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

Adh. XXVIII. Sl. 4-6.] अष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः 249 brilliance and appear like molten gold, or possess the pure lustre of beryl, or if he burns with intense heat at the zenith of the sky, there will be rain on the very same day. विरसमुदकं गोनेत्राभं वियद्विमला दिशो लवणविकृतिः काकाण्डाभं यदा च भवेन्नभः। पवनविगमः पोप्लूयन्ते झषाः स्थलगामिनो रसनमसकृन्मण्डूकानां जलागमहेतवः ॥४॥ Sloka 4.—The following are the symptoms of rain — tasteless water, the sky of the colour of cow’s eyes or crow’s eggs, uncontaminated directions, moisture of salt, calm wind, much tumbling of fishes ashore and the repeated croakings of frogs. मार्जारा भृशमवनिं नखैर्लिखन्तो लोहानां मलनिचयः सविस्रगन्धः। रथ्यायां शिशुरचिताश्च सेतुबन्धाः सम्प्राप्तं जलमचिराभ्निवेदयन्ति ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—Cats scratching the earth very much with their nails, accumulation of rust on iron or bronze vessels with a musty smell and construction of bridges on the high roads by children indicate immediate rain. In the 3rd पाद, शिशुनिचिताश्च is another reading. गिरयोऽञ्जनचूर्णसन्निभा यदि वा बाष्पनिरुद्धकन्दराः। कृकवाकुविलोचनोपमाः परिवेषाः शशिनश्च वृष्टिदाः ॥६॥ Sloka 6.—Mountains resembling heaps of collyrium or their caves wrapt in vapour and haloes of the colour of cock’s eyes round the Moon, are indications of rain. बृ. सं. 32