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

Adh. XC. Sl. 6-10.] नवतितमोऽध्यायः 699 Sloka 5.—In all quarters, a 'Burning' jackal is of evil consequences especially in the day-time ; one going from right to left of a town or army and facing the Sun is harmful. याहीत्यग्निभयं शास्ति टाटेति मृतवेदिका । धिग्धिग्दुष्कृतिमाचष्टे सज्वला देशनाशिनी ॥६॥ Sloka 6.—If its cry is like 'याहि', there will be danger from fire ; if like 'टाटा', the news of somebody's death ; if like 'धिक् धिक्', great calamity ; if it is flam- ing in the mouth, the country will be destroyed. नैव दारुणतामेके सज्वलायाः प्रचक्षते । अर्कानलवत् तस्या वक्त्रं लालास्वभावतः ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—Some sages (such as Kasyapa) do not declare the dreadful nature of the flaming jackal. For; on account of the intrinsic nature of its saliva, its mouth is fiery like the Sun and other luminaries. Another reading is आक्रान्तानलवत्-like a burning log or like the circle of fire caused by the revolution of a burning stick. अन्यप्रतिरुता याम्या सोद्बन्धमृतशंसिनी । वारुण्यनुरुता सैव शंसते सलिले मृतम् ॥८॥ Sloka 8.—The cry of a jackal stationed in the South being re-echoed by another, indicates the death of a relative by hanging ; but in the West, by drowning. अक्षोभः श्रवणं चेष्टं धनप्राप्तिः प्रियागमः । क्षोभः प्रधानभेदश्च वाहनानां च सम्पदः ॥९॥ फलमासप्तमादेतदग्राह्यं परतो रुतम् । याम्यायां तद्विपर्यस्तं फलं षट्पञ्चमाहते ॥१०॥ Slokas 9-10—When a jackal howls once, twice, thrice, four times, five times, six times or seven times, the