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

704 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCIII. Sl. 4-7 flaming of the hind legs, to his imprisonment; smoke in its forehead, breast, eyes or fore-legs, to defeat, while flame in the above limbs leads to victory. नासापुटप्रोथशिरोऽश्रुपातनेत्रे च रात्रौ ज्वलनं जयाय । पलाशताम्रासितकर्बुराणां नित्यं शुकाभस्य सितस्य चेष्टम् ॥ Sloka 4—The flaming at night of the snout, middle of the nose, head, the lower part of the cheeks and eyes of horses that are green, copper-hued, dark or variegated confers success; it is always (both by day and night) auspicious with those that are white or have the hue of parrots. प्रद्वेषो यवसाम्भसां प्रपतनं खेदो निमित्ताद्विना कम्पा वा वदनाच्च रक्तपतनं धूमस्य वा सम्भवः । अस्वप्नश्च विरोधिनां निशि दिवा निद्रालसध्यानता सादोऽधोमुखता विचेष्टितमिदं नेष्टं स्मृतं वाजिनाम् ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—Antipathy to grass and water, falling down, sweating, convulsion without any cause, falling of blood from or appearing of smoke in the mouth, keep- ing vigil at night through hatred (or quarrel), drowsiness and pensive mood by day, languor and down-cast face— none of these activities of horses is said to be favourable. आरोहणमन्यवाजिनां पर्याणादियुतस्य वाजिनः उपवाह्यतुरङ्गमस्य वा कल्पस्यैव विपन्नशोभना ॥६॥ Sloka 6.—If a horse carrying a saddle and a rider gets upon another horse, or if the royal horse that is quite fit meets with some disaster, there will be misery. क्रौञ्चवद्रिपुवधाय ह्रेषितं ग्रीवया त्वचलया च सोन्मुखम् । स्निग्धमुच्चमनुनादि हृष्टवद्वक्त्रास्रुद्धैवदनैश्च वाजिभिः ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—If a horse neighs like the Krauncha bird, or does with its face raised and neck motionless, or has