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

Adh. LIII. Sl. 100-104.] त्रिपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 451 विप्रः स्पृष्ट्वा शीर्षं वक्षश्च क्षत्रियो विशश्चोरू । शूद्रः पादौ स्पृष्ट्वा कुर्याद्रेखां गृहारम्भे ॥१००॥ Slokas 98-100.—The owner of lands should go at a time prescribed by an astrologer to a good piece of earth which is ploughed, where sown seeds have grown, and where Brahmins and cows have stayed for a night; worship deities with varieties of eatables, curds, coloured rice and fragrant flowers and incense; and honour Brah- mins and the architects. Then touching his head, breast, thighs or feet according as he is a Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya or Sudra, he should draw a line at the commence- ment of the construction of a house. अङ्गुष्ठकेन कुर्यान्मध्याङ्गुल्याऽथवा प्रदेशिन्या । कनकमणिरजतमुक्तादधिफलकुसुमाक्षतैश्च शुभम् ॥१०१॥ शस्त्रेण शस्त्रमृत्युर्बन्धो लोहेन भस्मनाग्निभयम् । तस्करभयं तृणेन च काष्ठोल्लिखिता च राजभयम् ॥१०२॥ वक्रा पादालिखिता शत्रुभयक्लेशदा विरूपा च । चर्माङ्गारास्थिकृता दन्तेन च कर्तुरशिवाय ॥१०३॥ वैरमपसव्यलिखिता प्रदक्षिणं सम्पदो विनिर्देश्याः । वाचः परुषा निष्ठीवितं क्षुतं चाशुभं कथितम् ॥१०४॥ Slokas 101-104.—If he should draw the line with the thumb, middle finger or fore-finger, or with gold, gem, silver, pearl, curds, fruit, flower or coloured rice, it would lead to happiness; if with a weapon, he would be killed by weapons; if with a metal (or iron), imprisoned; with ashes, will have danger from fire; with straw, danger from thieves; with a wooden stick, fear of King. A crooked line drawn by foot gives danger from enemies