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

470 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LIV. Sl. 58-62. खर्जूरी द्विशिरस्का यत्र भवेज्जलविवर्जिते देशे । तस्याः पश्चिमभागे निर्देश्यं त्रिपुरुषैर्वारि ॥५८॥ Sloka 58.—Where in a waterless place there is a date tree with two tops, water has to be declared to its west at 15 cubits. यदि भवति कर्णिकारः सितकुसुमः स्यात् पलाशवृक्षो वा । सव्येन तत्र हस्तद्वयेऽम्बु पुरुषद्वये भवति ॥५९॥ Sloka 59.—If a Karnikara or Palasa tree bears white flowers, there is water two cubits to the south at a depth of ten cubits. यस्यामूष्मा धात्र्यां धूमो वा तत्र वारि नरयुगले । निर्देष्टव्या च शिरा महता तोयप्रवाहेण ॥६०॥ Sloka 60.—Where the ground steams or smokes, there is water at 10 cubits ; and it may be stated that the vein will yield an abundant supply of water. यस्मिन् क्षेत्रोद्देशे जातं सस्यं विनाशमुपयाति । स्निग्धमतिपाण्डुरं वा महाशिरा नरयुगे तत्र ॥६१॥ Sloka 61.—Where, in the region of a field, the crops that have grown perish, or there is glossy and very white vegetation, there is a great vein at 10 cubits. Thus have been stated the symptoms of water in jungle and watery regions. मरुदेशे भवति शिरा यथा तथातः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि । ग्रीवा करभाणामिव भूतलसंस्थाः शिरा यान्ति ॥६२॥ Sloka 62.—Now I shall expound the possibilities of veins in desert regions. The water-veins run below the earth's surface in the shape of camels' necks (i. e. syphons.)