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

Adh. LIII. Sl. 100-104.] त्रिपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 451
विप्रः स्पृष्ट्वा शीर्षं वक्षश्च क्षत्रियो विशश्चोरू ।
शूद्रः पादौ स्पृष्ट्वा कुर्याद्रेखां गृहारम्भे ॥१००॥
Slokas 98-100.—The owner of lands should go at
a time prescribed by an astrologer to a good piece of
earth which is ploughed, where sown seeds have grown,
and where Brahmins and cows have stayed for a night;
worship deities with varieties of eatables, curds, coloured
rice and fragrant flowers and incense; and honour Brah-
mins and the architects. Then touching his head, breast,
thighs or feet according as he is a Brahmin, Kshatriya,
Vaisya or Sudra, he should draw a line at the commence-
ment of the construction of a house.
अङ्गुष्ठकेन कुर्यान्मध्याङ्गुल्याऽथवा प्रदेशिन्या ।
कनकमणिरजतमुक्तादधिफलकुसुमाक्षतैश्च शुभम् ॥१०१॥
शस्त्रेण शस्त्रमृत्युर्बन्धो लोहेन भस्मनाग्निभयम् ।
तस्करभयं तृणेन च काष्ठोल्लिखिता च राजभयम् ॥१०२॥
वक्रा पादालिखिता शत्रुभयक्लेशदा विरूपा च ।
चर्माङ्गारास्थिकृता दन्तेन च कर्तुरशिवाय ॥१०३॥
वैरमपसव्यलिखिता प्रदक्षिणं सम्पदो विनिर्देश्याः ।
वाचः परुषा निष्ठीवितं क्षुतं चाशुभं कथितम् ॥१०४॥
Slokas 101-104.—If he should draw the line with
the thumb, middle finger or fore-finger, or with gold,
gem, silver, pearl, curds, fruit, flower or coloured rice, it
would lead to happiness; if with a weapon, he would be
killed by weapons; if with a metal (or iron), imprisoned;
with ashes, will have danger from fire; with straw, danger
from thieves; with a wooden stick, fear of King. A
crooked line drawn by foot gives danger from enemies