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

Adh. LXXVII. Sl. 1-4.] सप्तसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः 603
गन्धयुक्तिः ॥७७॥ Preparation of Perfumes.
स्रग्गन्धधूपाम्बरभूषणायं न शोभते शुक्लशिरोरुहस्य ।
यस्मादतो मूर्धजरागसेवां कुर्याद्यथैवाञ्जनभूषणानम् ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—Since garlands, perfumes, fine raiment,
ornaments and the like do not shine in a man of grey
hair, one ought to try to dye the hair, just as one does
regarding unguents for the eyes and ornaments.
In the beginning of the Chapter the commentator quotes ex-
tensively from a निघण्टु or lexicon, which gives the synonyms of
various materials used in the preparation of perfumes.
लोहे पात्रे तण्डुलान् कोद्रवाणां शुक्ते पक्वांल्लोहचूर्णेन साकम् ।
पिष्टान् सूक्ष्मं मूर्ध्नि शुक्लाम्लकेशे दत्त्वा तिष्ठेद्द्वेष्टयित्वार्द्रपत्रैः ॥२॥
याते द्वितीये प्रहरे विहाय दद्याच्छिरस्यामलकप्रलेपम् ।
सञ्छाद्य पत्रैः प्रहरद्वयेन प्रक्षालितं काष्ण्यमुपैति शीर्षम् ॥३॥
Slokas 2-3.—Put into an iron vessel grains of कोद्रव-
Kodrava and boil them in acid-gruel (vinegar); grind it
well with iron dust and make a fine paste. Apply this to
the head after washing the hair with acid-gruel, and
covering the head with green leaves, remain for six
hours. After that period, remove the paste from the
head and apply a paste of myrobalan. Cover it with
green leaves and keep it for another six hours. On being
washed, the hair will become black.
पश्चाच्छिरःस्नानसुगन्धतैर्लैर्लोहाम्लगन्धं शिरसोऽपनीय ।
हृद्यैश्च गन्धैर्विविधैश्च धूपैरन्तःपुरे राज्यसुखं निषेवेत् ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—After that one should remove the smell
of the iron and vinegar by bathing the head and by the
application of perfumed hair oils, and then enjoy in the