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

722 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCV. Sl. 55-58.
Sloka 54.—If the crow cries as 'Karagau', there
will be rain; if 'Guda', fear; if 'Vad', gain of cloths;
if 'Kalaya', Sudras will come in contact with Brahmins.
कदिति फलाप्तिः फलदाहिदर्शनं तडिति प्रहारः स्युः ।
स्त्रीलाभः स्त्रीति रुते गडिति गवां पुडिति पुष्पाणाम् ॥५५॥
Sloka 55.—If the crow cries as 'Kad', there will be
the acquisition of the desired objects and the sight of ser-
pents; if 'Tad', one will receive blows; if 'Stree',
one will get a damsel; if 'Gad', cows; if 'Pud', flowers.
युद्धाय टाकुटाकिति गुहु वह्निभयं कटेकटे कलहः ।
टाकुलि चिण्टिचि केकेकेति पुरं चेति दोषाय ॥५६॥
Sloka 56.—If it produces the sound 'टाकुटाकु', there
will be a fight; if 'गुहु', danger from fire; if 'कटेकटे',
quarrel. The sounds 'टाकुलि, चिण्टिचि, केकेके and पुर', all
lead to harmful results.
काकद्वयस्यापि समानमेतत् फलं यदुक्तं रुतचेष्टिताद्यैः ।
पतत्रिणोऽन्येऽपि यथैव काको वन्याः श्ववच्चोपरिदंष्ट्रिणो ये ॥५७॥
Sloka 57.—What effects have been assigned to the
cry, moments, etc. of a single crow, equally apply to
those of two crows also. Other birds too are to be
treated on a par with the crow, just as wild animals that
have tusks above are likened to the dogs.
स्थलसलिलचराणां व्यत्ययो मेघकाले
प्रचुरसलिलवृष्ट्यै शेषकाले भयाय ।
मधु भवननिलीनं तत्करोत्याशु शून्यं
मरणमपि च नीला मक्षिका मूर्ध्नि लीना ॥५८॥
Sloka 58.—When terrestrial and aquatic animals
move in water and on land respectively in the rainy sea-

Adh. XCV. Sl. 59-61. ] पञ्चनवतितमोऽध्यायः 723
son, there will be abundant rain ; but in other seasons,
there will be danger ; bees building their honey-comb
inside a house, will make it empty soon ; blue flies
clinging to the head bring about death.
विनिक्षिपन्त्यः सलिलेऽण्डकानि पिपीलिका वृष्टिनिरोधमाहुः ।
तरुं स्थलं वापि नयन्ति निम्नाद्यदा तदा ताः कथयन्ति वृष्टिम् ॥
Sloka 59.—Ants laying eggs on water bespeak
drought ; if they carry their eggs from a pit either to a
tree or an elevated ground, they indicate rain.
कार्यं तु मूलशकुनेऽन्तरजे तदह्नि
विन्द्यात्फलं नियतमेवमिमे विचिन्त्याः ।
प्रारम्भयानसमयेषु तथा प्रवेशे
ग्राह्यं क्षुतं न शुभदं क्वचिदप्युशन्ति ॥६०॥
Sloka 60.—The effect of an undertaking (or journey)
is to be judged from the initial omen ; the effect of one
occurring in the middle will be felt on the same day. In
this manner all these omens mentioned so far must needs
be taken into consideration at the commencement of any
work, and at the time of journeys, as well as of entering
a new house ; but sneezing should be paid special atten-
tion to, for nowhere is it admitted as a beneficial omen.
शुभं दशापाकमविघ्नसिद्धिं मूलाभिरक्षामथवा सहायान् ।
दुष्टस्य संसिद्धिमनामयत्वं वदन्ति ते मानयितुर्नृपस्य ॥६१॥
Sloka 61.—Good omens indicate the maturing of
a Dasa in a beneficial manner, accomplishment of the
objects without obstacles; preservation of the hereditary
kingdom (or wealth), getting allies, easy subjugation of
unyielding enemies, and enjoying sound health, to a
sovereign who has faith in them.

724 बृहत्संहितायाम् [XCV. 62, XCVI. 1-2.
क्रोशादूर्ध्वं शकुनविरुतं निष्फलं प्राहुरेके
तत्रानिष्टे प्रथमशकुने मानयेत्पञ्च षट् च ।
प्राणायामान्नृपतिरशुभे षोडशैव द्वितीये
प्रत्यागच्छेत् स्वभवनमतो यद्यनिष्टस्तृतीयः ॥६२॥
Sloka 62—According to some authorities, the cries
of omens heard after one has gone a Kros (about 2
miles) have no effect at all. But if the first omen is
harmful, the king should do eleven Pranayamas; if the
second too proves evil, he should do 16 Pranayamas,
and if the third too persists in being malefic, he should
return home.
प्राणायाम is thus defined.
सव्याहृतिं सप्रणवां गायत्रीं शिरसा सह ।
त्रिः पठेदायतप्राणः प्राणायामः स उच्यते ॥
Thus ends the 95th Adhyaya on the "Cries of Crows".
शाकुनोत्तरम् ॥९६॥ Further Omens.
Omens : Section IX.
दिग्देशचेष्टास्वरवासरर्क्षमुहूर्त्तहोराकरणोदयांशान् ।
चरस्थिरोन्मित्रबलाबलं च बुद्ध्वा फलानि प्रवदेद्द्रुतज्ञः ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—One conversant with the cries of birds
and beasts ought to declare the effects of omens only
after understanding the relative strength of the particular
quarter, place, movements, sound, the particular week-
day, asterism, Muhurta, Hora, Karana, the Ascendant,
its divisions and its being a moveable, fixed or dual sign.
द्विविधं कथयन्ति संस्थितानामागामिस्थिरसञ्ज्ञितं च कार्यम् ।
नृपदूतचरान्यदेशजातान्यभिघातः खजनादि चागमारूढम् ॥२॥

Adh. XCVI. Sl. 3-5.] षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः 725
Sloka 2.—In the case of persons who do not pro-
ceed on a journey, there are two kinds of the effects of
omens, viz., the unstable (future) and the stable. To
the first category belong those pointing to the king,
envoy, spy, foreign countries, attack (troubles) and kins-
men.
(The commentator says stable means past ones and unstable
future).
उद्वद्धसङ्ग्रहणभोजनचौरवह्नि-
वर्षोत्सवात्मजवधाः कलहो भयं च।
वर्गः स्थिरोऽयमुदयेन्दुयुते स्थिरर्क्षे
विन्द्यात् स्थिरं चरगृहे च चरं यदुक्तम् ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—The effect of omens referring to im-
prisonment, meeting (acquisition), meals, thieves, fire,
rain, festivities, sons, death, quarrels and fears belong to
the 'stable' category, provided the Ascendant and the
sign occupied by the Moon at the time are fixed
signs; if they are moveable ones, they belong to the
'unstable' category.
स्थिरप्रदेशोपलमन्दिरेषु सुरालये भूजलसन्निधौ च।
स्थिराणि कार्याणि चराणि यानि चलप्रदेशादिषु चागमाय ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—The effects are called 'stable', when the
omens occur in a firm place, on a stone, in a house, a
temple, on the earth and near water; and when they
are in moving things, etc., they are called 'unstable' or
'Future'.
आप्योदयर्क्षणदिग्जलेषु पक्षावसानेषु च ये प्रदीप्ताः।
सर्वेऽपि ते वृष्टिकरा रुवन्तः शान्तोऽपि वृष्टिं कुरुतेऽम्बुचारी ॥५॥
Sloka 5.—All omens that are situated in an Ascend-

726 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCVI. Sl. 6-8.
ant happening to be a watery sign (Cancer, Capricorn,
Pisces), in a watery asterism (Purvashadha, Satabhisha),
in a watery Muhurta (having the name of water or pre-
sided over by Varuna), in a quarter presided over by
Varuna, and in a place where there is water, that occur
at the end of the fortnights, that are ' blasted ' (by Gods
or by action), and that cry, produce rain. Under the
same circumstances, even a ' Tranquil ' omen that is
aquatic causes rain.
आग्नेयदिग्लग्नमुहूर्त्तदेशेष्वर्कप्रदीप्तोऽग्निभयाय रौति ।
विष्ट्यां यमक्षोदयकण्टकेषु निष्पत्रवल्लीषु च दोषकृत् स्यात् ॥६॥
Sloka 6.—An omen blasted by the Sun and posited
in the S. E. corner in a fiery Ascendant (Aries, Leo,
Scorpio, Capricorn or Aquarius), in a fiery Muhurta, in
the Krittika asterism, and in a place where fire is kept,
causes danger from fire, while crying ; similarly one
occurring in Vishti Karana, in a star presided over by
Yama (Bharani), in a sign of Saturn happening to be
the Ascendant and in thorny trees, and on creepers
without leaves, causes harm.
ग्राम्यः प्रदीप्तः स्वरचेष्टिताभ्यामुग्रो रुवन् कण्टकिनि स्थितश्च ।
भौमर्क्षलग्ने यदि नैर्ऋतीं च स्थितोऽभितश्चेत्कलहाय दृष्टः ॥७॥
Sloka 7.—A rural bird or beast that is ' blasted '
by voice or action, that is crying fiercely, that is stand-
ing on a thorny tree in S. W., in a Lagna owned by
Mars, and facing a person, leads to quarrel when seen.
लग्नेऽथवेन्दोर्भृगुभांशसंस्थे विदिक्स्थितोऽधोवदनश्च रौति ।
दीप्तः स चेत् सङ्ग्रहणं करोति योन्या तया या विदिशि प्रदिष्टा ॥८॥

Adh. XCVI. Sl. 9-11.] षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः 727
Sloka 8.—Or, when the creature cries with its face
hung down, standing in a corner and in a Navamsa of
Venus happening to be rising or occupied by the Moon,
and being 'blasted' (in place or sound), the person
will get a woman of the type assigned to the particular
corner.
योऽन्योऽनुयायाद्दिशि सम्प्रदिष्टः is another reading.
The meaning will be "he will meet some-body that is
assigned to that quarter and who happens to go along the
same path."
पुंराशिलग्ने विषमे तिथौ च दिक्स्थः प्रदीप्तः शकुनो नराख्यः ।
वाच्यं तदा सङ्ग्रहणं नराणां मिश्रे भवेत् षण्ढकसम्प्रयोगः ॥९॥
Sloka 9.—An omen that is 'Blasted' and posited in
a male Ascendant, in an odd Tithi and in a cardinal
quarter is termed 'Masculine'. In this case one will
come in contact with men ; if it is mixed, i. e. in a male
sign and in an even Tithi, he will meet eunuchs.
एवं रवेः क्षेत्रनवांश्लग्ने लग्ने स्थिते वा स्वयमेव सूर्ये ।
दीप्तोऽभिधत्ते शकुनो विरौति पुंसः प्रधानस्य हि कारणं तत् ॥१०॥
Sloka 10.—If an omen that is 'Blasted' cries, when
the Ascendant or its Navamsa is owned by Sun or when
the Sun himself is in the Ascendant, the arrival of an
eminent personage is indicated.
प्रारभ्यमाणेषु च सर्वकार्येष्वर्कान्विताद्भाद्गणयेद्विलग्नम् ।
सम्पद्विपच्चेति यथाक्रमेण सम्पद्विपच्चेति तथैव वाच्या ॥११॥
Sloka 11:—At the commencement of any work,
count the distance in signs from the one occupied by the
Sun to the Lagna in the manner of 'Weal' and 'Woe'
in order. Accordingly, wealth or misery will have to be
predicted.

728 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCVI. Sl. 12-13.
If the Lagna is an odd number from the Sun's Rasi, it is
good; if even, bad.
काणेनाक्ष्णा दक्षिणेनैति सूर्ये चन्द्रे लग्नाद् द्वादशे चेतरेण ।
लग्नस्थेऽर्के पापद्बष्टेऽन्ध एव कुब्जः स्वर्क्षे श्रोत्रहीनो जडो वा ॥१२॥
क्रूरः षष्ठे क्रूरदृष्टो विलग्नाद् यस्मिन् राशौ तद्गृहाङ्गे व्रणोऽस्य ।
एवं प्रोक्तं यन्मया जन्मकाले चिह्नं रूपं तत्तदस्मिन् विचिन्त्यम् ॥
Slokas 12-13.—If the Sun is posited in the 12th
place from the Lagna at the time, the person whom one
will meet will be blind of the right eye; if the Moon be
there, he will be blind of the left eye; if the Sun be in
the Lagna itself and be aspected by malefics, he will be
completely blind. If the Sun in the above condition be
in his own Rasi, he will be hunch-backed, deaf or an
imbecile. If the 6th house from the Lagna be occupied
and aspected by malefics, the person will have ulcer in
the limb indicated by that sign. In this way, whatever
marks or forms (colours) have been expounded by me
in connection with the time of births will have to be
adopted here too.
This shows clearly that Brihatjataka was written first and
then only this book.
अथाऽऽगतस्याख्याज्ञानमाचार्यः करोति । तच्चाल्पबहुलं स्वल्पग्रन्थं
मृदुबुद्धीनामगम्यमतोऽस्माभिस्तदेव बोधियात्रायां यवनेश्वरकृतश्चाक्षरकोशो
व्याख्यायते-
अतः परं लोकनिरूपितानि द्रव्येषु नानाक्षरसङ्ग्रहाणि ।
इष्टप्रणीतानि विभाजितानि नामानि केन्द्रक्रमशः प्रवक्ष्ये ॥१॥

1. Hereafter I shall explain in the order of the Kendras
   the names that are held by the objects of the world, viz., mineral,
   vegetables and animals with multifarious distinctions made at
   will and composed of various syllables.

षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः

लग्नाम्बुसंस्थास्तनमःस्थितेषु क्षेत्रेषु ये लग्नगता गृहांशाः ।

तेभ्योऽक्षराण्यात्मगृहाश्रयाणि विन्द्याद्ग्रहाणां स्वगणक्रमेण ॥२॥

कवर्गपूर्वान् कुजशुक्रचान्द्रीन्जीवाार्कजानां प्रवदन्ति वर्गान् ।

यकारपूर्वाः शशिनो निरुक्ता वर्णास्त्वकारप्रभवा रवेः स्युः ॥३॥

य-

द्रेष्काणवृद्ध्या प्रवदन्ति नाम त्रिपञ्चसप्ताक्षरमोजराशौ ।

युग्मे तु विन्द्याद् द्विचतुष्कषट्कं नामाक्षराणि ग्रहदृष्टिवृद्ध्या ॥४॥

वर्गोत्तमे द्वयक्षरकं चरांशे स्थिरर्क्षभागे चतुरक्षरं तत् ।

ओजेषु चैभ्यो विषमाक्षराणि स्युर्द्विस्वभावेषु तु राशिवच्च ॥५॥

बृ. सं 92

730 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCVI. Sl. 12-13]
द्विमूर्त्तिसञ्ज्ञे तु वदेद्द्विनाम सौम्येक्षिते द्विप्रकृतौ च राशौ ।
यावान् गणः स्वोदयगोंशकानां तावान् ग्रहः संग्रहकेऽक्षराणाम् ॥६॥
6. In the case of a dual sign, two names will have to be
declared; when it is aspected by benefics, then too, the same
result. The particular Navamsa rising at the time, gives the
number of letters constituting the name.
संयोगमादौ बहुलेषु विन्द्यात् कूटेषु संयोगपरं वदन्ति ।
स्वोच्चांशके द्विष्कृतमृक्षयोगाद्गुर्वक्षरं तद्भवनांशके स्यात् ॥७॥
7. If the rising sign be odd, the name will begin with a
conjunct consonant ; if an even one, with a letter followed by a
conjunct consonant. When the planet (contributing a letter to
the name) is posited in his highest exaltation, the letter is repeated
according to the nature of the particular sign (odd or even); a
name will have a long syllable गुरु in the particular place signified
by the Navamsa rising at the time.
श्रीधर, क्षीर, स्मर are the examples for the first. पद्म, धर्म, वसुदत्त,
etc. for the second ; if odd. दरद, दामोदर, if even, देवदेव, धराधर etc.
मात्रादियुक् स्याद्ग्रहयुक्तिकोणे द्रेष्काणपर्यायवदक्षरेषु ।
नमोबलेषूर्ध्वमधोऽम्बुजेषु ज्ञेयो विसर्गोऽस्तबलान्वितेषु ॥८॥
8. When the 5th or the 9th house is occupied by planets,
there will be an extra syllabic instant in the name in the letter
signified by the decanate. When the 10th house is strong, there
will be the upper sign of long syllable ; when the 4th, lower sign ;
when the 7th, a Visarga.
शीर्षोदयेषूर्ध्वमुशन्ति मात्रामधश्च पृष्ठोदयशब्दितेषु ।
तिर्यक् च विन्द्यादुभयोदये तां दीर्घेषु दीर्घादितरेषु नान्यत् ॥९॥
9. When a Seershodaya Rasi is rising, the मात्रा (syllable
instant) will be upwards; when it is a Prishtodaya one, the
मात्रा will be downwards. In the case of a dual sign rising, it is
across; when it is a long sign, there is a long syllable; when
it is medium or short, it will be short.

Adh. XCVI. Sl. 12-13.] षण्णवतिमोध्यायः 731
प्राग्लग्नतोयास्तनभःस्थितेषु मेष्वंशकेभ्योऽक्षरसंग्रहः स्यात् ।
क्रूरोऽक्षरं हन्ति चतुष्टयस्थो दृष्ट्वापि मात्रां च त्रिकोणगो वा ॥१०॥
10. The letters of a name are contributed by the Navamsas
of the signs that are the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses. A
malefic posited in a Kendra house destroys a syllable, while
in a triangular one, destroys a मात्रा. The same result will arise
even by aspect.
शुभग्रहस्तूर्जितवीर्यभागी स्थानांशतुल्याक्षरदः स चोक्तः ।
पश्यन् स्थितः केन्द्रत्रिकोणयोर्वा स्वोच्चेऽपि वर्णद्वयमात्मभागे ॥११॥
11. A strong benefic is said to contribute as many syllables
as the Navamsas travelled by him; or when he is posited in a
Kendra, Kona, in his exaltation or own Navamsa and aspects the
Lagna, he gives two letters.
क्षेत्रेश्वरे क्षीणबलेऽंशके च मात्राक्षरं नाशमुपैति तज्जम् ।
असम्भवेऽप्युद्भवमेति तस्मिन् वर्गाद्यमुच्चांशयुजीशदृष्टे ॥१२॥
12. When the lord of the sign rising as also its Navamsa
are weak, the syllabic instant मात्रा as well as the syllable caused
by that is destroyed; still, in its stead, the first letter of the
particular class comes into being provided the said lord is posited
in the Navamsa that is owned by his exaltution sign and the
Navamsa Rasi aspected by its own lord (or, and aspected by the
lord of that Rasi or Navamsa Rasi ?)
केन्द्रे यथास्थानबलप्रकर्ष क्षेत्रस्य तत्क्षेत्रपतेश्च बुद्ध्वा ।
• कार्योऽक्षराणामनुपूर्वयोगो मात्रादिसंयोगविकल्पना च ॥१३॥
13. The order of the letters as well as the existence of the
Matras, conjunct consonants at the beginning or the end should
be fixed only after ascertaining fully the extent of the positional
strength of the Kendra house and its lord.
तत्रादिराश्यादिचतुर्वि लग्नमाद्यंशकादिक्रमपर्ययेण ।
ग्रहांशकेभ्यः स्वगणाक्षराणामन्वर्थने प्राप्तिरियं विधार्या ॥१४॥

732 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCVI. Sl. 12-13.
14. In reconstructing a name, the method to be adopted is
the following: Take the four Kendras beginning with the first
sign (i. e., Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn) and their Navam-
sas in regular order for the first; then take the letters of the
classes belonging to the respective planets owing to their position
in the Navamsas identical with the above ones.
मेषे ककारो हिबुके यकारस्तुले चकारो मकरे पकारः ।
मेषे छकारो हिबुकेऽप्यकारस्तुले खकारो मकरे फकारः ॥ १५॥
15. When the first Navamsa of Mesha is rising, the letter
is क ; for Karkataka, the 4th, य ; for Tula, the 7th, च ; for
Makara, the 10th, प ; similarly for the second Navamsas of these
four, the letters indicated are in order छ, अ, ख and फ.
[It has been explained above that the letters are to be deduced
from the Navamsas of the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses according
to their being owned by the several planets. Now when Mesha
happens to be rising, the first Navamsas of this and the other
Kendras are respectively Mesha, Kataka, Tula and Makara. These
are owned by Mars, the Moon, Venus and Saturn respectively.
Since they are the first Navamsas, we have to take the first letters
of the classes belonging to the planets, viz. क, य, च and प. When
the second Navamsas of Mesha, Kataka, etc are rising, the letters
will be for the same reason the second letters of the respective
classes, according to their ownership; e.g. in Mesha, the 2nd
Navamsa belongs to Venus, so the second letter of चवर्ग i.e., छ and
so on.]
मेषे टकारो हिबुके ठकारस्तुले तकारो मकरे थकारः ।
मेषे तु रेफो हिबुके जकारस्तुले बकारो मकरे गकारः ॥ १६॥
16. When the 3rd Navamsa of Mesha is rising, the letter
for it is ट; for the fourth house Karkataka, it is ठ; for the seventh
Tula, त; for Makara, it is थ; for the 4th Navamsa of Mesha,
Kataka, Tula and Makara, they are respectively र, ज, ब and ग.
[Though the Navamsa is the 3rd, still the letter taken, is the
first of the class ट, it is the first time that Mercury gets his chance.]

Adh. XCVI. Sl. 12-13.] षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः 733
आकारमाद्येऽम्बुगते घकारमस्ते भकारं मकरे झकारम् ।
लग्ने डकारं हिबुके दकारमस्ते धकारं मकरे ढकारम् ॥१७॥
17. When the 5th Navamsas of Mesha is rising, the letters
for the four houses are आ, घ, भ and झ respectively ; similarly for
the sixth Navamsas of these 4 houses, the letters are in order
ड, द, ध and ढ.
लग्ने जकारो हिबुके मकारः तुले ङकारो मकरे लकारः ।
लग्ने ककारो हिबुके पकारस्तुले चकारो मकरे इकारः ॥१८॥
18. When the 7th Navamsa of Mesha is rising, the letters
for the four Kendras houses are ज, म, ङ and ल respectively ; for
the 8th Navamsa, the corresponding letters are क, प, च and इ
respectively.
लग्ने नकारो हिबुके तकारस्तुले णकारो मकरे टकारः ।
इत्येतदुक्तं चरसंज्ञकस्य वक्ष्ये स्थिराख्यस्य चतुष्टयस्य ॥१९॥
19. When the 9th Navamsa of Mesha is rising, the letters
for the four Kendras are respectively न, त, ण and ट. Thus have I
explained the letters for the Kendras that are moveable signs.
Now I shall explain the same for those that are fixed signs.
वृषे फकारो हिबुके खकारः कीटे वकारो नृघटे छकारः ।
आद्यांशकेभ्यो मतिमान्विदध्यादनुक्रमेण स्थिरसंज्ञकेषु ॥२०॥
20. When the first Navamsa of Vrishabha is rising, the
letters for the four Kendras are फ, ख, व and छ. In this manner,
are to be got the letters for the first Navamsas, in regular order, of
the fixed signs by a wise man.
लग्ने बकारो हिबुके जकारः ईकारमस्तेऽम्बरगे गकारः ।
वृषे थकारो हिबुके टकारः कीटे डकारो नृघटे दकारः॥२१।
21. When the second Navamsa of Taurus is rising, the
letters for the four Kendras are ब, ज, ई and ग; for the third
Navamsas of these, the letters are थ, ट, ड and द respectively.
वृषे घकारो हिबुके शकारः कीटे झकारो नृघटे मकारः ।
लग्ने जकारो हिबुके उकारः कीटे ङकारो नृघटे मकारः ॥२२॥

734 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCVI. Sl. 12-13.
22. When the 4th Navamsa of Vrishabha is rising, the
letters for the four Kendras are घ, श, झ and भ; for the fifth
Navamsa, the correspouding letters are ज, ड, ङ. and म.
लग्ने ढकारोऽथ जले णकारश्चास्ते धकारोऽम्बरगे नकारः ।
वृषे षकारो हिबुके चकारः कीटे पकारो नृघटे ककारः ॥२३॥
23. When the 6th Navamsa of Vrishabha is rising, the letters
for the four Kendras are ढ, ण, ध and न; for the 7th Navamsa,
ष, च, प and क respectively.
ऊकारमाहुर्वृषभे जले खमस्ते फकारो नृघटे छकारः ।
अन्त्ये वृषे टं तमुशन्ति सिंहे थं सप्तगे ठं प्रवदन्ति कुम्भे ॥२४॥
24. When the 8th Navamsa is rising, the letters for the four
Kendras are ऊ, ख, फ and छ respectively; for the 9th Navamsa,
they are ट, त, थ and ठ respectively.
द्विमूर्त्तिसंज्ञे मिथुने जकारः षष्ठे बकारः प्रथमांशके स्यात् ।
धनुर्धरेऽस्तोपगते गकारो मीनद्वये चाम्बरगे सकारः ॥२५॥
25. When the first Navamsa of Mithuna, a dual sign, is
rising, the letters for the Kendras are ज, ब, ग and स respectively.
लग्ने घकारो हिबुके भकारश्चास्ते झकारोऽम्बरमध्यगे ई ।
लग्ने दकारो हिबुके धकारमस्ते डकारं विदुरम्बरे ढम् ॥२६॥
26. When the second Navamsa of Mithuna is rising, the
lettters for the Kendras are घ, भ, झ and ई respectively; for the
3rd Navamsa, they are द, ध, ड and ढ respectively.
लग्ने मकारो हिबुके ङकारश्चास्ते हकारोऽम्बरगे ञकारः ।
लग्ने पकारो जलगे चकार ऐकारमस्तेऽम्बरगे ककारः ॥२७॥
27. When the 4th Navamsa of Gemini is rising, the letters
for the four Kendras are म, ङ, ह and ञ respectively; for the 5th
Navamsa, they are प, च, ऐ and क.
प्राग्लग्नगे नं जलगे णमाहुरस्तं गते टं नभसि स्थिते तम् ।
प्राग्लग्नगे खं जलगे यमाहुरस्तं गते छं नभसि स्थिते फंम् ॥२८॥

Adh. XCVI. Sl. 12-13.] षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः 735
28. When the 6th Navamsa of Gemini is rising, the letters
for the Kendras are न, ण, ट and त respectively; for the 7th
Navamsa, they are ख, य, छ and फ respectively.
लग्ने जमोकारमथाम्बुसंस्थे गमस्त संस्थे विदुरम्बरे बम् ।
ठं लग्नगेऽन्त्ये हिबुकाश्रिते डं थमस्तगे दं नभसिस्थिते वै ॥२९॥
29. When the 8th Navamsa of Gemini is rising, the letters
for the Kendras are ज, ओ, ग and ब respectively; for the 9th
Navamsa, they are ठ, ड, थ and द respectiuely.
एवं विकल्पोऽक्षरसङ्ग्रहोऽयं नाम्नां निरुद्दिष्टविधान उक्तः ।
सर्वेषु लग्नेषु च केचिदेवमिच्छन्ति पूर्वोक्तविधानवत् ॥३०॥
30. Thus has been explained the given method of gathering
the letters constituting names. Some sages have thus opined as
given above for all the signs rising at the time.
केन्द्राणि वा केन्द्रगतांशकैः स्वैः पृथक्पृथक् सङ्गुणितानि कृत्वा ।
त्रिकृद्विभक्तं विदुरक्षरं तत् क्षेत्रेश्वरस्यांशपरिक्रमस्थम् ॥३१॥
31. Or, multiply separately the several Kendra houses by
their corresponding rising Navamsas and divide the result by 9.
The quotient will reveal the letter required belonging to the Na-
vamsa of the planet.
मेष | वृष | मिथु | कट | सिंह | कन्या | तुला | वृश्चि | धनु | मक | कुंभ | मीन
क | फ | ज | य | ख | ब | च | व | ग | प | छ | स
छ | वं | घ | अ | ञ | भ | ख | ई | झ | फ | ग | ई
ट | शं | द | ठ | ट | ध | त | ड | ड | थ | द | ढ
र | घ | म | ज | श | ङ | ब | झ | ह | ग | भ | ञ
आ | ञ | प | घ | ड | च | भ | ङ | ऐ | झ | म | क
ङ | ढ | न | द | .ण | ण | ध | ध | ट | ड | न | त
ञ | ष | ख | म | च | प | ङ | प | ङ | ल | क | फ
क | ऊ | झ | प | ख | ओ | च | ठ | ग | इ | छ | ब
न | ट | ठ | त | त | ड | ण | थ | थ | ट | ठ | द

736 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCVI. Sl. 14-15
[Multiply the number representing the sign of each Kendra
house by the number of its Navamsas (owned by the planets) and
divide the product by nine; the remainder gives a particular
Navamsa, from whose lord the letter is to be deduced.
Suppose Mesha to be rising; then multiply 1 by the Navamsas
contained in it, i.e. 6, (the nine Navamsas being owned by six pla-
nets) and divide by 9, thus; 1 × 6 ÷ 9. The remainder is 6. The
letter indicated will be that of Mercury, i.e. ड and so on.]
सञ्चिन्तितप्रार्थितनिर्गतेषु नष्टक्षतस्त्रीरतिभोजनेषु ।
स्वप्नर्क्षचिन्तापुरुषादिवर्गेष्वेतेषु नामान्युपलक्षयेत ॥३२॥
32. One ought to find out the names in connnection with the
following things: (1) Things thought of (2) things wished for (3)
departures; (4) lost objects, (5) damaged things, (6) women; (7)
sports (8) dishes (or food) (9) dreams (10) stars (11) cares and
(12) men; and so on from the four Kendras in order.
The commentator interprets the 12 subjects beginning with
सञ्चिन्तित (thought of) as referring to the 4 Kendras from the Lagna
in order, in three sets of 4 each; i. e., the names of numbers
1, 5 and 9 should be deduced from the Lagna Kendra: those of
2, 6 and 10 from the fourth Kendra; those of 3, 7 and 11 from the
7th Kendra; and those of 4, 8 and 12, from the 10th Kendra.
Here ends Yavaneswara's Akshara Kosa-
द्व्यक्षरं चरगृहांशकोदये नाम चास्य चतुरक्षरं स्थिरे ।
नामयुग्ममपि च द्विमूर्त्तिषु त्र्यक्षरं भवति चास्य पञ्चभिः ॥१४॥
Sloka 14.—If at the time of a query or some
body's arrival the rising sign (or Navamsa) is moveable,
the name of the person concerned will consist of two
syllables; if it is a fixed one, four syllables; if a dual
Rasi, he will have a double name, of which the first will
have 3 syllables and the second 5.
काद्यास्तु वर्गाः कुजशुक्रसौम्यजीवार्कजानां क्रमशः प्रदिष्टाः ।
वर्णाष्टकं यादि च शीतरश्मे रखेरकारात् क्रमशः स्वराः स्युः ॥१५॥

Adh. XCVI. Sl. 16-17.] षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः 737
नाम्नानि चाग्न्यम्बुकुमारविष्णुशकेन्द्रपत्नीचतुराननानाम् ।
तुल्यानि सूर्यात् क्रमशो विचिन्त्य द्वित्र्यादिवर्णैर्घटयेत्स्वबुद्ध्या ॥
Slokas 15-16.—The guttural, palatal, lingual, dental
and labial classes respectively belong to Mars, Venus,
Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn; the eight letters begin-
ning with 'य' to the Moon; and the vowels from 'अ', to the
Sun. For the planets beginning with the Sun (owning
the rising sign or Navamsa), the names will be synony-
mous with those of Fire, Water, Subrahmanya, Vishnu,
Indra, Sachi and Brahman respectively, and they will
have to be reconstructed as consisting of two, three,
four or five syllables, by one's own intelligence.
[A strong planet will have a 'tall' syllable, (such as को) one
of medium strength, a short one (such as कू); and a weak one, a
downward syllable. About the allotment of syllables, some hold
that for every 150 minutes traversed by the Sun in the sign
occupied there should be one syllable belonging to him for the
first letter of the name; for every 225', in the Moon; and for
every 200 in other planets.]
वयांसि तेषां स्तनपानबाल्यव्रतस्थिता यौवनमध्यवृद्धाः ।
अतीव वृद्धा इति चन्द्रभौमज्ञशुक्रजीवाकँशनैश्चराणाम् ॥१७॥
Sloka 17.—The age of persons will have to be as-
certained from the planets, the Moon, Mars, Mercury,
Venus, Jupiter, the Sun and Saturn, as that of a baby fed
by breast-milk, a child (between 2 and 6 years), a celi-
bate (7 to 16 years), a youth (17 to 30), a middle-aged
person (from 31 to 50 years), an old man (51 to 80 years)
and a very old man (81 to 100 years) respectively.
Thus ends the 96th Adhyaya on "Further Omens".
बृ. सं 93.

738 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. XCVII. Sl. 1-4.
पाकाध्यायः ॥९७॥ On the Time of Fruition of Effects.
पक्षाद्भानोः सोमस्य मासिकोऽङ्गारकस्य वक्रोक्तः ।
आर्शनाच्च पाको बुधस्य जीवस्य वर्षेण ॥१॥
षड्भिः सितस्य मासैरब्देन शनेः सुरद्विषोऽब्दार्थात् ।
वर्षात् सूर्यग्रहणे सद्यः स्यात् त्वाष्ट्रकीलकयोः ॥२॥
त्रिभिरेव धूमकेतोर्मासैः श्वेतस्य सप्तरात्रान्ते ।
सप्ताहात्परिवेषेन्द्रचापसन्ध्याभ्रसूचीनाम् ॥३॥
Sloka 1-3.—The effects—good or bad—accruing
from the transit of the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury,
Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Rahu and from Solar eclipse
Twashtru, Tamasa Keelaka, a dusky comet, a white
comet, misty haloes round the Sun and the Moon, Rain-
bow, twilights and shapes of clouds will come to pass
within the period noted against each as shown below :
Time of Fruition.
Sun — 15 days. | Ráhu — 6 months.
Moon — 1 month. | Solar Eclipse — 1 year.
Mars — Period (see Adhyaya VI, supra) taken for his retrograde motion. | Twashta Tamasa Keelaka — Same day.
Dusky comet — 3 months.
Mercury — Before his disappearance. | White comet — 1 week.
Halos — 1 week.
Jupiter — 1 year. | Rainbows — 1 week.
Venus — 6 months. | Twilight — 1 week.
Saturn — 1 year. | Shapes of clouds — 1 week.
शीतोष्णविपर्यासः फलपुष्पमकालजं दिशां दाहः ।
स्थिरचरयोरन्यत्वं प्रकृतिविकृतिश्च षण्मासात् ॥४॥

Adh. XCVII. Sl. 5-8.] सप्तनवतितमोऽध्यायः 739
Sloka 4.—The effects of the reversal of the tempe-
rature of hot and cold things (or seasons), the appearance
of flowers and fruits out of season, burning of quarters,
the reversal of the states of moving and fixed objects and
abnormal births, will come to pass in six months.
अक्रियमाणककरणं भूकम्पोऽनुत्सवो दुरिष्टं च ।
शोषश्चाशोष्याणां स्रोतोऽन्यत्वं च वर्षार्धात् ॥५॥
Sloka 5.—Things being done without an agent,
earthquake, stoppage of festivities, terrible calamities,
withering or drying of never-drying things and streams
refusing to flow or flowing upwards, these effects will
be felt in half a year.
स्तम्भकुसूलार्चानां जल्पितरुदितप्रकम्पितस्वेदाः ।
मासत्रयेण कलहेन्द्रचापनिर्घातपाकाश्च ॥६॥
Sloka 6.—The effects of pillars, granaries, images,
speeches, weeping, quaking, sweating, quarrels, rainbows,
and portentous thunder will be felt in three months.
कीटाखुमक्षिकोरगबाहुल्यं मृगविहङ्गविरुतं च ।
लोष्टस्य चाप्सु तरणं त्रिभिरेव विपच्यते मासैः ॥७॥
Sloka 7.—The effects of the pests, viz., worms,
rats, flies and snakes, of the cries of beasts and birds,
and of the floating of clods of earth in water will be felt
in three months alone.
प्रसवः शुनामरण्ये वन्यानां ग्रामसम्प्रवेशश्च ।
मधुनिलयतोरणेन्द्रध्वजाश्च वर्षात् समधिकाद्वा ॥८॥
Sloka 8.—The effects of bitches bringing forth their
young ones in the forest, the entry of wild animals into
the village, bee-hives, arches and Indra's banner will be
felt in a year or a little more.

740 बृहत्संहितायाम् [XCVII. 9-13.
गोमायुगृध्रसङ्घा दशााहिकाः सद्य एव तूर्यरवः ।
आक्रुष्टं पक्षफलं वल्मीको विदारणं च भुवः ॥९॥
Sloka 9.—Groups of jackals and vultures make their
effects felt in ten days; the sound of musical instruments
(when beaten, no sound appearing, and when not beaten
sound appearing), the very same day; imprecations,
sudden appearance of ant-hills in a house, and bursting
of the earth, in a fort-night.
अहुताशप्रज्वलनं घृततैलवसादिवर्षणं चापि ।
सद्यः परिपच्यन्ते मासेऽप्यर्धे च जनवादः ॥१०॥
Sloka 10.—The effects of flames appearing without
the existence of fire, the shower of ghee, oil, fat and the
like, come to pass on the same day; and of utterances
of people, in a month and a half.
छत्रचितियूपहुतवहबीजानां सप्तभिर्भवति पक्षैः ।
छत्रस्य तोरणस्य च केचिन्मासात्फलं प्राहुः ॥११॥
Sloka 11.—The effects of royal umbrellas, sacrificial
altars, sacrificial posts, fire and seeds will come to pass in
7 fortnights; but some hold that those of umbrellas and
arches will be felt in a month.
अत्यन्तविरुद्धानां स्नेहः शब्दश्च वियति भूतानाम् ।
मार्जारनकुलयोर्मूषकेण सङ्गश्च मासेन ॥१२॥
Sloka 12.—The effects of friendship between deadly
enemies, sounds of animals in the sky and sexual union
of the cat or the mungoose with the rat will come
to pass in a month.
गन्धर्वपुरं माताद्रूपवैकृतं हिरण्यविकृतिश्च ।
ध्वजवेश्मपांसुधूमाकुलं दिक्ष्वथापि मासफलम् ॥१३॥

Adh. XCVII. Sl. 14-17] सप्तनवतितमोऽध्यायः 740
Sloka 13:—The effect of aerial cities, sudden change
of taste of articles, discolouration of gold, flags, houses
and the quarters filled with dust or smoke will be felt in
a month.
नवैकाष्टदशैकषट्त्रिकत्रिकसंख्यमासपाकानि ।
नक्षत्राण्यश्विनिपूर्वकाणि सद्यःफलाश्लेषा ॥१४॥
Sloka 14.—The eight asterisms beginning with As-
wini make their effects felt in nine, one, eight, ten, one,
six, three and three months respectively and Aslesha,
the same day.
पित्र्यान्मासः षट् षट् त्रयोऽर्द्धमष्टौ च त्रिषडेकैकाः ।
मासचतुष्केऽषाढं सद्यःपाकाभिजित्तारा ॥१५॥
Sloka 15.—The twelve asterisms beginning with
Magha make their effects felt in one month, six months,
six months, three months, half a month, eight months,
three months, six months, one month, one month, six
months and six months respectively; and Abhijit, the
same day.
सप्ताष्टाब्ध्यर्द्धं त्रयस्त्रयः पञ्चचैव मासाः स्युः ।
श्रवणादीनां पाको नक्षत्राणां यथासंख्यम् ॥१६॥
Sloka 16.—The asterisms beginning with Sravana
make their effects felt in seven, eight, one and a half,
three, three and five months respectively.
[The portents whose times of fruition have not been mentioned
here are mentioned in Sloka 30 of Adhyaya 32 supra.]
निगदितसमये न दृश्यते चेद्विकारं विषुवे ऽप्यन्यते तत् ।
यदि न कनकरत्नमोक्षदानैरुपशमितं विधिवद् द्विजैश्च शान्त्या ॥
Sloka 17.—If the effects of the portents mentioned
above do not come to pass at the time fixed, they will do.