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

530 । बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXI. Sl. 15-19. bubble, and exhibit thick eye-lashes, and unbroken hinder parts of hoofs, are good and fit for carrying loads. तथा च शालिहोत्रः । शुक्लराजिपरिक्षिप्ते यस्यान्तर्लोचने शुभे । मल्लिकाक्षो महाभाग्यः स महाकृष्णतारकः ॥ घ्राणोद्देशे सबलिर्मार्जारमुखः सितश्च दक्षिणतः । कमलोत्पललाक्षाभः सुवालधिर्वाजितुल्यजवः ॥१५॥ लम्बैर्वृषणैर्मेषोदरश्च संक्षिप्तवङ्क्षणक्रोडः । ज्ञेयो भाराध्वसहो जवेऽश्वतुल्यश्च शस्तफलः ॥१६॥ Slokas 15-16 — A bull that has wrinkles on its snout, a cat's face, is white on the right side, or has the colour of lotus, lily or lac, has a good tail, speed similar to that of a horse, hanging testicles, stomach like that of sheep, or narrow groins and breast, is certainly fit for burden and travel, equal to a horse in speed and condu- cive of good results. सितवर्णः पिङ्गाक्षस्ताम्रविषाणेक्षणो महावक्त्रः । हंसो नाम शुभफलो यूथस्य विवर्धनः प्रोक्तः ॥१७॥ Sloka 17.— A white bull that is tawny in eyes, cop- per-coloured in horns and eyes (sight), that has a large mouth (or face), is termed Hamsa (swan) and is declared to bring good luck and prosperity to the flock. भूस्पृग्वालधिराताम्रविषाणो रक्तदृक्ककुद्मांश्च । कल्माषश्च स्वामिनमचिरात् कुरुते पतिं लक्ष्म्याः ॥१८॥ Sloka 18.— One whose tail touches the ground, horns and eyes red, hump prominent, colour a mixture of white, red and yellow, makes its owner a lord of wealth ere-long. यो वा सितैकचरणैर्यथेष्टवर्णश्च सोऽपि शुभफलकृत् । मिश्रफलोऽपि ग्राह्यो यदि नैकान्तप्रशस्तोऽस्ति ॥१९॥