Brihat Samhita
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.
english translation
saumyaizAnyorudayaM zukrasutA yAnti caturazItyAkhyAH । vipulasitatArakAste snigdhAzca bhavanti tIvraphalAH ॥ 11-17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript