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Brihat Samhita

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पूर्वच्छिन्नं यदि वा दारु भवेत्तत्परीक्ष्यं आरम्भे । यद्यारोहेत्तस्मिन्कुमारकः पुत्रपशुदं तत् ॥ ७९-०६ ॥

If there be the wood of any trees already cut down available for the purpose it shall first be examined: if a child gets on it, a person will get cows and children by its use.

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सितकुसुममत्तवारणदध्यक्षतपूर्णकुम्भरत्नानि । मङ्गल्यान्यन्यानि च दृष्ट्वाआरम्भे शुभं ज्ञेयम् ॥ ७९-०७ ॥

If white flowers. a rutting elephant, curdled milk, coloured rice, water pots, gems and the like benefic objects be observed at the time, there will be prosperity.

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कर्माङ्गुलं यवाष्टकं उदरऽसक्तं तुषैः परित्यक्तम् । अङ्गुलशतं नृपाणां महती शय्या जयाय कृता ॥ ७९-०८ ॥

The length of 8 grains of barley rice placed close and parallel to one another, is known as the Carpenter’s inch; the length of the king’s cot shall be 100 such digits.

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नवतिः सैव षडूना द्वादशहीना त्रिषट्कहीना च । नृपपुत्रमन्त्रिबलपतिपुरोधसां स्युर्यथासङ्ख्यम् ॥ ७९-०९ ॥

The cots of the first Prince, the Minister, the Commander in Chief and the Priest shall respectively be 90, 84, 78 and 72 digits long.

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अर्धं अतो अष्टांशोनं विष्कम्भो विश्वकर्मणा प्रोक्तः । आयामत्र्यंशसमः पादौच्छ्रायः सकुक्ष्य शिराः ॥ ७९-१० ॥

The breadth of the cot shall be 7/16th of the length, according to Viśvakarman; and the height of the legs shall be a third of the length.

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Chapter 79

Verses 11-15