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 ;