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

Adh. LXXXVI. Sl.33-36.] सप्ताशीतितमोऽध्यायः 677 ruin (death) of gold vendors (goldsmiths) and sculptors (painters), and clash of arms. अथ पञ्चमे नृपभयं मारीमृतदर्शनं च वक्तव्यम् । षष्ठे तु भयं ज्ञेयं गन्धर्वाणां सडोम्बानाम् ॥३३॥ Sloka 33.—An omen occurring in the 5th ‘Burning’ division (9th from the above corner) produces danger from the King, brings about pestilence and the sight of a dead bodey ; in the next (10th), danger from (or to ?) musicians and acrobats. मारीमृतं can be taken as a single compound ; in that case, it would mean the sight of those that die of pestilence. गन्धर्व may mean a class of demi-gods. धीवरशाकुनिकानां सप्तमभागाद्भयं भवति दीप्ते । भोजनविघात उक्तो निर्ग्रन्थभयं च तत्परतः ॥३४॥ Sloka 34.—An omen in the 7th Division from the corner (i. e. 11th) which is ‘Burning’ causes danger from fishermen and fowlers (or to them ?); in the next (12th), destruction of food and trouble from naked monks. कलहो नैर्ऋतभागे रक्तस्रावोऽथ शस्त्रकोपश्च । अपराद्ये चर्मकृतं विनश्यते चर्मकारभयम् ॥३५॥ Sloka 35.—An omen in the South-western corner (13th) which happens to be ‘ Burning ’ causes quarrel, flow of blood and clash of weapons ; in the first division of the West (14th), destruction of leathern articles and threat to (or from ?) cobblers. तदनन्तरे परिव्राट्श्रमणभयं तत्परे त्वनशनभयम् । वृष्टिभयं वारुण्ये श्वतस्कराणां भयं परतः ॥३६॥ Sloka 36.—An omen in the next division (15th) that is ‘Burning’ causes fear from (or to ?) recluses and Buddhist