•
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•H. KERN
VERSPREIDE GESCHRIFTEN
ONDER ZIJN TOEZICHT VERZAMELD
TWEEDE DEEL
VOOR.INDlË
TWEEDE GEDEELTE
"S.CRA\'F.NHAGE
MARTIN US NUHOFF
1914
• VERSPREIDE GESCHRIF'l'EN
VAN
PROF. DR. H. KERN
,
J
H. KERN.
VERSPREIDE GESCHRIFTEN,
ONDER ZIJN TOEZICHT VERZAMELD.
T WEE DE DEE L
VOOR-INDI Ë,
TWEEDE GEDEELTE
'S·ORAVENHAOE
MARTINUS N/jHOFF 1913
I:\'HOUD VAX 01.. 11.
I. VOOR-IXnl~~ (vcrvolg).
The llrhat-S-'uphita or Complcte system of natural astrolo(:y of Va- rllhamihira. Translatcd rrom Sanskril into English.(1870-187ä).
IChaplrr L-CV~I
L. igns of Swords, H. _ Lr. Art of SootlulIlying, á. - I.U. On ~lhu'kiI or
Boit~, 10. - Lnr. 0 .. Archit/!eIllNl, 12. _ J.1V. On the ExploratioD of Wnter-
spdngA, 27. - I,V. Cnlhlro ofT~ 37. - LVI. De.cril)lion of ,·"riOUI Tew.
1,101,.10. - I.V[I. On Dmwond Pinster, 41. _ LVllL DelCriptioli of Idol., H. _ LlX. 8t:llamn illgNlIII inlo tho fortJt-, 61. r.x. Setting up of StRtllOll,M!. - LXI. Signl of Col".., M. LXn. Signs or Dor, (j{;. - 1,XllI. Signa of Cocka,
(,(1. I .. X.1V. Sign.e of 'îortoille!l, !ij. 1,XV. Sigm oCOOOlll,
, .7. -
T.X VL Sigolof llorsc.~, il8. _ LXVTI. Signt of EleJlhRII18, r,!). - LXVlU. Signa ofMon, GO.
- LXLX. Signa of tho Fh'o GreM Mon, Tl. _ LXX. Signll of Womoo. 76.- LXX!. OnlClliI of Blits uf ORl'nl(lnll, 79. - LX-XH. Signll of Obowl·ic~. tIQ, - I.XXlU. I:lign;l or Ul1lurclhû:o, 81. - .LXXl \'.1'l'II.ilo of WÖlUon, SI. - LXXV.
Winning of Affoclion, 1:13. _ LXXVl. Erolicol Hemcdif':S, 81. - LXXVII.I're-
"aring of 1'cr(UI11M. M. _ I.XXVUI. Union of Man "nd Wifc, 00. - I.XXL'\:.
,signll ur CouehOll nud Sonu, 0;1. _ I.X.XX. 'fryÎlI(; (IC DiRmOndII. ~7. - LX X.x I.
'l'r.viUK or l'e!ll'l~.~. _ LXXXII. Trying of Rubic~, 101. - 1,X.x..."GJ..l. 'l'rying
or
.:m(!mld", IO'.!. _ LXXXIV. Sj'PlptomB of Lnwpl, W·.!, - LXXXV. Token!!t.r
Tooth Sth:k", 100. _ Lx.X~"rr. ;\li~llnnllOn.ll, I(),\. - LXXXVII. 'fho (;()IU- pus diyidod i'ltl'l c1ilfon!lnt p:uts, IlO. - LXXXVm Tho Cry of Binl., 111.- J,XXXL"- Abollt. OOi&, 118. - xc. 'fhc Crie!! of JllOknl~ 120. - XCL ),lu l'C'II\Nll1
or
\vild l1o.D.at.r!, lZO::!. - XCI[. MO"l'.m~nl. of Kino, 122. - XOIU. MOI'c- mcnt. of Hön-os, 122. - XCIV. llovciD(!/11AI (I( l:lephaoUl, 1:!4. - XC\'. 'fho Griet ofCrowoJ, 126. XOVL Additiooal uhol,ter on AOgDry, UH. _ XCVII. Timo of thu l'rogu08tiUl/ takirtg eft·cet.. 11.1-1. _ XCVTU, QnfJitlCi of tlto Nnk-~ntnt.ll. 136. _ XCL'X. Tlle qllnlilin of th'l LllIlRr dny. Rnd Kar'Qat, 1~7._
C. Ueui~ioo nbout-tho NnklJ-'llm !lIJd I1oroM:opo nb wedding., Uil). - Ol.NntÏ\·it-y
dcp<!ndcll~ upon Ihe NIIJ";lnlnu<, 1lY.'l. - ClI. Diatribut;oll or dm ZocIiacal Sign_, 140.
cm.
Scctioo relatin;" to XuptinlJl, 111. - CIV. StJhero of tho 1'lROQUI, J4~. CV. Deyotion to the Nokl!-Ulras umInr 1\ huwnu fIgure, JG~. - CVt. Con·Uhllioll,
tw.
De \'rouwen in Indië. (1871) Een dichter op den troon. (18ïl).
1'''1;.
155 181
Ghl1dl!rN. DiclioDal'Y of tJUJ Pili languilge. 1., lua. _ l'rLIlUIlP. Granlluar of lho Silldlli hUlguago, 107.
OVer het Indisch tooneel. (1877·78). 205
Eene plaats uit den Mah:\\'alhsa. (ISSó) 221 Een werk over oude opschriften \'an Cciton. (188.').
Bijdrage tot de verklaring van eenige woorden in P~Ui.geschriften
voorkomende. (1886).
m"t1"'ij,.er dur uobanduldu ,",oonlUD, 806.
llockbesprekingen. (1887-89) .
The Jii.Laka, ed. V. hu.ball, Vol. IV., SOU. - R. Chund~r Duu-. Hillory of Civilimtion in ÁncÎeDt fndil, Vol.t. 816.
CorrigondllJD,820.
233
307
J.
VOOR-INDIK
(Vervolg)
DE NAGEDACH'l'ENIS
VAN
J. S. SPEYER ,
DEN TROUWEN VRIf~N(),
'l'OEGEWI.JD.
THE BRHAT-SAMHITA . .
OR
Complete system of natural astrology
OF
Varahamihira.
TRANSLATEIl mOM SANSKRIT INTO ENGLISH.
(Continl/otlon)
CHAPTER L.
5ïglls iif Swortls.
1. A sword of tne longesl description measures lift)' digits; the shortest is of twent)'-five digits. A Jlaw on such a spot (of the sword) as corresponds with all odd number of diC'its, must be deemed ill-ominous.
2. Yet naws rcscmbling a Rilva-fruÎt, Vardhamlina-figurc. ulllbrclla.
emblem of Çiva, carring, lotus, hanocr. wc'\pon. or cross, arc held au- spicious.
3. Flaws shaped like a lizard, eraw. heron, carrion bird, heaclless trunk or scorpion, ancl several flaws along tne upper edge, are not lucky.
4. A sword that shows a chink I is washart, blunl, damaged al tht UPPCf edge, unplcasing 10 C)'C and mind, and without tone, is inauspicious. Tht!
reverse Cjualitics forcbodc favourablc rc..'iull ...
5. Thc rattling of a sword (of itself) is saîd to portend death; its not going out of thc sheath (when drawn) I augllrs defeat. There wîl\ be strife when the sword jllmps out of the scabbard by itself, but victory when it is secn flamingo
6. The king ought not 10 unsheath ît without reason, nor rub it, nor look at his own face in it, nor telJ its price. He should not mention the place whence it has come from, nor take its measure, nor, without precaution, touch the binde. '
7. The most esteemed swords are those that arc fashioned Iike a cow's tongue, a lotus-pctal, a bambu-Icaf, an olcandcr-lcaf, rapicrsand scimitars.
S. If a wrought sword provcs too long. it mar not he shortened by strik- ing afT a portion of it. but should he polished till it has the length required.
Thc owner dies if a pieee is struck oR' at the upper end, and his mot her dies if the same is done at the point.
9. From a Aaw on thc hilt rou mar Înfer the existence of a corrt!Spond- ing Aaw on the blade. just as you mar condudc on sccing a male in thc face of a damsc1, that there is another such in her hidden parts.
10. Anel by observing which part of the bod)' is touchcd hl' a swords-
I lIl. the text we ahould read pa raj ayiyä p r ... v a rta.nA fI'I, NI tile Comm. hu it.
1 Of. I.he palllAge trom !'a.riiçara. lUI quoted in Ihe foot.-nole on 11. 2-&.
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ll1an~ ""hen consuiting the diviner, the latter will be ablc to indicatc thc plAce of the ftaw on the sword in thc scabbard I providcd he (thc divincr) knows thc following ru Ie!>.
of
1- 15. Ir the man touches his head, thc ftaw is at thc first digit; thc , se<:ond digit corresponcls with thc farchead; thc third with thespot between the braws; thc fourth with thceres:
thc fifth with thc nase; the sixth with the Iips; thc seventh with thc checks; thc eighth wÎth thejawsj thc ninth with the ears; thc tenth with thc !leek; thc eJeventh with thc shoulders;thc twelfth with thc breast; thc thirteenth wilh tbc armpits; the fourteenlh with thc paps; the fifteenth with the heart; the sixteenth with the beii)"; the seventeenth with thc loins; thc eighteenth with the navel; the nineteenth with the abdomen; the twentieth with the hip; thc twcnt)'-first \\'Î1II lhc pu- dendum; thc twellty-second with the thighs; lht! twcnty'lhird with a wOllnd between the thighs; the twcnty-rourth with tht! knce.'!; the twenty-fifth with the legs; the twenty-sLxth with the part between the Jegs; thetwenty- seventh with the ankles; the twenty-eighth with the hecls; the twentr-ninth with the reet; the thirtieth with the toes: such is the theory of Carga.
16-19. The consequences to be roretold rrom a Aaw in the first, second, third digit, nnd so forth,.up to the thirtieth digit, are as rol1ows: death ora child. obtaining or wealth, loss of riches. Rood fortune, captivitr. birth of a son, quarrels, acquiring of elephants, death of a child, acquiring of wealth, destruction, getting a wife, grief, gain, loss, getling n wife, death, prosperity, death, contentment, loss of wealth, acquiring of riches, death without salvation, I obtaining of wealth , death, good fortune, pove~)',
dominion, death, kinglr power.
20. Upwardl> of the thirtieth digit na conscqucncc'! are spccificd; in general, howevcr, thc fiaws at thc odd digits arc Înjuriolls, at thccven ont:S alispicioliS. But according to some allthorities, the Raws from the thirtieth digit upwards to the sword's point are of no consequence at all.
21. A sword that smelIs Iike oleande'r, blue lotus) elephant's frontal juice, ghee, saffron, jessamine, or Michelia champaka, brings good luck;
but iII-omened is one that has the odour of cow urine, mud. or fat.
22. A smeU similar to that of tortoise blubber, blood, or potash, augurs danger and pain, A sword glittering Iike beryl, gold ,and lightning, brings victory, health, and prosperitr.
23. Thc fluid to imbrue a sword with, according to thc precept of Uça- nas, is: blood, if one wishes for a splendid fortune; ghee. if one is desÎrOlis to have a \'irtuou!I son; water, if one is Ion ging for inexhaustible wealth.
I The Comm. hu anlrl'jll,li, and asplailU It by m rt1t1.
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2-'. An approvcd mixture 10 imbrue th!; sword with, in case of onc desi·
rous 10 attain his object br wicked mcans, is: milk from a marc, a camel, and elcphant. A mixture of fish bilc. dccr-milk. horsc-milk, lI.nd goat-milk, blcndcd with toddy 1 will make thc sword fit 10 cut an elephant's trunk. I
25. A sword, first rubbcd with oil. anrl thcn imhrued with an unguent compounded of the milk)" juicc of tht: Calotropis, goat'!! horn, ink, dung from dovcs anel mice, and aftcrwarrls whcttcd, is fit fOf piercing stanes.
26. An iron instrument imbrued wlth a stale mixture of potash of plan- tains with buttennilk . and properly whetted, will not get crooked on a stane, nor blunted on other iron instruments.
CIMI'TER LI.
Ar/ of Soolksny;lIg. '
1. Thc soothsarcr must teil a cOl1sulting pcr.;on's rortune by observinc:
the latter's direction , IItteranees, plaee, what the same is takinc: into his hand, and whieh limb of his own or another's he is touching; conjointly with thi5 the diviner should intelligently eonsider the timebeing. ForTime.
comprehending all that is movable nnd immovable, is all-knowing, al1- sceing, ancl nll-present, nncl shows to all who nced it, tile good and cvjl consequences through means orbodily motions and utterances. J
2. Tile plaee (or consultation) is ra\'ourable ir it is level, covcrt.-d with good grass, pleasing in the limpidit)' or its sweet water, covered with beau-
lirm
nowers or corn, rrcqucntcd b~' Gods, Sccrs, Brahmans, virtuous men,I eOIlIlJl. tntl!ii. ca Pllriç."rlll':
Ilthtl pii.yaniini. Jc:,ïrnpiiyium IIrivadhiirthi dbifl\yet, tilahiliiranii·
IAbhyll.m artl!llrthï, plltriirtl!y lIdl!.kenn., ."rpi,il o;;rTkilmal), . ll!asikJ\Q
ço~ !ten a, ]HU ty aç. vo,~\' air ,irILiJ} ;;. iJ i8iLra.ouh ed" kil m 0, 'j ii k,îrell a U la-
\'" '11Ç"Yo \. ma tlly n \'IUlIi ba rh;~!" pi tten" d \.; rl\dll!! Ir "" d haeel! 11.01 air 'Hno, n j.
I.yllft oaiulu!, dliUllnpu\'l'aI;Rlldl!abRlyupllhi\r"ir aroayih'i ç;iruy upaç.n.
yinal!! k\ll'yiin niivamanyet .. OR ooooniHn/) ,nlp'pr",..,n niidarçilruryiio nliDimHte \'h'rtluyiin na krt4eD nil.lyn mi\l,arp brnyild hl (\'.1. kri4îte- nii.ya mfilyll.1]\ vivP)1\liid hi~ Cf. et.6.
I Thia ehal't.,l' is ]/l'Ooably 'PUriOUIl; ltOC
li,,,
rownrb ol tllo CumlO. quowd iJl tho Var, rr .• '1'hll. pall'gc in l'ariiçarn willeh hu ob\'Îoullly serve<! as tl!a model. nU11I thu!: i ha khalu oariio[!,riitaiirp hhfltinlhp kiilo 'ntnriHmii. Rarvadii. lIaf\'adarçT ~ubl!i
",,,bhaia tatph .. lneileakal,. lIaviç;e,ota" prii~iniill) IIv"I'nrn.ilgefu IIpar(la·
ulJ,dilriilrlilnvyiiliii.rcilgituOII.HlidibllÎr nimittRil,> phalam abhidarç"YII.ti.
tab prn,.ato daivajll.O 'Ilupahatam[!,tir avadllirya .vaçiltrirtbam anu·
IImrt,.a ya('.odharminugrahlrtham arthinArp çubhll.ç.ubblnlm IHtblnlrp bhlvl\bhlvam abhiJlirdiçet.
and Blessed (inhabitants of Heaven), and if it is shadowed by trees of au- spicious appellation, charming in their bioom, loaded wilh manr (rui,ls, possessed of sleek barks and leaves, and notoccupied by ilI-omened birds. I
3. Not good is a place abounding wÎth su eh trees as arc cut, split, perfo- rated by insects, thornr. scorchcd, rough, crooked. hearing unseem!)' S namcs, inhabited by iII·ominous birds, and covered wÎth sear and withered Icavcs and barks.
4. Unfavourablc al50 are: a cemeter}' , desolate shrine, crossway I a dis.
mal rugged spot, an always brackish ground, a spot covered wjth sweep..
iogs, charcaal, potsherds, ashes, husks, or dry grass.
5. Bad is, besides, anr placet when occupied by mankst naked (riOlts.
barbers, enemies, shackles, butchers. outcasts, gamblers, ascetics, or persons in distress; moreover , any place where weapons or spirits are being sold. J
6. East, north, and north-east are the directions 4 of good augur)' lo thc consuIting person; not sa norlh.west, west, south, soulh-cast and south·
wcst. Thc favourable time is forenoon, not night, nor dawn, nor twilight, nor afternoon. 6
7. The same good or evil tokens as expounded in thc rules for journers, must in this case bc interpreted, and that from observing what object is placed before the inquirer, or seen in his hand, his coat, or what is being carried b)' the crowd.
8,9,10. Thc masculinc' limbs arc: thigh, lip, pap, testiele, foot. tooth, arm, hand, check, ~air, throat, nail, thumb, tempie, armpit ,shoul.
der, ear, anus. and joint. Feminine are: brow, nose, buttock, wrinkles, hip.
line offelicity in the palm. finger, tongue. neck, instcp, ankie. leg. navel,
I Comm. tnthl oa P.rAQarab:
atha pu,p' taph al i tah a ri tal D i 8' d hat va kpatra pr a ça.taD imii. krti la u m- y ad" ij Il 0 i, e v I ta tarn 110 b i.yllgftd he ... y ahl'u mil. hll-ritamrd uç ld vll-iaai k;.
tu.m n l,ah rd ya p nun n a.al i lil. ,'akii.ço (d oçe) de V8 r'l i. i d dh na1\dh ud vijiv iilo pri.~mukb.oHaram uttarapQryibhimukho vii y.J,1 pfcchet tl .... yll. prllr- thitopapattim "bbinirdioet,
I &go vibhitllokllo, 'Vot"lI&.
I Comm. tll-thi\. 0110 ParàQau~:
uh i nna bh i nnl,!,'u,k IIora k ,a v ak raj a n tuj al!dh~k &\l1-ak; i k ro v yäd ad v ij .ni- ,o'l'i tapr"QII.I ho !mil ti Ir; i tapiidll. paoob Iye çlUoçllnaQ ft Dy iy. t.Dao"tv.ro, a- ra ri pUD Ii pit iiyu dhllm .dy a v i kray aQii li. u 0 & i rr tag a ey&yii my & "arll ~ Il-
vlYll-vyiioli.bhimnkhll.1) praoodayet t . . ye,~&m artham anartbiiya vidyi.l,
• Ü. tol) ba (Ilood at.
I Pariioaol:
vel!\},! urviiQ puçaalante pftrvlihl;llJ pariproohatiim I nadhy"yor apariihl;le tu lr.'''P'y'lJl tu (r, e.) vigarhitl.1;l1l
• j,e. denoted by 'fVord. or mueuliDe rader,
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margin oflhc ear, and hindpart of thc neek. Neuter are: moulh I back, col·
larhone. knee. bone. !iide, hearl, palatc, ere, penis, breast, end afth!!
spine, head and farchead. TOllching of a limb of thc first dcscription, fore- shows speedy re!!Ults; touching of one of thc second kind, dcnotcs slow rc- sults; thc touching of fleuter limbs produccs no effecls whatevcr; nor do thc ather two, irthcr happen la he coaTse, impairc..:d, broken ,or lcan.
11. When thc querist touches or move. .. his great toe, he is to suffer (rom eresorej when he touches or moves a finger, one may announce sorrow on account of his daughter; when he strikes his head, there threatens danger from thc king.
12. His touching thc breast, presages separation ; his taking of( a picee of cJoth (rom his bodr, denotes 10ss; whcn he pulls a picce of doth doser lO him, and joins foot lo fOOl, he will gel friends.
13. When he scratchcs the earUl with his Weal toe, he is thinking of land; when he scratches his feet with lhe hand, his thoughts arc fixed on a fcmalc slave.
14. If the man looks at a tAl-or birch-!eaf. he is thinking of muslin; ifhc is standing on glass. husks. bone or ashes. sickness is soon to bda!! him;
rf he gazes on a string, net, or bark. captivitr awaits him.
15, 16. Should he mention or see long pepper , black peppcr I ginger I crperus grass, lodh. costus. doth, andropogon, cumin. spikenard. anise. and Tabern~montana. one mal' foretell that his thoughts arc engaged on the following subjects, severallr: a wife's fault, a man's fault. a person in dist'ress, 1055 of all, missing of the road. 1055 of a child, of wealth, of grain, ofa child, ofbipeds, ofquadrupcds, of land.
17. From his kceping in thc hand a fruit ofthe Indian figtrcc, ofBassia, cbony-trcc, roseapplc, wavcd-leavcd figtrcc, mango, anel jujube, I it mily be predicted that he is to acquire wealth, gold, men. iron, muslin, silvcr, alld copper.
18. The sight of a dish filled with grain and a full waterpot, augurs the thrh-Îng of the famill'; e.'i:crements of an elephant, cow, or dog ,denote the loss of wealth, wamen. or friends (severally).
19. On seeing cattle, an elephant, buffalo. lotus b!ossom, si1ver. or a tiger. the querist i" rle..'itined tn get:1 multitude of sheep, riches. garments.
sandal, silk, or ornament!! (successively).
20. When a fortune-teller is consu!ted by persons in the sight of a skull- wearing Çaiv:!. monk, they do so for the s.ike of rriends or gambting; when in the sight or a friar of a decent order, their query concerns a courtesan, king, or wife in childbed.
I To r. in the textjUa inltaad ol JUL
2l. The consultation being held in Ule sight of n Buddhist monk, a teacher, a Jaina monk, a naked mendicant friar, a divincr. a pedlsr t I a fisher , it concerns a tbief, a commander of thc troops, a m~~chant,a (emale slave, a seldier, a shopkeepcr. a condemncd crimina\.
22. From thc sight of an Mcetic is ta be inferred thst the inquirer is thinking of an absent person; he is thinking of csule tending, if a vender of liquor.l is in sight. From thc sight of one bus)" with glesning I rou may conclude that mishap has herallcn thc querist.
23. The man using thc expression~ (I should like to askl, itdenotes him to think of a meeting; thc expression cdo, teil I. shows he is thinkingofhis household; thc wards: 'Master! pray I look 1, inti mate thc man to think of gain; the expression "do. prophecy!' shows thal he care:; for dominion.
24. If he says, cinform me,. his thoughts are bent on victorr or travel· ling. Should he sa)': .. cxamine, and teil m)' thoughts" thcn his care con·
ccrns a kinsman. If he suddcnly rushes upon thc diviner, who is standing among a crowd, with thc word c!ook!, he is thinking ora thief.
25,26. Er all internal part of the bodr bcing touched, a member of thc rami!r is indicated to he the thicf; br an externa! part heing touched, a stranger is indicated; b)' a motion or the great toe, a slave is referred to; by the other tues, a remOlie slave: by the !egs, a domestic: br the navel. a sister; br the heart, one's own wife; br touching the thumb, a son is de- nounced; by the fingers, a daughter; br the belly, one's mother; by the he.1.d, one's father or unde; by the right arm, one's brothcr; by the left arm, a brother's wire.
27,28. Indications that the inquirer is not dcstined 10 recover the pm- perty stolen from him. are the following: ir, aftcr touching an internal part of the bodr. he takes to an externalone; or ir he cmits phlegm, urine, excremenlS; or suffers something la drop from his hands; or vchcmcntly bends alld strctches his limbs; or if he descries pcoplc carrring cmpty vesse!s. or a thicf; or if ominous words are heard, sueh as ctaken. rallcn, impaircd, forgottcn, lost, broken, gone, stolen, dead), aod thc likc.1
, Tba~ nimi~tll mUllt ba uudentood 10 meun naimittika., a.ppearc notonly {ro~
lho Comm.entary, but IlII10 (roD!. lho oomllfponding pallSage or Pari".ra'lI: l1irgUl1·
t.bad.rçane ditiproohiil'\l, "rddhn\\rii"atadnr\1'HIOlQitr.dyiit.akr\iilp vii, Qli.lI:yuyll 01.11 rak rt./hp. pa ri \'ràj akallyll. n rpufHi k iiga ti i kirth iiTfl v R, u pii_
dh Y Iyllly ft Oll.m. 0. p ui J.:rtiit(l, n 11. i ga muy 11. ç-re,t h I Ic rl1i.l'\l, na i m i Ui kuya yodhiLrtbilJl. arb.to '·iitdjaki.rthllJl, uf'lcluw ruTnift\ ,·ipa.uuartbilJl, tB..
pa ••• y" pro,iurthiilJl, Qa.utl~ik . . y. paQupa.I.nlr~hlill" k.iv.r\ •• y ••• · dhyaghli.Lakrtli.m. Re:mllrJcabJo in tbill pnuAgo ill vii. "Ctor" oompound, ~ iftJ,o component part. were aepa.rat&d.
, Comm. tathi o. P.ril>.ral,l:
.ii.bb,..n~.ril.ngal'fl .pn~l·" biJ.y"1'fl .pr9~H' nirhal'lU}1l1J1 vii. 91e,mapurt- ,anuylnilfl kuryid dbuli.d vi klftoh pi.tayed gii.triQi vi. IIpbo~ayot
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29. Thc aforcsaid signs. whcn combined with tbc sight of husks. bOlles. poison, etc., or with thc sound of weeping and sneczing, portend death to
\ men atlacked by illness. \Vhen thc querist. on sh:uply touching an internal part of thc body. breaks wind upwards, then rou ma)' (afetell th3t he is satiatcd by having copiousl)' dined.
30. Front his touching thc forèhead and (rom seeing awns, rou mar infcr boilcd riee has been his rood; (rom his touching thc breast, king's Tiee; (rom his touching the !leek, a preparation ofbarler.
31. Ir he tOllches his loins, paps, bellr, or kncCll, he is sure to have caten pease, milk, sesaml1rn, or ricc gruc!. From his smacking a!ld licking his lips. you mar know th'at he has tastcd something sweet.
32. Br something loathsome,' he will stretch his tonguc; by somcthiT11::"
sour, he will make a wry mali th ; br something pungent, bitter, tart, or hot, he will hiccough, and br something salt, spit.
33. If he givcs up phlegm, it is a sign lhat he has eaten someting dry aml bitler, aml lhal in lilde quantitr. Thc sound or sight of a carnivorous animal is a tokcn of his having cnjoycd ficshmeal; if he touches his brows, chcch, or lips, hc has cntcn fowl.
34. His tOllching the head, th raat, hair, jaw, tcmple, cal', leg, abdomen, proves him to have taken elephant's fiesh, buffalo's flesh, mutton, park, beef, hare's ftesh, deer's ftesh, mixed mcat.
35. When an evil augury is seen or heard, rou mar (oretell that he has Ct1.1en lizard's ftesh and fish. In similar rnallner mar, al the time o( consul·
tation, the deliverance o( a pregnant woman he prognosticated.
36. Whether a male, (emale, or androgrnous child is to take birth , is (oreshowl1 by somelhing masculinc, fcmininc, or ncuter being seen, in(er- rcd, prescnt. and touched. A happy dc\i\'erance is augured from thc sight o( drink, (ood, Rowers. and (ruits.
37. Wh en a waman touches with thc thumb hererebrow, bellr, or fingel'. she is thinking o(the child she expects; sa, tOO, wh en honer, ghee, gold, gems, corals, or the waman's mother, nurse, orchildrCI1. are be(ore hereyes.
38. Should a pregnant woman uphold her belly with hcr hand while an evil omen is seen, shc will miscarry; so, too, i( she withdraws her bellr (rom the pressure o(the stoa!, I or joins ane hand to thc ather.
k (Ia la h rtll. pati U mUil i U vi sm rtIL naHad uIIPi.n i Ha bhn,gnaga taj irtll1~.a bd R- prid urbhii vo vii .yit" rikubhitldatukarAl,\illl1 dl\rçane nauasyililbbull vidyät..
Ir. \'Îllrkvo, Mono MS.of the Comm.ll,ll8it, Înstead ol vÎ8prkke.
I Tho tl'lIl\lflatiou i~ Joubtlul; I.ILo (,.'Ol're8polltiing pa8llllgo ill Pariiçura hAll: pft.hn.
m,ndn,kIlIJI I'Knt,arK krtvodaj'lllJl katlr]Oye(1 flgrahutalJl ha.tonllr.bhigrhy.
vii prochel. ft i~ not otf'lIr what i. meant, in tbi. paUl\Q;e, wilb pi~homardaka;
appaready • O\1llWOD.
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39. When she touches the right nostril , rou ma}' forctcl1 that shc is to conceÎve next month; when she touches thc left noslril or thc lerl: C&T. her pregnanc)' is to begin af ter llVO monlhsj whcn it is the right ear. two months will elapsc bernTc that occurrcnce; and whcn;t is thc breasts. fOlif months.
40. Shc will givc birth to threc S0l15 and t\\'o daughters if it is the lower part of her hair·knot she touches; IÏvesons, ifit is the ears; three sons, if it is thc hand. Thc thumb heing touched, it denotes five sons; the rore- linger, fouT; and 50 on in succession. Thc great toe and both ankles denote one daughter.
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Shc is to be mather of a couple of girls or of boys according lo her touching either the left or thc right thigh I ancl the molher of four or three children according la her touching the middlc or the end of her forehead.42,43. Head, forchead, braws, ea.rs, eheck8,jaws, tecth, neek, right I shouldcr, left shouldcr. hands, ehin, pipe of the lungs, breast, right pap, left pap, heart, right side, Ic(t sidc, belly, hip, joint of the holr bone, right thigh, left th1gh. knees, legs, feeti each of these parts of the bod)' eorresponds with one of the twenty-eight lu nar asterisms beginning with Krttik:!:. '
44. Here"fitll have we dearl)' expounded thc pragnostics from limbs bcing touehed, after we had duly stu~ied tbc authoritativc works, with thc
ViL".V of attaining thc results wished for, He who know~ all thi~, and is nol delicicnt in intelligence and alertncss, 5ha1l always he honourcd b~' thc king and the multitude.
CHAPTER LIJ.;
01~ "farks of Boils.
Boils which are white, red, rellow, black, slIccessi\'c1r, of brahmans etc., presage their results to the casts, brahmans etc. in succession.
I rt iA mOfit All'llgo thll.t in Ihe. forogoiog stanm lila word 1111 v Y. ill uMd in tho __ p- t.o.tion of .lofto, bu~ hore ot crighto. Tho formor plulIIllge. ilian imiUltion of Parii.çllrl.'11 words: do.k,îJ;lo[UiIUplpa[ço dvau put.rau dl'o oa kallyako j6I1Ayi"yn.i, I'IlwI1II3'a ~iulll;l klloyllkll dl'au pU~[aUi tbo Il'uer pallsl'g(! bl13 dak.,i~lill!180
prii.kphlllgIlDylrp, llttui.ylrp Tlme.
I Contll!quently the hetLd beiog lollehed, Ule ohild wi11 00 barn at K(ttikli, _nd 10 on.
Pnmç.arn.: 9ic, ... i 'l~tp,pr9YQ. krUikhu jnnma I'idyi\t, l"lli~o rohil}yilJl bhruvur mrga'tirali, iJ.yiiidi .
• Thi, Chapter i, found in nll MSS. koown to mo, ,et ita gIlUUÎIIOll038 j~ 1I0~ beyond
doub~. Cor Utpala. begin. hl, commont 00 it with UUI CoUowing remlIck: I HCJlOOCorward lOme read a Pi~akalak,al)a, thereiore we also will u plaio it..
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Ver)" smooth, shining (boils) on the hcad (betoken) increa.sc of wcalth;
on the crawn. erelong the being beloved (or fortune); on the brows, the being unbelovcd (or misrortune); bctwcen the brows, 500n meeting with a dcar person aTHI immoralitr and sorrow; on thc erelids, sorrow; on the eyes, sight of somcthing wishcd for; at the tempIcs, the becoming an as- eet ie; on thc placc under thc cyc.'l, much care I,
(Baits) on the tlOSC and check givc ralmen! and sons; on thc lips lhey will eause acquisitioll of food; on thc ehin, likewisc; on thc forchcad, abund- ant wealth; SO, toD, on the jaws; having their place at the thraal, orna·
men Is, food and drink; at an car, plent)" of car-ornaments and knowlcdge of the essence of the Atman.
(BoBs) on thc suturc of the head. neck, heart, teats, sides, and chest (cause, sueccssivelr) a blow br iron, calamitr, aequisition of sons, dO of childrcn, grief. and getting somcthing dcsircd; on lheshouldcr, of ten wan- dcring in order to beg for food; arising al lhe arm-pilS. ther bring about thc loss of riches, in manr wars t.
Produccd on thc back ancl thc two cycs, ther remove a multitudc of troubles and of enemies: produced on thc wrists, thcy (prcsage) binding of the hands) ; on bath fore-arms, ornaments ancl the like.
Thcr bring about aequisition of wealth, the being beloved, and grief, whcn on the hands, fingers, bellr (successivelr); on lhe navel, good drink and food; bencath it, taking away of money by thieves; on the abdomen.
maner and eorn; on thc membrum viriIe, a damse\ and fine children; on thc anus and tcsticlc.s, \Vc.alth or thc. bc.ing belovc.d.
On lhc thighs, thcr give thc obtainment of a vchicle aml a woman; on the knees, destruction from the part of inimical people; on thc lowcr Icgs, (destruetion) br the sword; on the ankie, troubles on the raad and br cap- tivity.
(Boils) produeed on the buttocks, heels, feet, (cause) lossofweahh, adul- ter)'. travelling (succe.c;si\·e1r); on thc loes, capti\·it)'. but on the great toe, honour from the relativcs.
Trcmbling of a limb, tumours alld boils are luekr for male pcrsons on thc richt, bul pernicious on the left; lhc re\·erse for wamen.
I UtP~'l\ n.dduc8lt Ilo paMSgè (rom Pariiçam, which, lhough in prM6, is n.lmoat ltls.lu- ally lbo .. mo: Athn. pi\ollkiil,. IIitarl\ktalliultnll,H\.\'l\rI)i\ dvijiidïniil\1 vl\rl}tI- n ii 1I1 k ra III ii t. • t b 11 n Il vaCIlIi vi 9 e~el;lok tn..n k nl .. "h I\lad ii. bh 1\ V tin ti. Tl\tc&
mllrdhni luvyakt .. l) lu.nigdh.n.l) lIu\'arl;lo 'bhi,olr.llgnml\nn.l(l kuryiH, ç,i·
rui dlunigamarp, etc.
1 T fldopb inJllcad of bl\husukbn.m, tho reading of lho, oommontn.l.or: bahumu_
khum (= l\1I0kl\I'Cllk1i.ram).
I S uI'y amam, acoording to tho comment.: b ash band b arn.
There has been told the distribution afboils, (rom the head downward.
The distribution of wDunds. dark spot! of the skin must be contemplated in the same manner,
The appearing al50 on thc body of black spots, a collectien of hairs at an unusual placet I and a whirl of hair of the body. likewise produce la living beings the enunciated results.
CHAI'TER Lil!.
0" ArchiteellIrt.
I. Ta gratif)" clever astrologers, I now proceecl to compose a work on lhc art of building, slich as it has been transmitted (rom thc Creator to our day.!. through an unbroken series of sages. I
2. There was, it is affirmed I some Being obstructing with his bulk both
\Vorlds. but on a sudden he was subdued br thc host of Cads anel hu ried down.
I Lakl)loun
i_,
aooording t.o O'O I:ommeutury: prnsilldhnlll n.lllino IOUlIl.nioayal},
1 Aooording 10 Utpala: Garga, etc,; more explioit ia _he ec.nWmcnt in 1\ work oouiug I.ho t'tla of Qri,BmhllIoktu.-Vi~wlllU1.rnJaI,rnkii\lika (10, çilltrn), wlu:ro wo relld, 18, 10, Iqq,:
Hi prok~alfl \'~Bt1l0Ihtrl\lp ptlrvnlfl Gargii1i\ dhimn.to l Oarglt Pariçl\Tal]. pripa tallmiit prllpa Drhndmtllll,l) 11 Brbadratillid Viovalrarmä priiptll.\'ii.rl \'ihtu~,ji.litrnkl'l1l l u Vir,wakarmi jagllto hitiyiikuthn,vnt punal' l
Viiaudl,,'iidi~u punal' bhnlokalll bhaktHo 'bravH 11
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atha 11. vimah,vidyo Viç\'aknrmÎi mabii.tmu.
.... Irq] "SU >;I a ""ri, ~h atl la r V &9Ä lirlrth& vet t i, 1 an.kelaluragaviiniilp. IIHradhiu/,l krtUmA bbavanaIliva.aUm u,cahAltram oha aakAraU
Thi. pAlllllga, ",ith mnD,. othel'll, shoWII th"t Oargf\, P'U'f ... rn, and tbo likc, are merCI mlthologlcal being., or exactly lbo IJ.O.mCl hi.t.orical ,'alne witlt Brnbmnn, Viç.vakarman, Villudov(\; of, eh. i, 8, footnote. Ia tbe opening .talUlII oC tbe Viç\'ak. we flnd:
yad uktal{l I,)ambhunii pOrvalp. "A.tuçlatra'fl purAhnam I
Parii.\)'Hab priha Brhadratbl,.a Brhadro.thab priba oa. Viç.va.ka.rmal}p.1
. a
Viçvokarmi\ jn.gatii.lp i1itiiya. provi.o& ç.ietrf\lll bl1.bubhcdnYllktaOiIl Vi ... Vu,karlllo v lioavÎi.stuÇht"II'11 prll\' .. ktYiiwi lokiiniilll bitakiimyayii.1
TIH' Vi\)vo.k, I!COm~ lo be a compilation, for mOilt of Iha p .... go. quotod b, Utplll&, eitbOf trom ",hat ha t.crma Kifloikhla.Tllntn., 0" rrom Garga, from Dr1uu.po.ti, Vi\)' vabnnan bimlMllf, Ki(llapa, etc., raour In Lhe Vi9~llk'l a Mp)' of ",bieh i. in the trans·
lator'l poll!eII!ion. cr, at. 80, foot.note,
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3. Of the sC"cral parts of his bod)", each is suhjected lo thc parl;cular dcity br which it was attackcd. It i!i that Reing of immortalsubstancc, who br thc Creator was destined to be the dwelHng-house personified (alias House-spirit).
4. The largest of the five houses of a king should beof 108 cubits(Jmsla) in width; thc following, of 100, 92', 84, 76. The length alwars exceeds the widlh br one-quarler (is, consequenti)": 135, 125, 115, 105,95).
5. Thc first mansion of a commandcr-in-chie{ measurcs 64 cubits in breadth; the next following I six cubits less, and 50 on. Thc length of each is equal to the width augmented br one-sixth.
b. Thc live houses of a minister have a breadth 0(60, 56, 52. 48, 44, severall)'; the length is equal to lhc width increased br one-eighlh. The dimension of the dwcllings of a queen is half that of a minister's.
ï. The width of thc firsl lllulision of a prince rora! is of 80 cubits, which number must be diminished br six for each subsequent house; the length is cqual to the width increased b)' onc-third. The measures for thedwe\lin~
of the )'ounger princes arc half thosc for thc princc rarat.
S. The measurc for thc houses ofprovincial govcmors, high-bom men and king's officers, I is equal to the differencc between the numhers assign- cd to a king and a minister. Thc difference between the numbers for a king's and a prince roral's houses, gives the measure for the dwellings of gtlardians of the interior apartments, courtesans, and artisans.
9. Tile houses of all inspectors and functionaries have the same dimen- sions with the king's treasury and plcasure-house. The diffcrellcc between the Ilumbers statcd for a prince roya! and a minister, gives thc mea~ure for o\'erscers of manufactories and em'o)'s.
10. The fiTSt house of a court astrologer, king's priest, or ph)'sician. has 40 cubiL'i in brcadth. to which number must he added fOllr for each subse- quent hou!it:; thc length is equal to the width illcreased byone-sixth,
11. It wil! be weil to determine the height of a building so as to coincide with tilt! breadth. Of buildings consisting of a solc room, the Icngth mar he double thc width.
12, The breadth of the houses of a private man from one o~ the four classes is 32 cubits, whieh must he diminished br four foreach next follow-
, The wording ot tbe tut would udmit of a trnn.lalion, Ipl'O\'iul.linl govcl'lIon IWd .uperior king'lI offloonu, A. in n. 14, rlij. pur u, a denote. a person of much inforior rnnk, ~ul'.h a lrnnahuion "oold Iéflm preJe.rable. Dut lhft Cömm. takBII tbe word. /UI we.
hll.ve done above, and tlle parallel pflSilllge in Vio,wllk. hn.:
nrpllman\rigrhiil,lii.A ca autare yll~pramil.ullkam I
dmanlllriljaputrll)ill(l pravarlll,lih(l grhu(I .mrtalll
n
iog. down to 16. I A lower amount of cubits is ani)' for the .. 'er)' lowest people.
13. The lenglh amounts to thc breadth
+,\,
in the case ofBrahmans;to thc same
+ i.
in the case ofK5<ltriyas: to the !'ame+!-.
(or Vaiçyas;and to thc wiclth increased by {, for Çndras.
14. The treasury and pleasure.house have a dimension equal to the diffe- rence between thc numbers assigned to the houses of thc king and of the chief commnncler. The difference between the measure for a chief com- mander and that of a private man (rom one of the four classes. gives the mcasurc for king's officers. '
15. Thc dwellings of persons (rom mixed classes, like Päraçavas, etc., S have dimension!! equal to half thc sum of the measures for the two c1asse.'1 (to whose intenningling they Qwe their origin). A house, thc dimension whcreof is cithcr below or abovc thc lcgitimate anc, occasions cvil to all.
16. There is na nxed measure for caule houses. monasteries ,granaries, arsenals, and nre-rooms, but the authorities in architecturedo not appro\'e of a height upwards of 100 cubits.
17. Add the number of 70 to lhose for the breadth of the mansions of lhe king and thc commandcr-in-chief. Wrilc down the sum, at two places.
Dividc it, at one placc, by 14; this gives thc mcasure for a hall. Dividc the samcsum by 35; thc quoticnt is thc measure ofthe tcrracc. 4
I The purport. of tbi. elliptical, or rathar wholl,. inll.dequately u:prelled lUltement
u.,
that 11. Jlrh'lI.l.é Dl'ILlnnan may have fivo hou_, lho fil'llt of 62, the AéOOnd of 28, the!.hird of 24, tho lourth or 20, the JUth oC16 0.; 0 prive", J4:atriyn wny llallO four hO\i&ell, ot 28, 24, 20, nnd 16 0., relpoot.i\·ely; n prillute Vai9YU thl"OO, 0(!!4, Wond 16 mp00- ti vely; u private Çl1d.ra DIa,. have " .... 0 dwelling~, oC2O and 16 0. in breadth.
I That i. to In.y: ir n.n orAoar belongl to the Braltmanioal ClllU, tbe dillerunce mOl!.nt ia that bet1l'Mn tb. meuure of the cbier oomma.nder'l house and a privnte Brabmnn'l;
i( a.n offiOér be I!. 14atriya, we are dirootéd to .subtraot tho nnmber allott.ed to a pril,.te lCI!M.I'ÎYIL'. boU8(l (rom tho moasuro oCtllo OOlllllll!.uo.lor'8 IIU\nlion; Mld 80 fortb .
• The Pil"lL9avu cltull traoe" theoroticaUy, or mther fancifully, ih origin to lhe wter- marriage of a Brahman and a çndra womt\n. The meuure (or tbe ronner being 82, for the latter 20, it follow. thai 8 Plraçava'. hOUle meuuru
!!.f!' _
26 in brea.dth. - Comm. briihma.Q.ena 911dri,yitp. jihl) pira90vul,J. evn'Jl ,'ai9,ii.yil}l jhobba~alJ. (v. I. bhUtilJ. kavtalJ., r. bhnrjakavtah). k,driylylifp jito Illilrdbil.·
vuiku.Q. Thia doel 1101. ",holly agrM 1I'il.h Manu'. theory,
• Th., same ia nlore plainly rutpreaaed in. ViQvak.:
pnmital)1 tv ekllQlIatp. tu Qubhadal)1 h t prakJrtihm I senipatinrpl.dlnl.l)1 III.ptai..J1. . . hlu krte IJ
v,nle oaturda9ahrte 9ilimlDa'P vinirdiget I
pallcatri'P9addhrto Inyatrilindaminarp bhalleo ca tatlJ
About .Ii nda. th., Comm. has: alinda9abdenl. QI.Jibhitter hilly.,ä gamanik&
jilnkivrtiiil.saouammukhi kriyate. The word might as
w.,n
he rend.,red b, 'bulQOny', 'galIe..,.'.15
18. In the houses of 32 cubits' width (bein~ those of private Brahmans.
etc.), thc halls are 4 cub. 17 digits; 4 tub. 3 dig.; 3 clIb. 15dig.; 3 cub. 13 dig.; and 3 cub. 4 digits.
19. The terraces for lhc same are, Wilh a stendy amount of decrease: 3 cubits. 19 digits; 3 cub. S dig.; 2 cub. :!O dig.; 2 cub. IS dig.; and 2 cub.
3digil'l.
::!O. Outsidc thc dwelling allc shou\t1 make a gallcrr, heing in width a third part of thc hall.
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the gallery be in (ront (and ta thc cast), such a building is termed ane with a turban.21. Where the galler)" is behind, the house is styled onc with a back~
support; I where it is on the sides, the building is one with side supports;
where there are galleries all around I the edifice is said to be a well.support- cd one. All of them are approved by thc authorities in architecture. ~
22. The height of (the first story or) the edifice must be a sixteenth of the width, with addition of four cubits. l The altitude of each following story is 10 be Icssc;nc;d by onc-twC;!fth.
23. A sixtccnth part of the breadth giv~ thc mea.<;urc for thc wa\l of all buildings made of bricks; as for houses of wood. there is na choke. '
24. Add to the l1umber of cu bits assigned to the houses of a king and a chief commander (as weil as others mentioned in st. 6-9) one-eleventh.
then se\'enty. Equal to this sum, in digits, is thc hcight ofthe door; half of it gives thc width.
25. In the case of private Brahmans, etc., take one·fifth of the nllmber of cubits, adding 18; to this sum again add one-eighth. The resulting num- ber expresses the width of the door in digits; the height is thrice the width.'
I In th. t6X~ .ilyi.Qr&y& il a miaprint (or làpil~raya; apllQuy& ia properly onnything
t.o
fan back upoo, Ilo aupport (rom behind .• ; (nrlltor, 1\ pillow upon wbich !.ho hilld pan. of lIlo h(!ad i. f\!rtiog;.g.
in Daçakumiira (od. WillIOU), 00, 18.t CoIllUl.: tathii Ol. Kirll.~tii.khye tautro:
Qiiláto ylla trtÎyii!llQnl tena kiiryii tu "Ithikii I
yo.dy a.Jl:rnto \lIHI\'ed \'Hhi 1I0ll'l;li,llrp nlim .. tnd grit lom 11 IIIIÇ6iH liipii\'rayalJl nim ... ii,·a!f~aillbhnIJl tu pi'.r\,,·ayol.t I
nmautiid yadi yiti ai tadii. . udbitam uoya~flil
Tho Viç.\·nk. h(l./J hero with lOulC \'ariation in the wording:
çiiliitribhligatulyi ca karta\'Yii. vithikii. bahil, I
bba\'l\nit I)Qrvato 'lgli,alJl(!) pal)6iU liipii9UY"lll bhllvet I
ilii.pa.Uawbhl\lJl piirçVlly01l tu 1Illfvlltru.IU1Ithitalll bho.votll I CoOlOfJuently. the braadth of Lbe killg'. houlI8 heing HI8, tile beight wil! amount t.o~:
+
4 6I1bil'; mnking 10 oub. 1.8 digit&4
n..
in. vikalpalJ. for uvikalpll;t.A rough mCEUluring only i. intended; e.g. the liret houlC of the kiug numbel'll 108 eubill, to thil we IIhould add 10, heing nearly
