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

376 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLVII. Sl. 25-28. वाहिनीं समुपयाति पृष्ठतो मांसभुक् खगगणो युयुत्सतः। यस्य तस्य बलविद्रवो महानग्रगैस्तु विजयो विहङ्गमौः ॥२५॥ Sloka 25.—If broods of carnivorous birds follow the army of a King marching for fight, his army will be completely routed; if the birds fly in front, he will be victorious. भानोरुदये यदि वास्तमये गन्धर्वपुरप्रतिमा ध्वजिनी। बिम्बं निरुणद्धि तदा नृपतेः प्राप्तं समरं सभयं प्रवदेत् ॥२६॥ Sloka 26.—If at Sunrise or Sunset an army similar to an aerial city screens the Sun’s orb, it is to be pre- dicted that the King has a war of dire consequences in store. तथा च गर्गः। आदित्ये सरथा सेना सन्ध्याकाले यदा भवेत्। प्रत्यासन्नं विजानीयाद्भूमिपस्य पराजयम् ॥ शस्ता शान्तद्विजमृगघुष्टा सन्ध्या स्निग्धा मृदुपवना च। पांसुध्वस्ता जनपदनाशं धत्ते रूक्षा रुधिरनिभा वा ॥२७॥ Sloka 27.—Auspicious is a twilight that is clear, resounding with the cries of birds and beasts, not facing the Sun, and having gentle breeze; while one spoilt by dust, coarse or blood-like brings about the destruction of the country. यद्विस्तरेण कथितं मुनिभिस्तदस्मिन् सर्वं मया निगदितं पुनरुक्तवर्जम् श्रुत्वापि कोकिलरुतं बलिभुग्विरौति यत्तत्स्वभावकृतमस्य पिकं न जेतुं Sloka 28.—Here have I expounded without any repetition all that the ancient sages have treated of in great detail. That the crow caws even after hearing the warbling of the cuckoo, is entirely due to its innate nature and not to its desire of vanquishing the cuckoo.