उपवनविनोद (आचार्य शार्ङ्गधर - वृक्षायुर्वेद, भू-जल संधान एवं उद्यान-विज्ञान सटीक)

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beneath it. There is water also, where the corn of the field withers or does
not come up at all."
96. "A Banyan, Butea and a Fig standing conjoined denote water at 3
puruṣas. The same may be said from a Vaṭa and Pīpal appearing in close
connexion. The vein lies northward."
97. "A well being situated in the south-east of a village or town is likely
to occasion constant danger from fire and men."
98. "An well in the south-west causes loss of children, and one in the
north-west threatens the wife ; wells in any other direction are productive of
good."
99. Thus much have I composed in Ārya couplets, with constant
reference to a work, "Exploration of watersprings," by the seer Sāraswata. I
will now expound the system of Manu also, in Vṛtta verses."
100-102. "The region where trees, shrubs and creepers are graceful
possessing leaves that are untorn (entire) there are veins of water 3 puruṣas
below the ground ; or where are Sthalapadma, Gokṣura, Uśīra, Kula with
Gundra, Kāśa, Kuśa, Nalika, or Nāla (all grasses) ; or where there are Kharjūra,
Jambu, Arjuna, Vetasa, or trees, shrubs or herbs with milky juice, or Chattrā,
Hastikarṇa, Nāgakeśara, Padma, Nīpa, Naktamāla with Sindhuvāra, or
Bibhītaka, Madayantīka there will be found water 3 puruṣas below, even
if it be on the mountain upon another mountain, i. e. on a very high
ground."
103. "Where the soil abounds in reed grass, Kāśa and Kuśa, and consists
of blue clay mingled with gravel, or where the clay is black or red, there is
much delicious water".
104. "A copper-coloured earth mixed with gravel yields water of an
astringent taste ; red-brown earth brackish water ; a pale yellow ground is an
indication of salt, and a blue soil of sweet water."
105. "Where there are Sāka, Aśvakarṇa, Vilvasarjja, Śrīparṇī, Ariṣṭa,
Dhaba, Śiṁsapā with leaves torn (i. e. unhealthy), and where the trees, shrubs
and creepers look ungraceful, water is to be inferred to be off from that
locality."
106. "A soil, the colour of which resembles, that of the Sun, fire, ashes,
camels or asses, is said to be waterless. If the ground be red and Karī'ra tree
exhibits red sprouts and a milky sap, there is water under a stone."
107. "A rock in colour like to Lapis Lazuli, kidney beans, clouds, the eyes
of a peacock's tail, or to a nearly ripe fruit of the fig, or to a black bee, or
collyrium, or of redddish brown hue, has much water near it."
108. "A rock showing the colour of pigeons, wax, ghee, or of a linen
cloth, or of the Soma plant,—such a one, also, will soon produce inexhaustible
water."
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