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

588 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXII. Sl. 1-3.
permission of Brahmins, or when it is a gift from the
king or when it is presented at a marriage occasion.
The idea is the same as in Sloka 8 supra.
Thus ends the 71st Adhyaya on "Omens from Slits of
Garments."
चामरलक्षणम् ॥७२॥ Signs of Chowries.
देवैश्चमर्यः किल बालहेतोः सृष्टा हिमक्ष्माधरकन्दरेषु ।
आपीतवर्णाश्च भवन्ति तासां कृष्णाश्च लाङ्गूलभवाः सिताश्च ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—They say that the Gods created the Cha-
mara deer in the caves of the Himalayas for the sake of
their hair (tails). The hairs growing on their tails are
some yellowish, some black, and some white.
स्नेहो मृदुत्वं बहुवालता च वैशद्यमल्पास्थिनिबन्धनत्वम् ।
शौक्ल्यं च तासां गुणसम्पदुक्ता विद्धाल्यलुप्तानि न शोभनानि ॥
Sloka 2.—The excellences of the chowries are de-
clared to be glossiness (gloss), tenderness, density of
the hair, brightness, being connected with a slender bone
and whiteness. Those that are piecred, small or broken
off, are inauspicious.
अध्यर्धहस्तप्रमितोऽस्य दण्डो हस्तोऽथवा रत्निसमोऽथवान्यः ।
काष्ठाच्छुभात्काञ्चनरूप्यगुप्ताद्रत्नैश्च सर्वैश्च हिताय राज्ञाम् ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—The handle of the chowrie must measure
one cubit, or one and a half, or even smaller cubit, (with
the fist closed). One made of auspicious wood, decked
with gold or silver, and set with all kinds of gems, is
favourable to kings.