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

194 वृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XVIII. Sl. 5-8] भार्गवस्य यदि यात्युदक् शशी कोशयुक्तगजवाजिबृद्धिदः । यायिनां च विजयो धनुष्मतां सस्यसम्पदपि चोत्तमा तदा ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—When the Moon is to the north of Venus, hoarders of wealth, elephants and horses will flourish, archers and marching chiefs will conquer and the crops will be at their best. रविजस्य शशी प्रदक्षिणं कुर्याच्चेत्पुरभूभृतां जयः । शकबाह्लिकसिन्धुपह्लवा मुद्राजो यवनैः समन्विताः ॥६॥ Sloka 6.—Should the Moon move to the north of Saturn, sovereigns keeping the town would triumph, and the Scythians, Bahleekas, Sindhus, Pahlavas and Yavanas would be joyful. येषामुदग्गच्छति भग्रहाणां प्रालेयरश्मिर्निरुपद्रवश्च । तद्द्रव्यपौरैतरभक्तिदेशान् पुष्णाति याम्येन निहन्ति तानि ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—If the Moon move to the north of a star or a planet, herself remaining unhurt, she benefits the substances, kings in town or marching chiefs as the case may be, and the countries assigned to the particular star or planet. If on the other hand she moves to the south of the same, she destroys the above-mentioned belongings. शशिनि फलमुदक्स्थे यद्ग्रहस्योपदिष्टं भवति तदपसव्ये सर्वमेव प्रतीपम् । इति शशिसमवायाः कीर्तिता भग्रहाणां न खलु भवति युद्धं साकमिन्दोर्ग्रहर्क्षैः ॥८॥ Sloka 8.—All the effects announced in the case of the Moon standing north of a planet become nullified when she stands south. Thus have been described the Moon's conjunction with stars and planets. There is