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

342 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLV. Sl. 7-10. mansions, near cows, mangers, assembly of righteous men, sacrifices, auspicious functions, Kings and Brah- mins, on elephant-yards, stables, umbrellas, flags, chow- ries and other royal appendages, near gold, on white cloths, lotuses, blue lilies, places of worship, paved and cleaned spots, on curd-pots and corn-ricks. पङ्के स्वाद्वन्नाप्तिर्गोरससम्पच्च गोमयोपगते । शाद्वलगे वस्त्राप्तिः शकटस्थे देशविभ्रंशः ॥७॥ गृहपटलेऽर्थभ्रंशो वध्रे बन्धोऽशुचौ भवति रोगः । पृष्ठे त्वजाविकानां प्रियसङ्गममावहत्याशु ॥८॥ Slokas 7-8.—When the wagtail is seen perched on mud, sweet food will be obtained; on a heap of cow- dung, excellent milk and its products; on green grass, clothes; on a cart, devastation of the country; on the roof of a house, loss of wealth will be the result; on a piece of hide, imprisonment; on filth, disease, and on backs of goats and sheep, immediate union with one's beloved. महिषोष्ट्रगर्दभास्थिश्मशानगृहकोणशर्कराङ्गेषुः । प्राकारभस्मकेशेषु चाशुभो मरणरुग्भयदः ॥९॥ Sloka 9.—It is inauspicious and tends to danger from death and disease if the wagtail is seen perched on a buffalo, camel, donkey, bone, burial ground, corner of a house, clod of earth, turrets, compound walls, heap of ashes or hair. अद्रि is another reading for अङ्ग. पक्षौ धुन्वन्नशुभः शुभः पिबन् वारि निम्नगासंस्थः । सूर्योदये प्रशस्तो नेष्टफलः खञ्जनोऽस्तमये ॥१०॥ Sloka 10.—It is inauspicious when a wagtail is seen flapping its wings; when it is seen drinking water from