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

678 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXXVII. Sl. 37-40. monks; in the next (16th), threat of starvation; in the West (17th), danger from rain; in the next (18th), peril from (or to ?) dogs and thieves. वायुग्रस्तविनाशः परे परे शस्त्रपुस्तवार्त्तानाम् । कोणे पुस्तकनाशः परे विषस्तेनवायुभयम् ॥३७॥ Sloka 37.—An omen in the next quarter (19th) leads to destruction by storm; in the next (20th), to danger from those that live by weapons (soldiers) and books (authors or sellers); in the N. W. (21st), to the loss of books; in the next (22nd), to danger from poison, thieves and wind. परतो वित्तविनाशो मित्रैः सह विग्रहश्च विज्ञेयः । तस्यासन्नेऽश्ववधो भयमपि च पुरोधसः प्रोक्तम् ॥३८॥ Sloka 38.—An omen in the next 'Burning' quarter (23rd) brings about loss of money, and strife with one's own friends; in the next (24th), death from a horse (or of ones' horse) and danger from (or to ?) the priest. गोहरणशस्त्रघातावुदक्परे सार्थघातधननाशौ । आसन्ने च श्वभयं व्रात्यद्विजदासगणिकानाम् ॥३९॥ Sloka 39.—An omen in the north (25th) causes theft of one's cattle and hit from weapons; in the next (26th), ruin from a caravan and loss of wealth; in the next (27th), trouble from dogs, Vratya Brahmins, slaves and harlots. व्रात्य is a Brahmin whose उपनयन, investiture with the sacred thread, takes place between his 8th and 16th year. ऐशानस्यासन्ने चित्राम्बरचित्रकृद्भयं प्रोक्तम् । ऐशाने त्वग्निभयं दूषणमप्युत्तमस्त्रीणाम् ॥४०॥ Sloka 40.—An omen in the division (28th) previous to N. E. causes trouble to one's coloured cloths and from