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

590 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXIII. Sl. 2-6.
मुक्ताफलैरुपचितं प्रलम्बमालाविलं स्फटिकमूलम् ।
षड्ढस्तशुद्धहेमं नवपर्वनगैकदण्डं तु ॥२॥
दण्डार्धविस्तृतं तत् समावृतं रत्नभूषितमुदग्रम् ।
नृपतेस्तदातपत्रं कल्याणपरं विजयदं च ॥३॥
Slokas 1-3—A white umbrella of the following des-
cription brings all round happiness and victory to a king.
It is to be made of the feathers of swans, cocks, peacocks
or cranes ; it must be covered all round with a fresh, white
silken cloth. It must be adorned with pearls and have
garlands of pearls suspended all round from its edges ;
its handle is made of crystal ; the rod of a single wood
is six cubits in length, covered with pure gold and having
seven or nine joints. The extent or diameter is 3 cubits.
It should be well-knit all over and adorned with gems.
युवराजनृपतिपत्न्योः सेनापतिदण्डनायकानां च ।
दण्डोऽर्धपञ्चहस्तः समपञ्चकृतोऽर्धविस्तारः ॥४॥
Sloka 4—The rod of the umbrella of a Yuvaraja,
Queen, Commandant of the army and a General is 4½
cubits in height and 2¼ cubits in extent or diameter.
अन्येषामुष्णघ्नं प्रसादपट्टैर्विभूषिताशिरस्कम् ।
व्यालम्बिरत्नमालं छत्रं कार्यं तु मायूरम् ॥५॥
Sloka 5.—The umbrella of other officers of the state
should be formed with pea-cock feathers so as to
ward off the Sun's heat and having wreaths of gems
hanging all round ; its top being adorned with gold fillets
as a token of royal favour.
अन्येषां तु नराणां शीतातपवारणं तु चतुरस्रम् ।
समवृत्तदण्डयुक्तं छत्रं कार्यं तु विप्राणाम् ॥६॥