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Brihat Samhita

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यस्मिन्क्षेत्रोद्देशे जातं सस्यं विनाशं उपयाति । स्निग्धं अतिपाण्डुरं वा महाशिरा नरयुगे तत्र ॥ ५४-६१ ॥

Where the crops are found to die out or appear over-luxuriant or very white, there will be a large current at the spot at the depth of two men.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/54/62

मरुदेशे भवति शिरा यथा तथाअतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि । ग्रीवा करभाणां इव भूतलसंस्थाः शिरा यान्ति ॥ ५४-६२ ॥

We shall now proceed to describe the undercurrents (dakārgala) in arid tracts of land. The currents are generally of the shape of the camel’s neck.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/54/63

पूर्वोत्तरेण पीलोर्यदि वल्मीको जलं भवति पश्चात् । उत्तरगमना च शिरा विज्ञेया पञ्चभिः पुरुषैः ॥ ५४-६३ ॥

If an ant-hill be seen to the north-east of the Pīlu tree, there will be a current to the west of such ant-hill running northwards at a depth of five men.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/54/64

चिह्नं दर्दुर आदौ मृत्कपिला तत्परं भवेद्धरिता । भवति च पुरुषे अधो अश्मा तस्य तले अम्भो विनिर्देष्यम् ॥ ५४-६४ ॥

In digging, the soil will be found to be of the colour of a mixture of green and yellow at the depth of a man; then at equal depths there will be, one below the other, green earth, then a stone, and then water.

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siva.sh/brihat-samhita/54/65

पीलोरेव प्राच्यां वल्मीको अतो अर्धपञ्चमैर्हस्तैः । दिशि याम्यायां तोयं वक्तव्यं सप्तभिः पुरुषैः ॥ ५४-६५ ॥

If an ant-hill be seen to the east of the Pīlu tree, there will be a current at the distance of four and a half cubits to the south of it and at a depth of seven men.

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Chapter 54

Verses 66-70