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

398 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XLIX. Sl. 4-7. middle ; that of the queen, of seven digits ; that of the Yuvaraja, of six ; that of the commander of the army, of four ; and that of the royal protege, of two digits. These are the five kinds of crowns that have been mentioned. सर्वे द्विगुणा यामा मध्यादर्धेन पार्श्वविस्तीर्णाः । सर्वे च शुद्धकाञ्चनविनिर्मिताः श्रेयसो वृद्धौ ॥४॥ Sloka 4.—All these crowns must have a length double their respective expansion, while the expansion on the sides is half that of the middle. All these made of pure gold increase prosperity and happiness. पञ्चशिखो भूमिपतेस्त्रिशिखो युवराजपार्थिवमहिष्योः । एकशिखः सैन्यपतेः प्रसादपट्टो विना शिखया ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—A royal crown has five crests ; that of the Yuvaraja and the Queen, three ; that of the commander, only one ; and that of the royal protege is without any crest. क्रियमाणं यदि पत्रं सुखेन विस्तारमेति पट्टस्य । वृद्धिजयौ भूमिपतेस्तथा प्रजानां च सुखसम्पत् ॥६॥ Sloka 6.—When the gold sheet for the crown ex- pands easily while it is being prepared, it augurs pros- perity and victory to the King and great happiness to the subjects. जीवितराज्यविनाशं करोति मध्ये व्रणः समुत्पन्नः । मध्ये स्फुटितस्त्याज्यो विघ्नकरः पार्श्वयोः स्फुटितः ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—A dent or hole in the middle of the crown, when it is under preparation, produces loss of life and kingdom. If it breaks in the middle, it should be discarded. One that breaks in the sides produces obstacles,