History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c89.308

v7.c89.308

¹³¹² लाभदश्चिलिचिलीतिनिनाद शूलिशूलिनिनदोपि तथैव। ऽऽऽस्याद्वाय नियमैन चिच्चीति नि स्वनश्चिलिकुनाद इहार्थः। कष्टदश्चिरिचिरीति विरात्रश्रीकुचीकु इति दैन्यविधायी। वसन्त० 7.52-54 pp. 119-120 How an ordinary man could distinguish between the sound 'cilicili' (portending gains), cici (portending danger), ciriciri (portending trouble) and cikuciku (portending a wretched state) is difficult to say. Similarly, the Piṅgalā bird is supposed to make five sounds viz. किच्, किचि, किचिचि, किचिकिचि, किचिकिचिचि (वसन्तराज 13. 27-28) with different consequences.