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

Adh. LXXVII. Sl. 9-11.] सप्तसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः 605
Sloka 8.—Take one-fourth of Sathapushpa and
Kunduruka, one-half of Nakha and Sihla, and one-fourth
of Sandal and Priyangu. These make a perfume which
should be fumigated with jaggery and Nakha.
The commentator states: before fumigating with Guda, it
should be done with Hareethaki.
गुग्गुलुबालकलाक्षामुस्तानखशर्कराः क्रमाद्धूपः ।
अन्यो मांसिबालकतुरुष्कनखचन्दनैः पिण्डः ॥९॥
Sloka 9.—Guggulu, Valaka, lac, Musta seeds, Nakha
and sugar in equal quantities constitute a compound per-
fume. Another is made from Jatamamsee, Valaka, Sihla,
Nakha and sandal.
हरीतकीशंखघनद्रवाम्बुभिर्गुडोत्पलैः शैलकमुस्तकान्वितैः ।
नवान्तपादादिविवर्धितैः क्रमाद्भवन्ति धूपा बहवो मनोहराः ॥१०॥
Slokas 10.—Many delightful perfumes are made
from Haritaka, Sankha, Ghana, Rasa, Valaka, Jaggery,
costus, Saileya and Musta seeds by mixing them in
proportions indicated by multiples of ⅛th.
The words in the 3rd quarter have to be construed thus: the
succeeding constituents should be ⅛th in excess of the preceding
one, the first one being ⅛th and the last ⁹⁄₈. पाद here is interpreted
as a part in general and not as a quarter. By the usage of the
word 'many', it is evident that the 9 constituents may be mixed
in any order, taking care to see that no two are mixed in the
same proportion. For example, by mixing one part of Hareetaka
two parts of Sankha, three of Ghana, etc., the other constituents
being increased in this order, one kind of perfume is formed.
Since it is not necessary that the order of the constituents should
be the same, |̲9 or 362880 perfumes can be prepared.
भागैश्चतुर्भिः सितशैलमुस्ताः श्रीसर्जभागौ नखगुग्गुलू च ।
कर्पूरबोधो मधुपिण्डितोऽयं कोपच्छदो नाम नरेन्द्रधूपः ॥११॥