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

314 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLII. Sl. 9-12. Sloka 8.—If one buys and keeps cotton cloths and the like, jewels, blankets, glass, yellow flowers and corn, when the Sun is in Tula and sells them in six months, he' will make 100 per cent profit. वृश्चिकसंस्थे सवितरि फलकन्दकमूलविविधरत्नानि । वर्षद्वयमुषितानि द्विगुणं लाभं प्रयच्छन्ति ॥९॥ Sloka 9.—If fruits, bulbs, roots and varieties of gems are kept for two years, when the Sun is in Vrischika and then sold, they will fetch double their price. चापगते गृह्णीयात्कुङ्कुमशङ्खप्रवालकाचानि । मुक्ताफलानि च ततो वर्षादर्द्धाद्विगुणतां यान्ति ॥१०॥ Sloka 10.—When the Sun is in Dhanus, if one hoards saffron, conch shells, corals, glass and pearls, and then sells them in six months, one will get double the amount invested. मृगघटसंस्थे सवितरि गृह्णीयाल्लोहभाण्डधान्यानि । स्थित्वा मासं दद्याल्लाभार्थी द्विगुणमाप्नोति ॥११॥ Sloka 11.—When the Sun is in Makara or Kumbha, one wishing for profit will do well to store up metallic vessels and grains and to sell them after a month. He will then get double the amount invested. सवितरि झषमुपयाते मूलफलं कन्दभाण्डरत्नानि । संस्थाप्य वत्सराद्धे लाभकमिष्टं समाप्नोति ॥१२॥ Sloka 12.—If one collects roots, fruits, bulbs, vessels and gems when the Sun has entered Meena and disposes of them after six months, he will get as much profit as he desires at the beginning.