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

590 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXIII. Sl. 2-6. मुक्ताफलैरुपचितं प्रलम्बमालाविलं स्फटिकमूलम् । षड्ढस्तशुद्धहेमं नवपर्वनगैकदण्डं तु ॥२॥ दण्डार्धविस्तृतं तत् समावृतं रत्नभूषितमुदग्रम् । नृपतेस्तदातपत्रं कल्याणपरं विजयदं च ॥३॥ Slokas 1-3—A white umbrella of the following des- cription brings all round happiness and victory to a king. It is to be made of the feathers of swans, cocks, peacocks or cranes ; it must be covered all round with a fresh, white silken cloth. It must be adorned with pearls and have garlands of pearls suspended all round from its edges ; its handle is made of crystal ; the rod of a single wood is six cubits in length, covered with pure gold and having seven or nine joints. The extent or diameter is 3 cubits. It should be well-knit all over and adorned with gems. युवराजनृपतिपत्न्योः सेनापतिदण्डनायकानां च । दण्डोऽर्धपञ्चहस्तः समपञ्चकृतोऽर्धविस्तारः ॥४॥ Sloka 4—The rod of the umbrella of a Yuvaraja, Queen, Commandant of the army and a General is 4½ cubits in height and 2¼ cubits in extent or diameter. अन्येषामुष्णघ्नं प्रसादपट्टैर्विभूषिताशिरस्कम् । व्यालम्बिरत्नमालं छत्रं कार्यं तु मायूरम् ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—The umbrella of other officers of the state should be formed with pea-cock feathers so as to ward off the Sun's heat and having wreaths of gems hanging all round ; its top being adorned with gold fillets as a token of royal favour. अन्येषां तु नराणां शीतातपवारणं तु चतुरस्रम् । समवृत्तदण्डयुक्तं छत्रं कार्यं तु विप्राणाम् ॥६॥