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

682 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXXVIII.Sl. 10-11.
Potaki, Kapotaki and Syama; Vanjulaka is called also
Khadirachanchu; the Sugandhamushika (smelling rat)
is called Chuchchundari and Nripasuta; the donkey is
called Gardabha and Valeya; the Rala is called Srota-
bhedya (cuts a stream), Tadagabhedya (tank-breaker),
Ekaputraka and Kalahakarika; this bird is two inches in
height and cries like a Bhringara (golden vase or a bird
according to some) at night on the earth; the Durbalika
is also called Bhandeeka; this bird situated to the right
is favourable to the people of the East; the Dhikkara is
a kind of deer; the cock is called Krikavaku and Kuk-
kuta; Gartakukkuta (Pit cock) is called Kulalakukkuta
(potters' cock); the house-lizard is called Grihagodhika
and Kudyamatsya (wall-fish); the Divya is called Dhan-
vana; the boar is called Kroda and Sukara; the cow is
called Gou and Usra; the dog is called Sva and Sara-
meya; and by species, the Chatika (female sparrow) is
called Sukarika.
एवं देशे देशे तद्विद्भ्यः समुपलभ्य नामानि ।
शकुनरुतज्ञानार्थं शास्त्रे सञ्चिन्त्य योज्यानि ॥१०॥
Sloka 10.—Thus in every country one ought to
ascertain the names of birds and beasts, and making a
collection of these, incorporate them in the science bear-
ing upon omens in order to know (the effects of) their
cries.
वञ्जुलकरुतं तित्तिडिति दीप्तमथ किलिकिलीति तत्पूर्णम् ।
श्येनशुकगृध्रकङ्कः प्रकृतेरन्यस्वरा दीप्ताः ॥११॥
Sloka 11.—The cry of the Vanjulaka resembling
the sound 'Thiththid' is called "Burning", i.e., malig-
nant, but sounding "Kilkili", full and auspicious. The