बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

802 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. CVII. Sl. 6-8.
Sloka 5.—The next (32) chapter deals with earth-
quakes ; the next (33), with meteors ; the next (34), with
halos round the luminaries ; the next (35), with rain-
bows ; the next (36), with aerial city ; the next (37),
with Mock Suns ; the next (39), with portentous thunder ;
the next (40), with the growth of crops ; the next, (41),
with the classification of substances ; the next (42), with
fluctuation of prices.
इन्द्रध्वजनीराजनखञ्जनकोत्पातबर्हिचित्रं च ।
पुष्पाभिषेकपट्टप्रमाणमसिलक्षणं वास्तु ॥६॥
Sloka 6.—The next (43) chapter deals with the
glories of Indra's banner ; the next (44), with lustration
ceremony ; the next (45), with wagtails ; the next (46),
with portentous phenomena ; the next (47), with Mayura
Chitraka (or motley miscellany) ; the next (48), with
royal ablutions ; the next (49), with royal crowns ;
the next (50), with swords ; the next (53), with archi-
tecture.
उदकार्गलमारामिकममरालयलक्षणं कुलिशलेपः ।
प्रतिमावनप्रवेशः सुरभवनानां प्रतिष्ठा च ॥७॥
Sloka 7.—The next (54) chapter deals with the ex-
ploration of water-springs ; the next (55), with the treat-
ment of trees ; the next (56), with the description of
temples ; the next (57), with adamantine glue ; the
next (58), with idols ; the next (59), with entry into the
forest ; and the next (60), with installation of idols.
चिह्नं गवामथ शुनां कुक्कुटकूर्माजपुरुषचिह्नं च ।
पञ्चमनुष्यविभागः स्त्रीचिह्नं वस्त्रविच्छेदः ॥८॥
Sloka 8.—The next (61) chapter treats of the signs
of cows ; the next (62), of dogs ; the next (63), of cocks ;