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

Adh. CIV. Sl. 53-55.] चतुराधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 787 Sloka 52.—When a strong benefic is aspected by a strong malefic, or when a strong malefic is aspected by a strong benefic, his benefic or malefic effects will be neutral- ised, just as the (Prakrit) Geetaka and (Sanskrit) Narku- taka are equal in all respects. The metre is नर्कुटक—नजभजजा लगौ च यदि नर्कुटकं तु तदा— नीचेऽरिभेऽस्ते चारिदृष्टस्य सर्वं वृथा यत् परिकीर्तितम् । पुरतोऽन्धस्येव कामिन्याः सविलासकटाक्षनिरीक्षणम् ॥५३॥ Sloka 53.—All the good effects enumerated above will be nullified, when the planet under consideration is in depression, in an inimical house, is eclipsed, or is aspected by an enemy, just as the amorous side-long glances of a loving damsel are futile on a blind man. The metre is विलास- तो मो यगौ यस्याद्यपादे स्यात्तौ जगौ तथा यत्र च दृश्यते । तदनु स्तौ मश्चतुर्थे स्यात् ससखा लघु विलासमुदाहृतम् ॥ This is a विषमवृत्त- all the four feet are dissimilar. सूर्यसुतोऽर्कफलसमश्चन्द्रसुतश्छन्दतः समनुयाति यथा । स्कन्धकमार्यागीतिर्वैतालीयं च मागधीगाथाऽऽर्याम् ॥५४॥ Sloka 54.—Saturn gives the same effects as the Sun does in his transit, while Mercury resembles in effect the planet he conjoins with, just as the (Prakrit) Skandhaka, follows (Sanskrit) Geeti, Magadhi Vaitaliya and Gatha, Arya in metrical feet. सौरोऽर्करश्मियोगात् सविकारो लब्धवृद्धिराधिकतरम् । पित्तवदाचरति नृणां पथ्यकृतां न तु तथाऽऽर्याणाम् ॥५५॥ Sloka 55.—When Saturn is eclipsed by the Sun's rays, his power to do harm to human beings increases greatly, except in the case of those noble persons who act