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Vol. XLI, 2018
Plant Propagation as described In Sanskrit Texts
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Here in these fields, saffron, Maruvaka, and Damanaka are similarly grown in small carry
उप्तिर्मरुवकश्चात्र तथा दमनकस्य च ।।
कल्पिताल्षककेदारे कीर्तिताकुङ्कुमस्य च ॥३० Large seeds should be sown singly but smaller ones should be sown in multiples. The use of Nāranga should be sown in a slanting position with hand
एकैकं स्थूलबीजाने लघुबीजान्यनेकशः ।
हस्ताग्रेणैवनारङ्गबीजं वक्रेण निर्वपेत् ॥1 Anila, i.e. Svāti, Uttarāşadha, Uttarābhādrapada, Uttarāphālgunī, Rohini, Mrgsirā, Mula, Punarvasu, Pusya, Sravana and Hasta are good stars for plowing
अनिलोत्तररोहिण्यां मृगमूलपुनर्वसौ ।
पुष्यश्रवणहस्तासु कुर्याद्धलप्रसारणम् ॥2 ___Plowing on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday results in good growth of crops
हलप्रसारणं कार्य कृषकैः शस्यवृद्धये ।
शुक्रेन्दुजीववारेषु शशिजस्य विशेषतः ॥3 Commencement of plowing on Tuesday, Saturday or Sunday may cause impediments from king
भौमार्कदिवसे चैव तथा च शनिवासरे ।
कृषिकर्म समारम्भो राज्योपद्रवमादिशेत् ॥4 The second, third, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh and thirteenth day of a month are good for plowing
दशम्येकादशी चैव द्वितीया पञ्चमी तथा । त्रयोदशी तृतीया च सप्तमी च शुभावहा ॥85
If plowing is commenced on the first day of a month loss of crop may result. Starting on from the twelfth day can lead to death and arre causes several obstacles while the non-moon day, without the appearance of the moon, ruins the farmer
