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

Adh. XXVI. Sl. 7-10.] षड्विंशोऽध्यायः 241 याम्ये शिक्ये काञ्चनं संनिवेश्यं शेषद्रव्याण्युत्तरेऽम्बूनि चैव । तोयैः कौप्यैः सैन्धवैः सारसैश्च वृष्टिर्हीना मध्यमा चोत्तमा च ॥७॥ दन्तैर्नागा गोहयाद्याश्च लोम्ना हेम्ना भूपाः सिक्थकेन द्विजाद्याः । तद्देशा वर्षमासा दिशश्च शेषद्रव्याण्यात्मरूपस्थितानि ॥८॥ Slokas 7-8.—Gold should be placed in the right hand pan while all other articles as well as water in the left hand one for purposes of weighing. Weigh severally the waters of wells, rivers and lakes. The rain will be meagre, moderate and copious according as well, river and lake water proves the heaviest. The value of elephants is determined by the amount of ivory they have; of cows, horses and the like, by their hair; of kings, by the amount of gold in their treasuries; of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, etc., as well as of countries, years, months and quarters, by beeswax; and of other sub- stances, by their actual weight. हैमी प्रधाना रजतेन मध्या तयोरलाभे खदिरेण कार्या । विद्धः पुमान् येन शरेण सा वा तुला प्रमाणेन भवेदितस्तिः ॥९॥ Sloka 9.—A golden balance is the best; one of silver is middling. In the absence of the above two, it shall be made of खदिर Khadira (Acacia catechu) wood, or it shall be made of a shaft by which a man is wounded. The length of the balance should be twelve inches. An inch is the space covered over by 8 grains of barley placed side by side—or that of three grains of barley placed lengthwise. It is also the breadth of the human finger. हनिस्य नाशोऽभ्यधिकस्य वृद्धितुल्येन तुल्यं तुलितं तुलायाम् । एतत्तुलाकोशरहस्यमुक्तं प्राज्ञेश्रयोगेऽपि नरो विदध्यात् ॥१०॥ वृ. सं. 31