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

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its being removed to a distance equal to twice its height,
it will not do any harm.
तथा च गर्गः
द्वारोच्छ्रयाद्द्विगुणितां त्यक्त्वा भूमिं बहिःस्थितः ।
न दोषाय भवेद्वेधो गृहस्य गृहिणोऽथवा ॥
रथ्याविद्धं द्वारं नाशाय कुमारदोषदं तरुणा ।
पङ्कद्वारे शोको व्ययोऽम्बुनिःस्राविणि प्रोक्तः ॥७७॥
कूपेनापस्सारो भवति विनाशश्च देवताविद्धे ।
स्तम्भेन स्त्रीदोषाः कुलनाशो ब्रह्मणोऽभिमुखे ॥७८॥
Slokas 77-78.—A door hurt 'by a road augurs the
death of the owner ; one by a tree, trouble to children ;
one by mire, grief ; one by a runnel, expenses of money ;
one by a well, epilepsy ; by an idol of God, death of the
owner ; by a pillar, frailty of women ; and one facing
Brahman, leads to the destruction of the family.
उन्मादः स्वयमुद्घाटितेऽथ पिहिते स्वयं कुलविनाशः ।
मानाधिके नृपभयं दस्युभयं व्यसनमेव नीचे च ॥ ७९॥
द्वारं द्वारस्योपरि यत्तन्न शिवाय सङ्कटं यच्च ।
आव्यात्तं क्षुद्भयदं कुब्जं कुलनाशनं भवति ॥८०॥
पीडाकरमतिपीडितमन्तर्विनतं भवेदभावाय ।
बाह्यविनते प्रवासो दिग्भ्रान्ते दस्युभिः पीडा ॥८१॥
Slokas 79-81.—A door which opens by itself, pro-
duces lunacy ; one that closes of its own accord, ruin of
the family ; a door, which is too big, causes fear from the
king ; a low one indicates trouble from robbers and
misery ; one above another and one too narrow are not
auspicious ; one that is too broad leads to famine ; a bent
door brings about the annihilation of the family; one