Brihat Samhita

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कूर्मः प्रथमे पुरुषे पाषाणो धूसरः ससिकता मृत् । आदौ च शिरा याम्या पूर्वोत्तरतो द्वितीया च ॥ ५४-४४ ॥

In digging, at the depth of a man. there will be a tortoise; at an equal depth below it there will be a stone covered with dust; below it again, the soil will be a mixture of sand and mud; and below it there will be seen first a current flowing southwards; and to the north of this there will be another current running eastwards.

english translation

kUrmaH prathame puruSe pASANo dhUsaraH sasikatA mRt । Adau ca zirA yAmyA pUrvottarato dvitIyA ca ॥ 54-44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript