[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Vedic ancillary literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc) › [Supplements of the Vedic schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista) › [Atharvavedaparishishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva) › 63.4 # Atharvavedaparishishta 63.4 Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 63.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [63.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.1) rājapatnīṃ caturdaśyāṃ pajcadaśyāṃ nṛpasya ca | purohitāmātyanṛpā hanyur anyonyam eva tu || > on the fourteenth, the king's wife; and on the fifteenth, of the king— / the chaplain, ministers, and kings slay one another. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.2) purarodhaṃ vijānīyāt pariviṣṭe bṛhaspatau | mantriṇo lekhakāś cāpi rudhyante sthāvarāṇi ca || > One should know that there is a siege of the city when Jupiter is haloed; / counselors and scribes are also besieged, and stationary entities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.3) vṛṣṭiṃ cāpi vijānīyāt pariviṣṭe budhe grahe | yāyinaḥ kṣatriyāś cāpi rājapakṣaś ca pīḍyate || > And one should know rain when the planet Mercury is haloed; / marching kings, kṣatriyas, and the royal faction are afflicted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.4) dhānyārghaṃ ca priyaṃ kuryāt pariviṣṭo bhṛgoḥ sutaḥ | tārāgrahapariveṣā nakṣatrāṇāṃ ca kevalam || > The son of Bhṛgu, haloed, makes the price of grain dear. / Halos around star-planets and lunar mansions alone > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.5) mahāgrahodayaṃ kuryān maraṇaṃ vā mahīpateḥ | rakte pīte 'site tāmre kṛṣṇe ca harite 'ruṇe || > cause the rising of a great planet, or the death of the king. / In red, yellow, dark, copper-colored, black, green, and reddish-brown, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.6) kṣucśastravyādhivarṣāgnimṛtyusasyānilānayoḥ | varṇānāṃ ca bhayaṃ jñeyaṃ yathā varṇaparigrahaḥ || > fear of hunger, weapons, disease, rain, fire, death, crops, wind, and two misfortunes / of the social classes is to be known, corresponding to the colors assumed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.7) kāpotaḥ śabalaś cāpi tiryagyonibhayāvahau | mayūragalaśaṅkhendumuktāgokṣīrapāṇḍurāḥ || > Pigeon-gray and motley bring fear to animals. / Those colored like a peacock’s throat, conch, moon, pearl, or cow's milk, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.8) madhūkaghṛtamaṇḍābhā dūrvāśyāmāś ca vṛṣṭaye | vimuktāriṣṭakākārās tailāmalakasaṃnibhāḥ || > resembling madhūka-flowers, ghee, or scum, and dark like dūrvā-grass, indicate rain. / Resembling soapberries, looking like sesame oil and myrobalan, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.9) snigdhāmalajalaprakhyā darpaṇābhās ca pūjitāḥ | babhravaḥ paruṣā rukṣā haridrāruṇasaṃnibhāḥ | vichinnā lohitā hrasvā vivarṇāś ca śubhāvahāḥ || > glossy, appearing like clear water, and shining like mirrors are auspicious; / tawny, harsh, rough, looking like turmeric or dawn, / broken, red, short, and pale bring good fortune. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [63.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4.10) yāyināṃ sthāvarāṇāṃ ca tathaivākrandasāriṇām | pariveṣān vijānīyād bāhyābhyantaramadhyataḥ || > For marching kings, stationary kings, and likewise allies who come to aid, / one should understand the halos according to the outer, inner, and middle positions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva~en-mt.63.4.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.63.4) · Pramāṇa