History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.616

v6.c82.616

⁹⁸² The idea of ग्रहयुद्ध is very old as the बृहत्संहिता chap. 17 (1-27 verses) deals with it at great length and as it expressly states that Parāśara and other sages of old had developed it long before It deals with the astrological results of ग्रहयुद्धs to specific countries, kings, and people Three verses are quoted here 'आसन्नक्रमयोगाद्भेदोल्लेखोंशुमर्दनासव्य.। युद्धं चतु प्रकारं पराशरार्यैर्निमित्तोक्तम्॥ भेदे वृष्टिविनाशो भेद. सुहृदां महाकुलानां च। उल्लेखे शस्त्रभयं मन्त्रि-विरोधः प्रियान्नत्वम्॥ अंशुविरोधे युद्धानि भूपतां झल्रुकक्षुद्रवमर्दा.। युद्धे चाप्यपसव्ये भवन्ति युद्धानि भूपानाम्॥ बृहत्संहिता 17 3-5 q by अद्भुतसागर p. 208' भेद, उल्लेख, अंशुमर्दन and असव्य correspond to the words छादन, रोधन, रश्मिमर्द and अपसव्य of गर्ग quoted above in note 872.