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

638 : बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXXI. Sl. 31-36. सुरभूषणं लतानां सहस्रमष्टोत्तरं चतुर्हस्तम् । इन्दुच्छन्दो नाम्ना विजयच्छन्दस्तदर्धेन ॥३१॥ शतमष्टयुतं हारो देवच्छन्दो ह्यशीतिरेकयुता । अष्टाष्टकोऽर्धहारो रश्मिकलापश्च नवषट्कः ॥३२॥ द्वात्रिंशता तु गुच्छो विंशत्या कीर्तितोऽर्धगुच्छाख्यः । षोडशभिर्माणवको द्वादशभिश्चार्धमाणवकः ॥३३॥ मन्दरसंज्ञोऽष्टाभिः पञ्चलता हारफलकमित्युक्तम् । सप्तविंशतिमुक्ता हस्तो नक्षत्रमालेति ॥३४॥ अन्तरमणिसंयुक्ता मणिसोपानं सुवर्णगुलिकैर्वा । तरलकमणिमध्यं तद्विज्ञेयं चाटुकारमिति ॥३५॥ एकावली नाम यथेष्टसंख्या हस्तप्रमाणा मणिविप्रयुक्ता । संयोजिता या मणिना तु मध्ये यष्टीति सा भूषणविद्भिरुक्ता ॥३६॥ Slokas 31-36.—A pearl-necklace composed of 1008 strings and four cubits long, is used as an ornament for Gods and is termed "Induchchanda". Half the above (i.e, 504 strings and 2 cubits) is termed 'Vijayachchanda'. A necklace of 108 strings and 2 cubits long is called "Hara"; one of 81, "Devachchanda"; one of 64, "Ardha Hara"; one of 54, "Rasmikalapa"; one of 32, "Guchcha"; one of 20, "Ardha Guchcha"; one of 16, "Manavaka"; one of 12, "Ardha Manavaka"; one of 8, "Mandara"; one of 5 strings, "Haraphalaka".. A necklace of 27 pearls and of one cubit's length is called "Nakshatramala" (a cluster of stars); the same is called "Mani Sopana" if it has other gems or gold beads inserted; it is called "Chatukara" (coaxer), when it has a central gem set in gold. An Ekavali (single string) containing any number of pearls, measures one cubit and is devoid of other gems; but when it is adorned