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

Adh. XC. Sl. 6-10.] नवतितमोऽध्यायः 699
Sloka 5.—In all quarters, a 'Burning' jackal is of
evil consequences especially in the day-time ; one going
from right to left of a town or army and facing the Sun
is harmful.
याहीत्यग्निभयं शास्ति टाटेति मृतवेदिका ।
धिग्धिग्दुष्कृतिमाचष्टे सज्वला देशनाशिनी ॥६॥
Sloka 6.—If its cry is like 'याहि', there will be
danger from fire ; if like 'टाटा', the news of somebody's
death ; if like 'धिक् धिक्', great calamity ; if it is flam-
ing in the mouth, the country will be destroyed.
नैव दारुणतामेके सज्वलायाः प्रचक्षते ।
अर्कानलवत् तस्या वक्त्रं लालास्वभावतः ॥७॥
Sloka 7.—Some sages (such as Kasyapa) do not
declare the dreadful nature of the flaming jackal. For;
on account of the intrinsic nature of its saliva, its mouth
is fiery like the Sun and other luminaries.
Another reading is आक्रान्तानलवत्-like a burning log or like the
circle of fire caused by the revolution of a burning stick.
अन्यप्रतिरुता याम्या सोद्बन्धमृतशंसिनी ।
वारुण्यनुरुता सैव शंसते सलिले मृतम् ॥८॥
Sloka 8.—The cry of a jackal stationed in the South
being re-echoed by another, indicates the death of a
relative by hanging ; but in the West, by drowning.
अक्षोभः श्रवणं चेष्टं धनप्राप्तिः प्रियागमः ।
क्षोभः प्रधानभेदश्च वाहनानां च सम्पदः ॥९॥
फलमासप्तमादेतदग्राह्यं परतो रुतम् ।
याम्यायां तद्विपर्यस्तं फलं षट्पञ्चमाहते ॥१०॥
Slokas 9-10—When a jackal howls once, twice,
thrice, four times, five times, six times or seven times, the