Brihat Samhita
तत्र पताकाः श्वेता भवन्ति विजयाय रोगदाः पीताः । जयदाश्च चित्ररूपा रक्ताः शस्त्रप्रकोपाय ॥ ४३-२७ ॥
Flags hoisted in the capital, if white, would lead to victory; if yellow, to outbreak of diseases; if variegated, to success; and if red, to clash of arms.
english translation
tatra patAkAH zvetA bhavanti vijayAya rogadAH pItAH । jayadAzca citrarUpA raktAH zastraprakopAya ॥ 43-27 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript