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

770 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 4-5. though containing the truth, are not couched in fine words and metres. So, the author says that his will be loved and appreciated by the cultured. This Mandavya is mentioned by Pingalacharya as an author on Prosody. सूर्यः षट्त्रिदशस्थितस्त्रिदशषट्सप्ताद्यगश्चन्द्रमा जीवः सप्तनवद्विपञ्चमगतो वक्रार्कजौ षट्त्रिगौ । सौम्यः षड्द्विचतुर्दशाष्टमगतः सर्वेऽप्युपान्ते शुभाः शुक्रः सप्तमषड्दशर्क्षसहितः शार्दूलवत् त्रासकृत् ॥४॥ Sloka 4.—The Sun in his transit is beneficial in the 6th, 3rd and 10th places from the Janma Rasi; the Moon in the Janma Rasi, the 3rd, 6th, 7th and the 10th houses; Jupiter, in the 2nd, 5th, 7th and 9th ; Mars and Saturn, in the 3rd and 6th ; Mercury, in the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th ; all the planets are beneficial when they tran- sit the 11th place. Venus causes dread like the tiger in the 6th, 7th and 10th ; (in other places, he confers bene- ficial results). A knowledge of वेध is quite necessary for ascertaining, the correct results of transit. See जा-पा Adhyaya XIII-60 and फ-दी. Adhyaya XXVI. This verse is composed in the शार्दूलविक्रीडितवृत्त whose definition is सूर्याश्वैर्मसजास्ततः सगुरवः शार्दूलविक्रीडितम्- जन्मन्यायासदोऽर्कः क्षपयति विभवान् कोष्ठरोगाध्वदाता वित्तभ्रंशं द्वितीये दिशति च न सुखं वञ्चनां दृग्रुजं च । स्थानप्राप्तिं तृतीये धननिचयमुदा कल्पकृच्चारिहर्त्ता रोगान् दत्ते चतुर्थे जनयति च मुहुः स्रग्धरा भोगविघ्नम् ॥५॥ Sloka 5.—The Sun passing through the Janma Rasi causes fatigue, reduces wealth, brings on bowel-disease and wearisome travelling. When he transits the 2nd house, there will be loss of wealth and the person will be unhappy. He will be duped and suffer from eye-trouble.

Adh. CIV. Sl. 6-7.] त्र्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 771 In the 3rd house, acquisition of a new position, advent of moneys, happiness, freedom from sickness and destruc- tion of enemies will be the result. In the 4th house, the Sun causes diseases, and there will often arise impedi- ments to the native in the matter of his sexual enjoy- ments. This Sloka is in स्रग्धरा metre which is defined as म्रभ्नैर्यानां त्रयेण त्रिमुनियतियुता स्रग्धरा कीर्त्तितेयम्. पीडाः स्युः पञ्चमस्थे सवितरि बहुशो रोगारिजनिताः षष्ठेऽर्को हन्ति रोगान् क्षपयति च रिपून् शोकांश्च नुदति । अध्वानं सप्तमस्थो जठरगदमयं दैन्यं च कुरुते रुक्त्रासौ चाष्टमस्थे भवति सुवदना न क्वापि वनिता ॥६॥ Sloka 6.—When the Sun transits the 5th house, there will be multifarious troubles arising from illness and ene- mies; in the 6th, he puts an end to illness, enemies and grief; in the 7th, there will be wearisome travelling, diseases of the stomach and humiliation; in the 8th, he will suffer from fear and diseases; and even his own wife will speak harshly to him. This verse is called सुवदना. This consists of 20 letters; the definition is ज्ञेया सप्ताश्वषड्भिर्मरभनययुता ग्लौ गः सुवदना । रवावापद्दैन्यं रुगिति नवमे वित्तचेष्टाविरोधो जयं प्राप्नोत्युग्रं दशमगृहगे कर्मसिद्धि क्रमेण । जयस्थानं मानं विभवमपि चैकादशे रोगनाशं सुवृत्तानां चेष्टा भवति सफला द्वादशे नेतरेषाम् ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—The Sun in the 9th causes danger, humili- ation, disease and impediments to wealth and undertak- ings; in the 10th house, a very mighty undertaking will

772 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 8-9. be successfully completed. A new position, honour, wealth and freedom from disease will be the effect of the Sun's transit in the 11th house. When the Sun passes through the 12th, the activities of only those that have a bright character will be successful and not of others. This is in सुवृत्ता metre - A पाद consists of 19 syllables यभौ न्सौरौ गश्चेद्विरसमुनिभिः स्याद्विरामैः सुवृत्ता- शशी जन्मन्यन्नप्रवरशयनाच्छादनकरो द्वितीये मानार्थान् ग्लपयति सविघ्नश्च भवति । तृतीये वस्त्रस्त्रीधनविजयसौख्यानि लभते चतुर्थेऽविश्वासः शिखरिणि भुजङ्गेन सदृशः ॥८॥ Sloka 8.--The Moon in her travel through the Janma Rasi gives excellent dishes, couches and shawls ; in the 2nd, reduces honour and wealth and causes impediments; in the 3rd, confers clothes, damsels, wealth, success and happiness ; when she is in the 4th, one loses trust in others, as in a mountain infested with snakes The metre is शिखरिणी- (17 syllables). रसै रुद्रैश्छिन्ना यमनसभलागः शिखरिणी. दैन्यं व्याधिं शुचमपि शशी पञ्चमे मार्गविघ्नं षष्ठे वित्तं जनयति सुखं शत्रुरोगक्षयं च । यानं मानं शयनमशनं सप्तमे वित्तलाभं मन्दाक्रान्ते फणिनि हिमगौ चाष्टमे भीर्न कस्य ॥९॥ Sloka 9.--The Moon in the 5th brings about humi- liation, illness, grief and obstruction to journey ; in the 6th, confers wealth and happiness and destroys enemies and diseases; in the 7th confers vehicles, honour, couches, food and money. Whoever is not frightened as by a snake trodden upon accidentally, when the Moon is in the 8th ?

Adh. CIV. Sl. 10-12.] त्र्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 773 This is in मन्दाक्रान्ता (of 17 syllables). मन्दाक्रान्ता मभनततगा गः समुद्रर्तु लोकैः— नवमगृहगो बन्धोद्वेगश्रमोदररोगकृद् दशमभवने चाज्ञाकर्मप्रसिद्धिकरः शशी । उपचयसुहृत्संयोगार्थप्रमोदमुपान्त्यगो वृषभचरितान्दोषानन्त्ये करोति च सव्ययान् ॥१०॥ Sloka 10.—The Moon in the 9th causes imprison- ment, agony, suffering and stomach diseases ; in the 10th, confers position of authority and accomplishment of one's task ; in the 11th, prosperity, meeting of friends, riches and joy ; in the 12th, causes expenses and blemishes caused by one's own action, as in the case of a bull (which spoils both its hoofs and horns, by striking the earth, etc.) The वृत्त is वृषभचरित—It is also known as हरिणी वृषभचरितं नसौ म्रौ स्लो गो रसौदधिसप्तकैः— कुजेऽभिघातः प्रथमे द्वितीये नरेन्द्रपीडा कलहारिदोषैः । भृशं च पित्तानलचौररोगैरुपन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमोऽपि यः स्यात् ॥११॥ Sloka 11.—Mars in the Janma Rasi causes bodily affliction ; in the 2nd, trouble from the sovereign and enemies, quarrels, excessive bilious troubles, fire accidents, robbery and disease, though the person is like Upendra or thunderbolt. This is in उपेन्द्रवज्रा— उपेन्द्रवज्रा तु जतौ जगौ गः— तृतीयगश्चौरकुमारकेभ्यो भौमः सकाशात्फलमादधाति । प्रदीप्तिमाज्ञां धनमौर्णिकानि धात्वाकराख्यानि किलापराणि ॥१२॥ Sloka 12.—Mars in the 3rd confers benefits through thieves and urchins, energy, authority, wealth, woollen articles, mineral wealth and the like.

774 वृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. St. 13-16. This is written in उपजाति, a combination of इन्द्रवज्रा and उपेन्द्रवज्रा. भवति धरणिजे चतुर्थगे ज्वरजठरगदासृगुद्भवः । कुपुरुषजनिताच्च सङ्गमात्प्रसभमपि करोति चाशुभम् ॥१३॥ Sloka 13.—Mars in the 4th causes, fever, stomach- maladies, bleeding and great harm through the association with the wicked. This is in प्रसभवृत्त—प्रसभमपि ननौ रलौ गुरुः— रिपुगदकोपभयानि पञ्चमे तनयकृताश्च शुचो महीसुते । द्युतिरपि नास्य चिरं भवेत् स्थिरा शिरसि कपेरिव मालती यथा ॥१४ Sloka 14.—Mars in the 5th causes enmity, illness, anger, fear, grief on account of one's sons, and a quick loss of energy as the tossing of a jasmine wreath from the head of a monkey. The metre is मालती-नजजरकैरपि मालती मता— रिपुभयकलहैर्विवर्जितः सकनकविद्रुमताम्रकामगः । रिपुभवनगते महीसुते किमपरवक्त्रविकारमीक्षते ॥ १५॥ Sloka 15.—Mars in the 6th brings about the termina- tion of strife with one's enemies, fear and quarrels, and confers gold, corals and copper thus enabling a person to hold his head aloft. The metre is अपरवक्त्र- अयुजि ननरला गुरुः समे तदपरवक्त्रमिदं नजौ जरौ- कलत्रकलहाक्षिरुग्जठररोगकृत्सप्तमे क्षरत्क्षतजरुक्षितः क्षपितवित्तमानोऽष्टमे । कुजे नवमसंस्थिते परिभवार्थनाशादिभि- र्विलम्बितगतिर्भवत्यबलदेहधातुक्लमैः ॥१६॥ Sloka 16.—Mars in the 7th causes quarrel with one's wife, eye-trouble and stomach-disease; in the 8th house,

Adh. CIV. Sl. 17-19.] त्र्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 775 the native will be emaciated through bleeding, and there will be loss of wealth and honour; in the 9th house, he will suffer insults, loss of wealth and impeded gait owing to the loss of bodily fluids and consequent weakness. The metre is द्रुतविलम्बितगति- द्रुतविलम्बितगतिर्जसौ जस्यलैर्गयुक्तैर्भवेत् । दशमगृहगते समं महीजे विविधधनाप्तिरुपान्त्यगे जयश्च । जनपदमुपरिस्थितश्च भुङ्क्ते वनमिव षट्चरणः सुपुष्पिताग्रम् ॥१७॥ Sloka 17.—Mars in the 10th produces neutral effects; in the 11th, he causes gain of various kinds of riches and success, and enables one to excercise power and anthority over the country, just as a bee has its free movements and enjoyment in a forest of abundant flowers. The metre is सुपुष्पिताग्रा- भवीत जगति नो ततश्च रो यो नजसहितैर्जरगैश्च पुष्पिताग्रा- नानाव्ययैर्द्वादशगे महीसुते सन्ताप्यतेऽनर्थशतैश्च मानवः । स्त्रीकोपपित्तैश्च सनेत्रवेदनैर्योऽपीन्द्रवंशाभिजनैन गर्वितः ॥१८॥ Sloka 18.—Mars in the 12th house tortures a man with expenditure of various kinds, hundreds of disasters, wrath of women, bilious affections and eye-pain, though the person may be proud of his being a scion of Indra (or birth in the family of Indra). The metre is इन्द्रवंशा- जतौ तु वंशस्थमुदीरितं जरौ तच्चेन्द्रवंशा प्रथमाक्षरे गुरौ- दुष्टवाक्यपिशुनाहितभेदैर्बन्धनैः सकलहैश्च हतस्वः । जन्मगे शशिसुते पथि गच्छन् स्वागतेऽपि कुशलं न शृणोति ॥१९॥ Sloka 19.—When Mercury transits through the Janma-Rasi, a man will have his wealth depleted through wicked persons, tale-bearers, enemies, duplicity, imprison- ment and quarrels, and he will not hear even a kind word

776 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 20-23. in his wanderings. The metre is स्वागता-स्वागता रनभगैर्गुरुणा च । परिभवो धनगते धनलब्धिः सहजगे शशिसुते सुहृदाप्तिः । नृपतिशत्रुभयशङ्कितचित्तो द्रुतपदं व्रजति दुश्चरितैः स्वैः ॥२०॥ Sloka 20.—When Mercury passes through the 2nd house, a person will meet with ill-treatment or insult, but will acquire wealth; when he travels through the 3rd, he will make friends, have fear at heart for the king and enemies and roam about briskly on account of his wicked deeds. The metre is द्रुतपद-द्रुतपदं नभजयैः कथितं तत् ॥ चतुर्थगे स्वजनकुटुम्बवृद्धयो धनागमो भवति च शीतरश्मिजे । सुतस्थिते तनयकलत्रविग्रहो निषेवते न च रुचिरामपि स्त्रियम् ॥२१॥ Sloka 21.—During Mercury's transit through the 4th house, the person's relatives and family will prosper, and he will gain wealth; when he travels through the 5th house, the person concerned will quarrel with his sons and wife, and will not enjoy even his charming wife. The metre is रुचिरा—जभौ सजौ .गैति रुचिरा चतुर्ग्रहैः ॥ सौभाग्यं विजयमथोन्नतिं च षष्ठे वैवर्ण्यं कलहमतीव सप्तमे ज्ञः । मृत्युस्थे जयसुतवस्त्रवित्तलाभा नैपुण्यं भवति मतिप्रहर्षणीयम् ॥२२॥ Sloka 22.—During Mercury's transit through the 6th house, the person gets popularity, success and rise; when he passes through the 7th, he loses his lustre, and have quarrels often; when through the 8th, he will have gains, success, children, clothes, money and skill that brings solace to his heart. This is in प्रहर्षणीय metre व्याशाभिर्मनजरगाः प्रहर्षणीयम्- विघ्नकरो नवमः शशिपुत्रः कर्मगतो रिपुहा धनदश्च । सप्रमदं शयनं च विधत्ते तद्वृहदोऽथ कृथां स्तरणं च ॥२३॥

Adh. CIV. Sl. 24-25.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 777 Sloka 23.—When Mercury passes through the 9th house, he creates obstacles; through the 10th, kills ene- mies, bestows wealth, a beautiful damsel on a couch, her house property, fine words and sheets. The metre is दोधक.— दोधकमितीच्छति भत्रितयाद्गौ ॥ धनसुतसुखयोषिन्मित्रवाहाप्तितुष्टि- स्तुहिनकिरणपुत्रे लाभगे मृष्टवाक्यः । रिपुपरिभवरोगैः पीडितो द्वादशस्थे न सहति परिभोक्तुं मालिनीयोगसौख्यम् ॥२४॥ Sloka 24.—When Mercury passes through the 11th house, the person will get wealth, sons, happiness, wife, friends, vehicles and contentment; he will also speak sweet words; when through the 12th, he will be troubled by enemies, insults and diseases; he will not be able to enjoy the pleasure of union with his beloved. The metre is मालिनी— ननमयययुतेयं मालिनी भोगिलोकैः ॥ जीवे जन्मन्यपगतधनधीः स्थानभ्रष्टो बहुकलहयुतः । प्राप्यार्थेऽर्थान् व्यरिरपि कुरुते कान्तास्याब्जे भ्रमरविलसितम् ॥२५ Sloka 25.—When Jupiter passes through the Janma Rasi, the person will lose his money, mental balance and position; he will quarrel frequently; when he travels through the 2nd, he will get wealth and be free from enemies; his beloved will sport with his mouth as does a bee with the lotus. The metre is भ्रमरविलसिता.— मो गो नो गो भ्रमरविलसिता. बृ. सं 98

778 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 26-28. स्थानभ्रंशत् कार्यविघातश्च तृतीये- ऽनेकः क्लेशैर्बन्धुजनोत्थैश्च चतुर्थे । जीवे शान्तिं पीडितचित्तश्च स विन्देत् नैव ग्रामे नापि वने मत्तमयूरे ॥२६॥ Sloka 26.—When Jupiter passes through the 3rd house, the person will be troubled by loss of position, and his undertaking will be spoiled; when through the 4th, he will be troubled by multitudinous worries caused by his relatives, and he will get peace of mind neither in the village, nor in the forest that abounds in intoxicated peacocks. This is in मत्तमयूर.— वेदै रन्ध्रै म्तौ यसगा मत्तमयूरम्— जनयति च तनयभवनमुपगतः परिजनशुभसुतकरितुरगवृषान् । सकनकपुरगृहयुवतिवसनकु- न्मणिगुणनिकरकृदपि विबुधगुरुः ॥२७॥ Sloka 27.—Jupiter passing through the 5th house bestows servants, meritorious acts, sons, elephants, horses, bulls, gold, houses in town, young women, garments, gems and a number of virtues. The metre is मणिगुणनिकर.— वसुमुनियतिरिति मणिगुणनिकरः- न सखीवदनं तिलकोज्ज्वलं न च वनं शिखिकोकिलनादितम् । हरिणप्लुतशाद्वलविचित्रितं रिपुगते मनसः सुखदं गुरौ ॥२८॥ Sloka 28.—When Jupiter passes through the 6th house, even a friend's face bright with the Tilaka will not please a person's heart; nor the forest that is resounding

Adh. CIV. Sl 29-31.} चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 779 with the notes of pea-cocks and cuckoos and looking won- derful by the frisking of the fawns. The idea is, friends will become enemies and good things will look hateful. This sloka is in हरिणप्लुतावृत्तम्- त्रिसकारचितैर्भवतौ लघु नौ नभरैश्च वणेर्हरिणप्लुतम् त्रिदशगुरुः शयनं रतिभोगं धनमशनं कुसुमान्युपवाह्यम् । जनयति सप्तमराशिमुपेतो ललितपदां च गिरं धिषणां च ॥२९॥ Sloka 29. — Jupiter in the 7th confers couches, erotic pleasure, wealth, food, flowers, vehicles, graceful speech and intelligence. The metre is ललितपद. — ललितपदं न जयैर्भवतीह- बन्धं व्याधिं चाष्टमे शोकमुग्रं मार्गक्लेशान् मृत्युतुल्यांश्च रोगान् । नैपुण्याज्ञापुत्रकर्मार्थसिद्धिं धर्मे जीवः शालिनीनां च लाभम् ॥३०॥ Sloka 30.—Jupiter in the 8th house causes imprison- ment, disease, intense grief, hardships on a journey, and diseases almost amounting to death. When travelling in the 9th house, Jupiter confers skill, authority, sons, success in the task undertaken, wealth and fertile lands. The metre is शालिनी. — मात्तौ गौ चेच्छालिनीवेदलोकैः — स्थानकल्यधनहा दशमर्गस्तत्प्रदो भवति लाभगो गुरुः । द्वादशेऽध्वनि विलोमदुःखभाग् याति यद्यपि नरो रथोद्धतः ॥३१॥ Sloka 31.—Jupiter in the 10th house destroys one's position, health and wealth; in the 11th, he bestows the above things; in the 12th, he gives grief causing the per- son to swerve from the right path, though he may be proceeding in a chariot on his journey. The metre is रथोद्धता. — रान्नराविहलगौ रथोद्धता —

780. बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 32-34. प्रथमगृहोपगो भृगुसुतः स्मरोपकणैः सुरभिमनोज्ञगन्धकुसुमाम्बरैरुपचयम् । शयनगृहासनाशनयुतश्च चानुकुरुते समदविलासिनीमुखसरोजषट्‌चरणताम् ॥३२॥ Sloka 32.—When Venus in his transit travels through the Janma Rasi, he confers on the person concerned a good deal of the requisites of love, fragrant and attractive perfumes, flowers and garments, couches, houses, seats and food. Consequently, the person will act the part of a bee on the lotus of the face of an intoxicated beloved. The metre is विलासिनी.— भवति विलासिनी यदि नजौ भलगुरू— शुक्रे द्वितीयगृहगे प्रसवार्थधान्यभूपालसम्मतकुटुम्बहितान्यवाप्य । संसेवते कुसुमरत्नविभूषितश्च कामं वसन्ततिलकद्युतिमूर्द्धजोऽपि ॥ Sloka 33.—Venus in the 2nd house bestows issue, wealth, corn, royal favour, family interests, flowers and gem-ornaments. Consequently, the person though grown old with grey hairs (like the flowers of Tilaka in the spring season), enjoys sexual pleasures. The metre is वसन्ततिलका— उक्ता वसन्ततिलका तभजा जगौ गः— आज्ञार्थमानास्पदभूतिवस्त्रशत्रुक्षयान् दैत्यगुरुस्तृतीये । दत्ते चतुर्थश्च सुहृत्समाजं रुद्रेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमां च शक्तिम् ॥३४॥ Sloka 34.—When Venus passes through the 3rd house, the person gets authority, wealth, honour, position, prosperity, garments and destruction of enemies; when Venus travels through the 4th, he meets with friends, and gets power similar to that of Rudra, Indra and thunder- bolt.

Adh. CIV. Sl. 35-38.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 781 The metre is इन्द्रवज्रा— स्यादिन्द्रवज्रा यदि तौ जगौ गः । जनयति शुक्रः पञ्चमसंस्थो गुरुपरितोषं बन्धुजनाप्तिम् । सुतधनलब्धिं मित्रसहायाननवसितत्वं चारिबलेषु ॥३५॥ Sloka 35.—When Venus passes through the 5th house, the person's elders are pleased ; relatives come to him ; he also gets issue, wealth, friends' helping hands ; and his enemies are destroyed. The metre is अनवसिता- अनवसिता न्यौ भगौ गुहैरन्ते— षष्ठो भृगुः परिभवरोगतापद्ः स्त्रीहेतुकं जनयति सप्तमोऽशुभम् । यातोऽष्टमं भवनपरिच्छदप्रदो लक्ष्मीवतीमुपनयति स्त्रियं च सः॥३६ Sloka 36.—When Venus passes through the 6th house, the person suffers humiliation, disease and mental torment ; when through the 7th, some disaster pertaining to or caused by women ; when through the 8th, he gets houses, attendants and a prosperous wife. The metre is लक्ष्मी- लक्ष्मीरियं तभसजगैर्हदाहृता— नवमे तु धर्मवनितासुखभाग् भृगुजेऽर्थवस्त्रनिचयश्च भवेत् । दशमेऽवमानकलहान् नियमात् प्रमिताक्षराण्युपि वदन् लभते ॥३७॥ Sloka 37.—When Venus passes through the 9th house, the person performs religious acts, gets women, happiness and wealth, and garments ; when through the 10th, he suffers insults and quarrels invariably, though he speaks very few words. The metre is प्रमिताक्षरा- प्रमिताक्षरा सजयुतावथ सौ— उपान्त्यगो भृगोः सुतः सुहृज्जनान्नगन्धदः । धनाम्बरागमॊऽन्त्यगः स्थिरस्तु नाम्बरागमः ॥३८॥

788. बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 39-40. Sloka 38.—When Venus passes through the 11th house, the person gets friends, wealth, food and perfumes; when through the 12th, he acquires wealth and garments, but certainly loses some of the latter. The metre is स्थिर- क्ष्माौ स्थिरः प्रकीर्तितः— प्रथमे रविजे विषवह्निहतः स्वजनैर्वियुतः कृतबन्धुवधः । परदेशमुपैत्यसुहृद्भवनो विमुखार्थसुतोऽटकदीनमुखः ॥३९॥ Sloka 39.—When Saturn in his transit passes through the Janma Rasi, the person will be troubled by poison or fire, will be separated from his kith and kin, will kill his relations, will wander in foreign lands, will have nei- ther friends, nor a house to live in, will be hateful in appearance, will be poor, without children, a wanderer and pale. The metre is तोटक- वद तोटकमब्धिसकारयुतम्— चारवशाद्द्वितीयगृहगे दिनकरतनये रूपसुखापवर्जिततनुर्विगतमदबलः । अन्यगुणैः कृतं वसुचयं तदपि खलु भव- त्यम्ब्विव वंशपत्रपतितं न बहु न च चिरम् ॥४०॥ Sloka 40.—When Saturn passes through the 2nd house in his transit, the person will be bereft of good appearance, happiness, pride and energy; even if he should earn much wealth through other channels, it would not stay with him as water in a bamboo leaf. The metre is वंशपत्रपतित- दिक्मुनिवंशपत्रपतितं भरनभनलगैः— सूर्यसुते तृतीयगृहगे धनानि लभते दासपरिचारकोष्ठ्रमहिषकुञ्जरवरान् ।

Adh. CIV. Sl. 41-44.] चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः 783 सद्द्रविणभूतिसौख्यममितं मदव्युपरमं भीरुरपि प्रशास्त्यधिरिपूंश्च वीरगलितैः ॥४१॥ Sloka 41.—When Saturn passes through the 3rd house, one gets money, slaves attendants, camels, buffa- loes, horses, elephants, donkeys, houses, wealth, sound health and freedom from illness; and even if he is a coward, he will curb his mighty enemies through his heroic efforts. The metre is ललिता- स्यान्नरना रनौ च गुरुनाम सा च ललिता— चतुर्थं गृहं सूर्यपुत्रेऽभ्युपेते सुहृद्वित्तभार्यादिभिर्विप्रयुक्तः । भवत्यस्य सर्वत्र चासाधु दुष्टं भुजङ्गप्रयातानुकारं च चित्तम् ॥४२॥ Sloka 42.—When Saturn passes through the 4th house, the person will be separated from his friends, wealth, wife and others; and everywhere his mind will be wic- ked, sinful and crooked like the serpent's crawling. The metre is भुजङ्गप्रयात- भुजङ्गप्रयातं चतुर्भियकारैः— सुतधनपरिहीणः पञ्चमस्थे प्रचुरकलहयुक्तश्चार्कपुत्रे । विनिहतरिपुरोगः षष्ठयाते पिबति च वनितास्यं स्त्रीपुटोष्ठम् ॥४३॥ Sloka 43.—When Saturn passes through the 5th house, one will be bereft of sons and wealth, and will be involved in serious quarrels; when through the 6th, he will have his enemies completely subdued, and will also be- come free from diseases; he will lick the lips of a char- ming damsel. The metre is पुटा- वसुजलधिविरामी नौपुटा स्यौ— गच्छत्यध्वानं सप्तमे चाष्टमे च हीनः स्त्रीपुत्रैः सूर्यजे दीनचेष्टः । तद्धर्मस्थे वैरहृद्रोगबन्धैर्धैर्योऽप्युच्छिद्येतैश्वदेवप्रियायाः ॥४४॥

784 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 45-46. Sloka 44.—When Saturn passes through the 7th house, the person will wander away from home; when, through the 8th, he will be without wife and children, and will engage himself in mean activities; when through the 9th, he will suffer similar troubles, and his religious duties, such as worshipping the sacred fire, will have a break through hatred, heart-disease and imprisonment. The metre is वैश्वदेवी. वाणाश्वैश्छिन्ना वैश्वदेवी ममौ यौ— कर्मप्राप्तिर्दशमेऽर्थक्षयश्च विद्याकीर्त्योः परिहानिश्च सौरे । तैक्ष्ण्यं लाभे परयोषार्थलाभश्चान्त्ये प्राप्नोत्यपि शोकोर्मिमालाम् ॥ Sloka 45.—When Saturn passes though the 10th house the person will acquire some position (or work) but will suffer loss of wealth, learning and fame; when through the 11th, he will develop a sharp temper, will have intercourse with others' wives and also come by others' wealth; when through the 12th, he will get a series of the waves of miseries. The metre is ऊर्मिमाला- म्भौ तौ गौ चेत्कथिता सोर्मिमाला— अपि कालमपेक्ष्य च पात्रं शुभकृद्विदधात्यनुरूपम् । न मधौ बहु कं कुडवे वा विसृजत्यपि मेघवितानः ॥४६॥ Sloka 46.—A planet that bestows by nature beneficial results yields its effects in conformity with the Dasa period through which the person is passing and with his merits. For the cloudy canopy does not release sufficient water even for (to fill) the Kudava measure in the spring season. [Spring is not the proper time, nor the Kudava, a proper recipient.] The metre is वितान-स्तित्सगौरपि विद्धि वितानम् ।

Adh. CIV. Sl. 47-49.] चतुराधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 785 रक्तैः पुष्पैर्गन्धैस्ताम्रैः कनकवृषवकुलकुसुमैर्दिवाकरभूसुतौ भक्त्या पूज्याविन्दुर्घेन्वा सितकुसुमरजतमधुरैः सितश्च मदप्रदैः । कृष्णद्रव्यैः सौरिः सौम्यो मणिरजततिलककुसुमैर्गुरुः परिपीतकैः प्रीतैः पीडा न स्यादुच्चाद्यदि पतति विशति यदि वा भुजङ्गविजृम्भितम् Sloka 47.—The Sun and Mars should be devoutly worshipped with red flowers, copper-coloured perfumes, gold, bulls and Bakula blossoms ; the Moon, with cows, white flowers, silver and sweet substances ; Venus, with aphrodisiacs, etc.; Saturn, with black articles ; Mercury, with gems, silver and Tilaka flowers ; Jupiter, with yellow things. When these planets are pleased, there will be no trouble to the person, even if he falls down from a great height or enters the midst of sporting snakes. The metre is भुजङ्गविजृम्भित- (of 26 syllables)- वस्वीशाश्वैश्छेदोपेतं ममतननयुगनरसलगैर्भुजङ्गविजृम्भितम् । शमयोद्गतामशुभदृष्टिमपि विबुधविप्रपूजया । शान्तिजपनियमदानदमैः सुजनाभिभाषणसमागमैस्तथा ॥४८॥ Sloka 48.—Ward off the evil effects of malefic aspects by the worship of Gods and Brahmins, by propi- tiatory ceremonies, Japa (repetition of holy Manthras), observances, gifts, self-control and speaking to and as- sociating with Brahmins. The metre is उद्गता- a विषम one- प्रथमे सजौ यदि सलौ च नसजगुरुकाण्वनन्तरम् । - यद्यथ भनजलगाः स्युरथो सजसा जगौ च भवतीसमुद्गता — रविभौमौ पूर्वार्धे शशिसौरौ कथयतोऽन्त्यगौ राशेः । सदसल्लक्षणमार्यागीत्युपगीत्योर्यथासंख्यम् ॥४९॥ Sloka 49.—The Sun and Mars yield results, good or bad, in the first half of the sign travelled, while the Moon ब्र. सं 99

786 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 50-52. and Saturn, in the latter half. The गीति-Giti and उपगीति- Upagiti varieties of the Arya follow respectively the first half and second half of the ordinary Arya in both the halves. Cf. बृ. जा. XXII-6. आदौ यादृक् सौम्यः पश्चादपि तादृशो भवति । उपगीतेर्मात्राणां गणवत् सत्सम्प्रयोगो वा ॥५०॥ Sloka 50.—Mercury causes the same effects at the end of a Rasi as in its beginning (that is, the same effects throughout the sign), just as the number of groups of Matras is the same in both the halves of the Upagiti, or as friendship with the virtuous. Cf. बृ. जा. - शशितनयः फलदस्तु सर्वकालम् । आर्याणामपि कुरुते विनाशमन्तर्गुरुर्विषमसंस्थः । गण इव षष्ठे दृष्टः स सर्वलघुतां जनं नयति ॥५१॥ Sloka 51.—Jupiter passing through the middle of odd houses produces disasters even to the righteous, and when through the 6th house, reduces the person to abject slavery or degradation, just as all varieties of the आर्या are spoiled by the presence of the जगण in the odd places, but it should be found in the 6th group, or it should consist of four short syllables, Here the author gives the rule about the use of जगण in Arya metre. This has been already given in our notes on the 2nd Sloka of this Chapter. अशुभनिरीक्षितः शुभफलो बलिना बलवा- नशुभफलप्रदश्च शुभदृग्विषयोपगतः । अशुभशुभावपि स्वफलयोर्व्रजतः समता- मिदमपि गीतकं च खलु नर्कुटकं च यथा ॥५२॥

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

788 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CIV. Sl. 56-59. righteously, just as bile being greatly vitiated (made powerful) by men basking in the Sun, tortures them, leaving out those careful men who have a regulated diet. This is in पथ्या metre, a kind of आर्या. छे लात् पदं द्वितीयात् प्रथमात् परकेऽथ विषमयुजि चरमे । षष्ठो लोऽग्रेऽन्त्ये त्रिषु पादो भवति भवति तु पथ्या ॥ यादृशेन ग्रहेणेन्दुर्युक्तस्तादृग्भवेत्सोऽपि । मनोवृत्तिसमायोगाद्विकार इव वक्त्रस्य ॥५६॥ Sloka 56.—The nature of the Moon varies according to the planet she conjoins with, just as the facial ex- pression does according to the mental frame. The Moon is the mind of कालपुरुष. The metre is वक्त्र- . रौ यदा गौ तु वक्त्रं स्यात् नौ गावन्यत्र दृश्येते । तृतीय चरणे य्सौ गौ जसौ गुरुरथो गः स्यात् ॥ पञ्चमं लघु सर्व्वेषु सप्तमं द्विचतुर्थयोः । यद्वच्छ्लोकाक्षरं तद्वल्लघुतां याति दुःस्थितैः ॥५७॥ Sloka 57.—When planets are ill-placed, a man is belittled, just as the 5th syllable in all the quarters and the 7th in the 2nd and 4th are short in the श्लोक metre. प्रकृत्यापि लघुर्यश्च वृत्तबाह्ये व्यवस्थितः । स याति गुरुतां लोके यदा स्युः सुस्थिता ग्रहाः ॥५८॥ Sloka 58.—A person, though low-born and of reprehensible conduct, becomes respectable in the world, when the planets are well-placed in transit, just as a short syllable occurring at the end of a foot comes to be treated as long. प्रारब्धमसुस्थितैर्ग्रहैर्यत् कर्मात्मविवृद्धये बुधैः । विनिहन्ति तदेव कर्म तान् वैतालीयमवायथाकृतम् ॥५९॥

Adh. CIV. Sl. 60-61.] चतुरधिकशततमोऽध्यायः 789 Sloka 59.—If the wise begin a work for achieving prosperity when the planets are ill-placed, that itself will destroy them, just as the ceremony for raising a goblin, done improperly, destroys the doer himself. The metre is वैतालीय- This is an अर्धसमवृत्त where the first and third quarters are similar, while the second and fourth are of a different type. In the odd quarters, there are 14 Matras, and in each of the even ones, they are 16 in number. All the four quarters are similar in one respect, viz., they end in र Gana plus a short syllable and a long one. In the odd quarters, there will be 6 Matras remaining outside the Ganas, while in the even ones, there will be 8 Matras. लाः षड् दर्गा नैधना अयुक्पादोऽष्टौ तु तथा समे च लाः । न समोऽत्र परेण युज्यते नैते षट् च निरन्तरा युजो ॥ सौस्थ्यमवेक्ष्य यो ग्रहेभ्यः काले प्रक्रमणं करोति राजा । अणुनापि स पौरुषेण वृत्तस्यौपच्छन्दसिकस्य याति पारम् ॥६०॥ Sloka 60.—A king, though endowed with little pro- wess, starting on an expedition at the proper time, in view of the good positions of the planets, (See XVI-40 supra) achieves greatness that is eulogised in the scriptures. The metre is औपच्छन्दसिक- It is formed by the addition of a long syllable to each of the quarters of the वैतालीय. पर्यन्ते यौ तथैव शेषमौपच्छन्दसिकं सुधीभिरुक्तम्— उपचयभवनोपयातस्य भानोर्दिने कारयेद्धेमताम्राश्वकाष्ठास्थिच- मौर्णिकाद्रिद्रुमत्वग्रखव्यालचौरायुधीयाटवीक्रूरराजोपसेवाभिषेकौषध क्षौमपण्यादिगोपालकान्तारवैद्याश्मकूटावदाताभिविख्यातशूराहवश्ला- घ्ययाज्यग्निकर्माणि सिध्यन्ति लग्नस्थिते वा रवौ । Dandaka 61.—a. On the day presided over by the Sun, if he be passing through the 3rd, 6th, 10th or the 11th house from the Janma Rasi or posited in the Lagna, work connected with the following things may be done