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

700 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XC. Sl. 11-14. effects will severally be freedom from distress, hearing pleasant news gain of wealth, arrival of a beloved person, turmoil, dissension among the king's ministers (or break- ing of a valuable article ?) or prosperity of vehicles. If it cries more times, no heed is to be given to that; but if it cries in the South, the above effects of the frequency will be just the contrary, save for the fifth or the sixth. (The respective effects in the South will be—distress, hearing unpleasant news, loss of wealth, separation from a beloved person, turmoil, dissension and loss of vehicles.) या रोमाञ्चं मनुष्याणां शकृन्मूत्रं च वाजिनाम् । रावात् त्रासं च जनयेत् सा शिवा न शिवप्रदा ॥११॥ Sloka 11.—A jackal that produces horripilation in men, makes horses pass dung and urine and frightens people through its howl, leads to dire results. मौनं गता प्रतिरुते नरद्विरदवाजिभिः । या शिवा सा शिवं सैन्ये पुरे वा सम्प्रयच्छति ॥१२॥ Sloka 12.—When a jackal keeps quiet on its cry being reached by men, elephants or horses, whether in a town or military camp, prosperity will accrue to it therefrom. मेभेति शिवा भयङ्करी भोभो व्यापदमादिशेच्च सा । मृतिबन्धनिवेदिनी फिफे हुहू चात्महितां शिवा स्वरे॥१३॥ Sloka 13.—If the jackal's cry sounds like ‘मेभे’ the effect is dreadful; if like ‘भोभो’, there will be great misery; if like ‘फिफे’, death or imprisonment; and if like ‘हुहू’, benefit will accrue to the person. शान्ता त्ववर्णात् परमारुवन्ती टाटामुदीर्णामिति वाश्यमाना । टेटे च पूर्वं परतश्च थे थे तस्याः स्वतृष्टिप्रभवं रुतं तत् ॥१४॥