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

Adh. LIV. Sl. 95-99.] चतुःपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 477 Sloka 94.—An isolated cold spot in a warm ground denotes cold water ; an isolated warm spot in a cold ground, warm water at a depth of 17½ cubits and at 4 cubits' distance, if a rainbow, fish or ant-hill is seen. वल्मीकानां पङ्क्त्यां यद्येकोऽभ्युच्छ्रितः शिरा तदधः । शुष्यति न रोहते वा सस्यं यस्यां च तत्राम्भः ॥९५॥ Sloka 95.—If, in a row of ant-hills, one is taller than the rest, there is a vein underneath that; and where vegetation that has grown withers away or does not sprout at all, there is water at a distance of four cubits. न्यग्रोधपलाशोदुम्बरैः समेतैस्त्रिभिर्जलं तदधः । वटपिप्पलसमवाये तद्द्वाच्यं शिरा चोदक् ॥९६॥ Sloka 96.—Where a banyan, Palasa and Indian Fig tree, or a banyan and a Pippala tree are found together, there is water underneath them at 3 cubits' distance. The vein lies northward. आग्नेये यदि कोणे ग्रामस्य पुरस्य वा भवेत् कूपः । नित्यं स करोति भयं दाहं च समानुषं प्रायः ॥९७॥ नैर्ऋतकोणे बालक्षयं च वनिताभयं च वायव्ये । दिक्त्रयमेतत्त्यक्त्वा शेषासु शुभावहाः कूपाः ॥९८॥ Slokas 97-98.—If there be a well to the south-east of a village or town, it would mostly cause constant fear, and danger from fire to men. If it is situated in the south-west, it causes loss of children ; if in the north- west, it threatens the wife; wells in directions other than these three are productive of beneficial results. सारस्वतेन मुनिना दकार्गलं यत् कृतं तदवलोक्य । आर्याभिः कृतमेतद्वृत्तैरपि मानवं वक्ष्ये ॥९९॥