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

416 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. Sl. LI. 38-40.
Sloka 37.—When a woman touches with the thumb
her eye-brow, stomach or finger at a query, she must
then be thinking of the child in the womb. The same
prediction should be made when honey, ghee and such
other things or gold, gems and corals, or her mother,
nurse and children are in front of her.
गर्भयुता जठरे करगे स्याद्दुष्टनिमित्तवशात्तदुदासः ।
कर्षति तज्जठरं यदि पीठोत्पीडनतः करगे च करेऽपि ॥३८॥
Sloka 38.—If, at a query, a woman touches the belly
with her hand, it may be predicted that she is pregnant ;
but if there should be evil omens at the time, she may
have abortion. The same will take place when she pulls
out her belly owing to the pain given by her seat. or puts
one hand over the other.
घ्राणाया दक्षिणे द्वारे स्पृष्टे मासोत्तरं वदेत् ।
वामेऽब्दौ कर्ण एवं मा द्विचतुर्मः श्रुतिस्तने ॥३९॥
Sloka 39.—When she touches the right nostril, she
may conceive a month hence ; when the left nostrial or
the left year, two years hence ; when the right ear or the
breasts, two months or four months hence respectively.
वेणीमूले त्रीन् सुतान् कन्यके द्वे कर्णे पुत्रान् पञ्च हस्ते त्रयं च ।
अङ्गुष्ठान्ते पञ्चकं चानुपूर्व्या पादाङ्गुष्ठे पार्ष्णियुग्मेऽपि कन्याम् ॥४०॥
Sloka 40.—If she touches the root of her braid, she
will give birth to three sons and two daughters ; if the
ears, five sons ; if the hands, three sons ; if the little
finger, one son ; if the ring finger, two sons ; if the
middle, three sons ; if the fore-finger, four sons ; and if
the thumb, five sons. If she touches the big toes or the
heels, she will give birth to a daughter.