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

Adh. CIV. Sl. 61.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 791
ons, cruel deeds, theft, hitting (attacking), forests, fortress-
es, command of an army, trees with red flowers, other
red substances, bitter and pungent things, earning wealth
by fraud and snake-charm, boys, physicians, Buddhist
monks, nocturnal activities, lord of the exchequer, roguery
and ostentations.
हरितमणिमहीसुगन्धीनि वस्त्राणि साधारणं नाटकं शास्त्रविज्ञान-
काव्यानि सर्वाः कलायुक्तयो मन्त्रधातुक्रियावादनैपुण्यपुण्यव्रतायो-
गदूतास्तथाऽऽयुष्यमायानृतस्नानह्रस्वानि दीर्घाणि मध्यानि च च्छ-
न्दतश्चण्डवृष्टिप्रयातानुकारीणि कार्याणि सिद्ध्यन्ति सौम्यस्य लग्नेऽह्नि
वा ॥६१॥
Dandaka 61.—d. When Mercury is in the Lagna
or presides over the day, all work undertaken in connec-
tion with the following things will be crowned with suc-
cess :—Green articles, gems, lands, perfumes, garments,
things that are both harsh and mild, drama, Sastra, science,
poetry, all fine arts, preparation of compounds, mixtures,
etc., achieving a Mantra, alchemy, arguments, skill, meri-
torious deeds, observance of vows, messenger, tonics (that
prolong life), feigned talk, lies, bath, things done in a
short, moderate and long interval (or short, medium and
long articles ?) as are the foot-prints on the earth during
a heavy rain.
These four pieces of Dandaka are based upon the चण्डवृष्टिप्रयात
and its longer forms which ordinarily has two न Ganas in the
beginning followed by six र Ganas. The number of र Ganas can
be increased at will. So, here we have 32 र Ganas. In this con-
nection Pingalacharya says that रात and माण्डव्य give a different
name to चण्डवृष्टिप्रयात. According to them, this variety is termed सुवर्ण;
and the others are चण्डवेग, प्लव, जीमूत, वलाहक, भुजङ्ग and समुद्र. There
are thus 7 kinds of Dandaka. There are no special names for