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

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means of looking at the abundance of the growth and development by
flowers and fruits of trees (वनस्पतीनां)''.
One can infer the cheapness—
2. "Of Kalama Śāli from the abundant growth of flowers and fruits of
Sāla; of red Śāli from red Aśoka; of Pāṇḍuka from Dugdhika; and of
Sūkaraka from blue Aśoka".
3. "Of Yavaka from Nyagrodha, of Ṣaṣṭika from Tinduka, and of all
cereals from Aśvattha".
4. "Of Tila and Māṣa from Jambu; of Priyaṅgu from Śirī'ṣa; of
wheat from Madhuka; of barley from Saptaparṇa".
5. "Of cotton from the abundance of Atimuktaka and Kunda, of
Sarṣapa from Asana, Kulattha from Vadari' and Mudga from Karañja".
6. "Of Atasī from the flowers of Vetasa, Kodrava from the flowers Palāśa,
Śaṅkha, Mukta, and silver from the Tilaka, and Śaṇa (hemp) from Iṅgudī".
7. "Of elephants from Hastikarṇa, and horses from Aśwakarṇa; kine from
Pātalā and goats and lambs from plantain".
8. "Of gold from the flowers of Champaka; cheapness or abundance
of Bidruma (coral) from Bandhujīva, Bajra (diamond) from the overgrowth
of Kuruvaka, and Vaidūryya (beryl) from Nandikāvartta".
9. "One can infer the cheapness of Mauktika (pearls) from the Sindhu-
vāra; (longevity and prosperity of artists (कारुका:) from the Kusumbha, and
those of Raja from the red lotus and of minister from the blue lotus."
10. "(Prosperity of) a Śreṣṭhī is to be inferred from the Svarṇapuṣpa,
of the Brahmanas from the lotus, of the Purohita (king's spiritual preceptor)
from the white lily; of the Senāpati from the Saugandhika, and increase of gold
(wealth) from the Arka."
11. "(General) well-being is indicated by the mango, danger (fear) by the
Bhallātaka, recovery (from illness) by the Pīlu, famine by the overgrowth of
Khadira and Śamī, and good rain by the Arjuna."
12. "Abundance of crop by the flowers of Picumanda and Nāgaku-
suma, good air (climate) by Kapittham, fear of drought (अवृष्टिभयम्) by Nichula,
and epidemic (fear of disease) by Kutaja."
13. "Of Ikṣu by the flowers of Darva and Kuśa; fear of fire by Kovidāra,
and the increase of courtesans by the overgrowth of Śyāmālatā."
Signs of coming rains (वृष्टिलक्षणम्) :—
14. "When vṛkṣas (trees), gulmas (shrubs and herbs), and latās (creepers)
become full of snigdha (graceful) and niśchidra (entire, untorn) leaves,
(it is sure) that rains are coming; and when the plants (trees, etc.) bear leaves
that are dry, ungraceful (रूक्ष:), torn with many holes (छिद्रै:), it predicts scar-
city of water, i.e., of coming drought."
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