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Brihat Samhita

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/16

शतं अभिहितं एकसमेतं एतदेकेन विरहितान्यस्मात् । कथयिष्ये केतूनां शतानि नव लक्षणैः स्पष्टैः ॥ ११-१६ ॥

Thus have been stated briefly 101 Ketus and we will now proceed to state clearly the 1,000 Ketus already referred to.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/17

सौम्यैशान्योरुदयं शुक्रसुता यान्ति चतुरशीत्याख्याः । विपुलसिततारकास्ते स्निग्धाश्च भवन्ति तीव्रफलाः ॥ ११-१७ ॥

The comets that appear in the north and north-east are 84 in number; they are the sons of Venus; they have large, white and shining discs and when they appear mankind will not be happy.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/18

स्निग्धाः प्रभासमेता द्विशिखाः षष्टिः शनैश्चराङ्गरुहाः । अतिकष्टफला दृश्याः सर्वत्रैते कनकसंज्ञाः ॥ ११-१८ ॥

The comets that appear glossy, with rays and double-tailed are sixty in number; they are the sons of Saturn; they appear anywhere and are named Kanaka Ketus; when they appear mankind will feel very miserable.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/19

विकचा नाम गुरुसुताः सितएकताराः शिखापरित्यक्ताः । षष्टिः पञ्चभिरधिका स्निग्धा याम्याश्रिताः पापाः ॥ ११-१९ ॥

The comets which are white, of single disc, without tails and glossy are named Vikacā Ketus and are the sons of Jupiter. They are 65 in number; they appear in the south and when they appear mankind will not be happy.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/11/20

नातिव्यक्ताः सूक्ष्मा दीर्घाः शुक्ला यथाइष्टदिक्प्रभवाः । बुधजास्तस्करसंज्ञाः पापफलास्त्वेकपञ्चाशत् ॥ ११-२० ॥

The comets that are neither very bright nor clearly visible to the naked eye, and that are long and white are named Taskara Ketus; they are the sons of Mercury, they appear anywhere and are 51 in number; when they appear mankind will feel miserable.

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Chapter 11

Verses 21-25