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

Adh. XLVI. Sl. 40-44.] षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः 355 foreshadow danger to the kingdom, fear of disease and divine visitation in six months. अन्यर्त्तौ सप्ताहं प्रबन्धवर्षे प्रधाननृपमरणम् । रक्ते शस्त्रोद्योगो मांसास्थिवसादिभिर्मरकः ॥४०॥ धान्यहिरण्यत्वक्फलकुसुमाद्यैर्वर्षितैर्भयं विन्द्यात् । अङ्गारपांसुवर्षे विनाशमायाति तन्नगरम् ॥४१॥ Slokas 40-41.—Continuous rain for seven days in any season but the rainy, denotes the death of the chief sovereign. If there be a rain of blood, there would be war; of flesh, bones, marrow and the like, epidemics; of corn, gold, tree-barks, fruits, etc., peril; and of burning coal and dust, the particular town will be destroyed. उपला विना जलधरैर्विकृता वा प्राणिनो यदा वृष्टाः । छिद्रं वाप्यतिवृष्टौ सस्यानामीतिसञ्जननम् ॥४२॥ Sloka 42.—When there is a rain of stones without clouds or of unnatural animals, or during an excessive rain when there is some spot without any rain whatso- ever, the crops would get the six-fold pest. (P. 61, supra.) क्षीरघृतक्षौद्राणां दध्नो रुधिरोष्णवारिणां वर्षे । देशविनाशो ज्ञेयोऽसृग्वर्षे चापि नृपयुद्धम् ॥४३॥ Sloka 43.—When there is a rain of milk, ghee, honey, curds and hot water, the ruin of the country is to be predicted; and when there is one of blood, war among kings will be the result. This Sloka is omitted in some editions. यद्यमलेऽर्के छाया न दृश्यते दृश्यते प्रतीपा वा । देशस्य तदा सुमहद्भयमायातं विनिर्दिश्यम् ॥४४॥ Sloka 44.—If trees cast no shadow even when the Sun shines brightly, or if the shadow is in the same