Brihat Samhita
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प्राची तत्क्षणं एव नक्तं अपरा सन्ध्या त्र्यहाद्वा फलं सप्ताहात्परिवेषरेणुपरिघाः कुर्वन्ति सद्यो न चेत् । तद्वत्सूर्यकरैन्द्रकार्मुकतडित्प्रत्यर्कमेघानिलास् तस्मिन्नेव दिने अष्टमे अथ विहगाः सप्ताहपाका मृगाः ॥ ३०-३१ ॥
Generally, effects assigned to indications connected with the morning twilight hours will come to pass at once, and those of the evening twilight hours, either in the night or within 3 or 7 days; but effects assigned to halos, to dust-storms and to Parigha, will either come to pass at once or take 3 or 7 days; those assigned to the solar rays, to the rainbow, lightning, to parhelion, to clouds and to winds will take effect that same day; those assigned to birds will take 8 days; and those assigned to animals, 7 days.
english translation
prAcI tatkSaNaM eva naktaM aparA sandhyA tryahAdvA phalaM saptAhAtpariveSareNuparighAH kurvanti sadyo na cet । tadvatsUryakaraindrakArmukataDitpratyarkameghAnilAs tasminneva dine aSTame atha vihagAH saptAhapAkA mRgAH ॥ 30-31 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएकं दीप्त्या योजनं भाति सन्ध्या विद्युद्भासा षट्प्रकाशीकरोति । पञ्चाब्दानां गर्जितं याति शब्दो नास्तीयत्ता के चिद् उल्कानिपाते ॥ ३०-३२ ॥
The twilight sky is visible for a yojana (5 miles); lightning for 6 yojanas; the roaring of the clouds will be heard at a distance of 5 yojanas; and there is no limit to the extent to which meteors might fall.
english translation
ekaM dIptyA yojanaM bhAti sandhyA vidyudbhAsA SaTprakAzIkaroti । paJcAbdAnAM garjitaM yAti zabdo nAstIyattA ke cid ulkAnipAte ॥ 30-32 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रत्यर्कसंज्ञः परिधिस्तु तस्य त्रियोजनाभः परिघस्य पञ्च । षट्पञ्चदृश्यं परिवेषचक्रं दशामरेशस्य धनुर्विभाति ॥ ३०-३३ ॥
The halo called pratyarka (counter-sun) appears three yojanas in extent, that of the parigha is five. The circular halo (pariveṣa-cakra) is visible at a distance of six and five (i.e., eleven), and the rainbow of the lord of the gods (Indra) shines like a bow.
english translation
pratyarkasaMjJaH paridhistu tasya triyojanAbhaH parighasya paJca । SaTpaJcadRzyaM pariveSacakraM dazAmarezasya dhanurvibhAti ॥ 30-33 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript