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

676 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXXVII. Sl. 29-32. be splendid. In the inner circle of the hub, one will bestow beneficial effects, if it is in any of the six spokes ; but in the N. Western and S. Western spokes, it will make the journey beset with troubles. Here अष्टांश means nothing special except one of the points into which the 8 quarters are divided. In the cycle of 32 points, the 9th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 26th are not very good ; the rest are good. The latter verse refers to a circle of 8 spokes. शान्तासु दिक्षु फलमिदमुक्तं दीप्ताख्वतोऽभिधास्यामि । ऐन्द्र्यां भयं नरेन्द्रात्समागमश्चैव शत्रूणाम् ॥२९॥ Sloka 29.—The effects enumerated above refer only to ' Tranquil ' quarters ; I shall now expound those per- taining to the ' Burning ' ones : An omen in the ' Burn- ing ' East, causes danger from the sovereign and contact with one's foes. तदनन्तरादिशि नाशः कनकस्य भयं सुवर्णकाराणाम् । अर्थक्षयस्तृतीये कलहः शस्त्रप्रकोपश्च ॥३०॥ Sloka 30.—One in the next point causes loss of gold and threat to gold-smiths ; in the 3rd, loss of wealth, quarrel and clash of arms. अग्निभयं च चतुर्थे भयमाग्रेये च भवति चौरेभ्यः । कोणादपि द्वितीये धनक्षयो नृपसुतविनाशः ॥३१॥ Sloka 31.—One in the 4th division engenders dan- ger from fire ; in the S. E. corner (5th), danger from thieves ; in the next division (6th), loss of wealth, and death of a prince. प्रमदागर्भविनाशस्तृतीयभागे भवेच्चतुर्थे च । हैरण्यककारुकयोः प्रध्वंसः शस्त्रकोपश्च ॥३२॥ Sloka 32.—One in the 3rd division from S. E. (7th) causes the abortion of one's wife ; in the next (8th), the