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

40 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. IV Sl. 20-21 ज्ञेयो विशालमूर्तिर्नरपतिलक्ष्मीविवृद्धये चन्द्रः । स्थूलः सुभिक्षकारी प्रियधान्यकरस्तु तनुमूर्तिः ॥२०॥ Slokas 18-20.—All about the configurations have been described. There are other shapes also of the Moon as detailed below : a tiny Moon indicates drought, while that which is big is declared to be a fore- runner of plenty of good crops. A form slender in the middle is termed Vajra and indicates risk to people from hunger and feverish preparations by kings for war ; while the Moon of the form of tabor denotes peace and plenty to the people. A Moon with a very broad disc denotes large influx of wealth to the king, while a corpulent Moon will make people eat richfood and a slender Moon will give food and grain that is most agreeable (or costly ?). Cf. वृद्धगर्गः विद्रुममध्यो मेघाभो वज्रसंस्थानसंस्थितः । मध्यच्छिद्रो विलीनो वा भयं च जनयेन्महत् ॥ प्रत्यन्तान् कुनृपांश्च हन्त्युडुपतिः शृङ्गे कुजेनाहते शस्त्रक्षुद्भयकृद्यमेन शशिजेनावृष्टिदुर्भिक्षकृत् । श्रेष्ठान् हन्ति नृपान् महेन्द्रगुरुणा शुक्रेण चाल्पान्नृपान् शुक्ले याप्यमिदं फलं ग्रहकृतं कृष्णे यथोक्तागमम् ॥२१॥ Sloka 21.—When the Moon's horn is dashed by the five planets (other than the two luminaries) the following are the effects : if Mars be the planet thus dashing, kings living in the neighbourhood and who are wicked will perish. If the planet so cutting be Saturn, there will be peril through weapons, hunger and fear. If it be Mercury, it indicates famine and drought. If it be Jupiter, the important kings will die, while the petty