Brihat Samhita

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छत्रस्रगम्बरयुतः कृतधूपविलेपनः समुत्थाप्यः । स्तम्भस्तथएव कार्यो द्वारौच्छ्रायः प्रयत्नेन ॥ ५३-१११ ॥

The ceremony of erecting the tall pillars at the entrance shall be performed carefully with umbrellas, flower wreaths, cloth, perfumed smoke and sandal.

english translation

chatrasragambarayutaH kRtadhUpavilepanaH samutthApyaH । stambhastathaeva kAryo dvAraucchrAyaH prayatnena ॥ 53-111 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विहगऽदिभिरवलीनैराकम्पितपतितदुःस्थितैश्च तथा । शक्रध्वज सदृशफलं तदेव तस्मिन् विनिर्दिष्टम् ॥ ५३-११२ ॥

The same good effects shall be predicted from the entry of birds into holes, the shaking of their wings, their fall and flight as in the case of the Indra Dhvaja.

english translation

vihaga'dibhiravalInairAkampitapatitaduHsthitaizca tathA । zakradhvaja sadRzaphalaM tadeva tasmin vinirdiSTam ॥ 53-112 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रागुत्तरौन्नते धनसुतक्षयः सुतवधश्च दुर्गन्धे । वक्रे बन्धुविनाशो न सन्ति गर्भाश्च दिन्मूढे ॥ ५३-११३ ॥

If the north-eastern corner be of a higher level than the rest; there will be loss of wealth and sons; if the ground emit bad smell, sons will die: if the ground be of irregular shape, kinsmen will die; if the sides are irregular, there will be no pregnancy.

english translation

prAguttaraunnate dhanasutakSayaH sutavadhazca durgandhe । vakre bandhuvinAzo na santi garbhAzca dinmUDhe ॥ 53-113 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इच्छेद्यदि गृहवृद्धिं ततः समन्ताद्विवर्धयेत्तुल्यम् । एकौद्देशे दोषः प्रागथ वा अप्युत्तरे कुर्यात् ॥ ५३-११४ ॥

He that desires prosperity shall raise the house-ground equally on all sides. If any portion of the ground be of a higher level than the rest, there will be misery. If unavoidable, the eastern or northern side may be of a slightly higher level.

english translation

icchedyadi gRhavRddhiM tataH samantAdvivardhayettulyam । ekauddeze doSaH prAgatha vA apyuttare kuryAt ॥ 53-114 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्राग्भवति मित्रवैरं मृत्युभयं दक्षिणेन यदि वृद्धिः । अर्थविनाशः पश्चादुदग्विवृद्धिर् मनस्तापः ॥ ५३-११५ ॥

If the eastern side be of a higher level, there will be hatred of friends; if the southern side, there will be deaths in the family; if the western side, there will be loss of wealth; and if the northern side, there will be grief.

english translation

prAgbhavati mitravairaM mRtyubhayaM dakSiNena yadi vRddhiH । arthavinAzaH pazcAdudagvivRddhir manastApaH ॥ 53-115 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript