query as to what would be the sex
of the child to be born, if a man is seen, inferred, present
or touched, the birth of a boy is to be predicted ; if it is a
woman that is seen, etc., a girl ; and if it is a eunuch, a
eunuch will be born. The child-birth will be easy and
happy if drink, food, fruits and flowers are sighted at the
time.
अङ्गुष्ठेन श्रूदरं वाङ्गुलिं वा स्पृष्ट्वा पृच्छेद्गर्भचिन्ता तदा स्यात् ।
मध्वाज्याद्यैर्हेमरत्नप्रवालैरग्र्यैर्वस्त्रैर्वा मातृधात्र्यात्मजैश्च ॥३७॥