Brihat Samhita
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धिष्ण्या कृशाल्पपुच्छा धनूंषि दश दृश्यते अन्तराभ्यधिकम् । ज्वलिताङ्गारनिकाशा द्वौ हस्तौ सा प्रमाणेन ॥ ३३-०६ ॥
Vidyut is a large bent fiery substance and strikes, with a loud and fearful sound, living creatures and collection of wood.
english translation
dhiSNyA kRzAlpapucchA dhanUMSi daza dRzyate antarAbhyadhikam । jvalitAGgAranikAzA dvau hastau sA pramANena ॥ 33-06 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतारा हस्तं दीर्घा शुक्ला ताम्राब्जतन्तुरूपा वा । तिर्यगधश्चऊर्ध्वं वा याति वियत्युह्यमानाइव ॥ ३३-०७ ॥
Dhiṣṇya is a blazing fiery meteoric appearance, thin and with a small tail, and visible beyond a distance of 40 cubits. Its length is two cubits.
english translation
tArA hastaM dIrghA zuklA tAmrAbjatanturUpA vA । tiryagadhazcaUrdhvaM vA yAti viyatyuhyamAnAiva ॥ 33-07 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउल्का शिरसि विशाला निपतन्ती वर्धते प्रतनुपुच्छा ॥ दीर्घा च भवति पुरुषं भेदा बहवो भवत्यस्याः ॥ ३३-०८ ॥
Tārā is a meteoric substance, a cubit in length and of white or copper colour, or of the colour of the stem of the lotus; it will appear to move either horizontally or vertically downwards or upwards as if dragged by some invisible force.
english translation
ulkA zirasi vizAlA nipatantI vardhate pratanupucchA ॥ dIrghA ca bhavati puruSaM bhedA bahavo bhavatyasyAH ॥ 33-08 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रेतप्रहरणखरकरभनक्रकपिदंष्ट्रिलाङ्गलमृगाभाः । गोधाअहिधूमरूपाः पापा या चौभयशिरस्का ॥ ३३-०९ ॥
Ulkā (meteor) is an appearance with a large head, a very small tail and of the length of a man’s body; as it falls it increases in length. This appearance is of several kinds.
english translation
pretapraharaNakharakarabhanakrakapidaMSTrilAGgalamRgAbhAH । godhAahidhUmarUpAH pApA yA caubhayaziraskA ॥ 33-09 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptध्वजझष गिरिकरि कमलैन्दुतुरगसन्तप्तरजतहंसाभाः । श्रीवृक्ष वज्रशङ्खस्वस्तिकरूपाः शिवसुभिक्षाः ॥ ३३-१० ॥
It assumes the shape of a dead body, a weapon, an ass, a camel, a crocodile, a monkey, a tusked animal, a plough, a deer, a lizard, a snake or smoke, and it sometimes appears doubleheaded. It causes misery in the land.
english translation
dhvajajhaSa girikari kamalainduturagasantaptarajatahaMsAbhAH । zrIvRkSa vajrazaGkhasvastikarUpAH zivasubhikSAH ॥ 33-10 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript