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

256 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XXIX. Sl. 3-5. न्यग्रोधेन तु यवकस्तिन्दुकवृद्ध्या च षष्टिको भवति । अश्वत्थेन ज्ञेया निष्पत्तिः सर्वसस्यानाम् ॥३॥ Sloka 3.—Through the Banyan tree, barley should be guessed ; through the ebony tree, the Shastika rice; and through the Aswattha, the success of all crops. Nyagrodha- The Indian Fig Tree- ஆலமரம். Shashtika rice- A kind of rice of quick growth ripening in about 60 days- அறுபதாங்குறுவை. Aswattha- The holy fig-tree- அரசமரம். जम्बूभिस्तिलमाषाः शिरीषवृद्ध्या च कङ्गुनिष्पत्तिः । गोधूमाश्च मधूकैर्यववृद्धिः सप्तपर्णेन ॥४॥ Sloka 4.—From the Jamboo fruits (Rose-apples) are ascertained sesamum and black gram ; from the sucess of Sirisha flowers is inferred the full growth of Priyangu ; from the Madhuka tree, wheat ; and from the Saptaparna, the rich growth of barley. Jambu- The Rose Apple tree-நாவல். Sireesha-வாகை. Kangu- A kind of panic seed. Madhuka tree- இலுப்பை. Sapta Parna- ஏழிலைப்பாலைமரம். Yava-Barley-யவை. अतिमुक्तककुन्दाभ्यां कर्पासं सर्षपान् वदेदसनैः । बदरीभिश्च कुलत्थांश्चिरबिल्वेनादिशेन्मुद्गान् ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—From the Atimukta tree and the round Jesmine is known the state of cotton crop ; from the Asana tree, mustard ; from the Jujube fruits, horse-gram ; and from the Chirabilva or Karanja, green gram. Atimuktaka-குருக்கத்தி. Kunda-சங்கம். Sarshapa- Mustard seed-கடுகு. Karpasa- Cotton-பருத்தி. Asana-வேங்கை. Badari- இலந்தை. Kulattha-கொள்ளு. Chirabilva-புங்கைமரம். Mudga- A sort of kidney-bean-சிறுபயறு.