Brihat Samhita
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आम्रैः क्षेमं भल्लातकैर्भयं पीलुभिस्तथाआरोग्यम् । खदिरशमीभ्यां दुर्भिक्षं अर्जुनैः शोभना वृष्टिः ॥ २९-११ ॥
If the mango should thrive well, there will be prosperity in the land; if Bhallāta (marking-nut plant) should thrive, there will be fear in the land; if the Pīlu tree should thrive there will be health in the land; If Khadira and Śamī should thrive, there will be famine in the land; and if the Arjuna tree should thrive there will be good rain.
english translation
AmraiH kSemaM bhallAtakairbhayaM pIlubhistathAArogyam । khadirazamIbhyAM durbhikSaM arjunaiH zobhanA vRSTiH ॥ 29-11 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपिचुमन्दनागकुसुमैः सुभिक्षं अथ मारुतः कपित्थेन । निचुलेनावृष्टिभयं व्याधिभयं भवति कुटजेन ॥ २९-१२ ॥
If Picumanda (the nimb tree) and Nāgu should bear blossoms, there will be prosperity in the land; if Kapittha should bear blossoms, there will be storm; if Nicula (Hijjal) should bear blossoms there will be drought and if Kuṭaja should bear blossoms there will be disease in the land.
english translation
picumandanAgakusumaiH subhikSaM atha mArutaH kapitthena । niculenAvRSTibhayaM vyAdhibhayaM bhavati kuTajena ॥ 29-12 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदूर्वाकुशकुसुमाभ्यां इक्षुर्वह्निश्च कोविदारेण । श्यामालताअभिवृद्ध्या बन्धक्यो वृद्धिं आयान्ति ॥ २९-१३ ॥
If Dūrvā (bent grass) or the Kuśa grass should blossom, sugar-cane will thrive; if Kovidāra should blossom there will be fear from destructive fires; and if Śyāmalatā should blossom, prostitutes will prosper.
english translation
dUrvAkuzakusumAbhyAM ikSurvahnizca kovidAreNa । zyAmAlatAabhivRddhyA bandhakyo vRddhiM AyAnti ॥ 29-13 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयस्मिन् काले स्निग्धनिश्छिद्रपत्राः संदृश्यन्ते वृक्षगुल्मा लताश्च । तस्मिन्वृष्टिः शोभना सप्रदिष्टा रूक्षैश्छिद्रैरल्पं अम्भः प्रदिष्टम् ॥ २९-१४ ॥
There will be good rain in those countries where trees, shrubs and creepers grow luxuriantly with glossy leaves uninjured by worms, but if the leaves should be otherwise there will be little rain,
english translation
yasmin kAle snigdhanizchidrapatrAH saMdRzyante vRkSagulmA latAzca । tasminvRSTiH zobhanA sapradiSTA rUkSaizchidrairalpaM ambhaH pradiSTam ॥ 29-14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript