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

708 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCIV. Sl. 9-11. tusk. The effects of omens in these parts will be in order, great, moderate and slight, and they will be felt in a short time, in some time (within a month), and after a long time (after a month), respectively. दन्तभङ्गफलमत्र दक्षिणे भूपदेशबलविद्रवप्रदम् । वामतः सुतपुरोहिते भयान हन्ति साटविकदारनायकान् ॥९॥ Sloka 9.—The effects of the right tusk breaking in these parts are severally the fleeing of the King, the population and the army ; of the left tusk, the destruc- tion of the prince royal, preceptor and the mahout ; so also of the army of mountaineers, the consort and leading personages (commanders) respectively. आदिशेदुभयभङ्गदर्शनात् पार्थिवस्य सकलं कुलक्षयम् । सौम्यलग्नतिथिभादिभिः शुभं वर्धतेऽशुभमतोऽन्यथा वदेत् ॥१०॥ Sloka 10.—If both the tusks are found to break; the wholesale ruin of the royal family is to be predicted ; but if the breaking occurs in a benefic Lagna (Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, Pisces), lunar day, asterism and the like, there will be an increase of prosperity ; otherwise, there will be an increase of misery. सौम्यतिथि or benefic lunar days are those other than the रिक्ता one's; सौम्य asterisms are those other than दारुण and उग्र ones. By आदि, it is to be noted that the Lagna may be occupied or aspected by benefics. क्षीरमृष्टफलपुष्पपादपेष्वपगातटविघट्टितेन वा । वाममध्यरदभङ्गखण्डने शत्रुनाशकृदतोऽन्यथा परम् ॥११॥ Sloka 11.—If the elephant be found to break the middle of its left tusk by striking against milky trees, or trees laden with fruits or flowers, or the banks of rivers,