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

762 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CII. Sl. 1-4
राशिविभागः ॥१०२॥ Division of the Zodiac
into Signs.
अश्विन्योऽथ भरण्यो बहुलापादश्च कीर्त्त्यते मेषः।
वृषभो बहुलाशेषं रोहिण्योऽर्धं च मृगशिरसः ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—The sign (मेष-Mesha) Aries comprises the
whole asterisms of Aswini and Bharani and the first: quar-
ter of Krittika ; (वृषभ-Vrishabha) Taurus, the three remain-
ing quarters of Krittika, the whole of Rohini and the first
half of Mrigasira.
मृगशिरसोऽर्धं रौद्रं पुनर्वसोरंशकत्रयं मिथुनः ।
पादश्च पुनर्वसुतस्तिष्यः श्लेषा च कर्कटकः ॥२॥
Sloka 2.—Sign (मिथुन-Mithna) Gemini comprises the
latter half of Mrigasiras, the whole of Ardra and the first
three quarters of Punarvasu ; (कर्कटक-Karkataka) Cancer,
the last quarter of Punarvasu and the whole of Pushya
and Aslesha.
सिंहोऽथ मघा पूर्वा च फल्गुनी पाद उत्तरायाश्च ।
तत्परिशेषं हस्तश्चित्रार्धं च कन्याख्यः ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—The sign (सिंह-Simha) Leo comprises the
whole of Magha and Purvaphalguni and the first quarter
of Uttaraphalguni ; (कन्या-Kanya), Virgo, the remaining
quarters of Uttaraphalguni, the whole of Hasta and the
first half of Chitra.
तौलिंन चित्रान्त्यर्धं स्वातिः पादत्रयं विशाखायाः ।
अलिनि विशाखापादस्तथानुराधान्विता ज्येष्ठा ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—Sign (तुला-Tula) Libra consists of the
latter half of Chitra, the whole of Swati and the initial
three quarters of Visakha ; sign (वृश्चिक-Vrischika) Scorpio,
of the last quarter of Visakha and the whole of Anuradha
and Jyeshta.