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

550 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 35-40.
करिकरसदृशौ वृत्तावाजान्ववलम्बिनौ समौ पीनौ ।
बाहू पृथिवीशानामधनानां रोमशौ ह्रस्वौ ॥३५॥
Sloka 35.—Kings have arms that are like the trunks
of elephants, round, hanging down to the knees, equal
and plump; whereas the poor, hairy and short.
हस्ताङ्गुलयो दीर्घाश्चिरायुषामवलिताश्च सुभगानाम् ।
मेधाविनां च सूक्ष्माश्चिपिटाः परकर्मनिरतानाम् ॥३६॥
स्थूलाभिर्धनरहिता बहिर्नताभिश्च शस्त्रनिर्याणाः ।
कपिसदृशकरा धनिनो व्याघ्रोपमपाणयः पापाः ॥३७॥
Slokas 36-37.—Long-lived persons have long fingers;
the fortunate, not bent ones (straight); the intelligent,
lean ones; slaves, flat ones; the poor, very thick ones;
those who are destined to die by weapons have fingers
bent backwards. The wealthy have hands similar to
those of monkeys; and sinners, of tigers.
मणिबन्धनैर्निगूढैर्दृढैश्च सुश्लिष्टसन्धिभिर्नृपाः ।
हीनैर्हस्तच्छेदः श्लथैः सशब्दैश्च निर्द्रव्याः ॥३८॥
Sloka 38.—Wrists that are hidden, firm and of com-
pact joints make men kings; deficient wrists indicate the
cutting of hands; loose and sounding ones, poverty.
पितृवित्तेन विहीना भवन्ति निम्नेन करतलेन नराः ।
संवृतनिम्नैर्धनिनः प्रोत्तानकराश्च दातारः ॥३९॥
विषमैर्विषमा निःस्वाश्च करतलैरीश्वरास्तु लाक्षाभैः ।
पीतैरगम्यवनिताभिगामिनो निर्धना रूक्षैः ॥४०॥
Slokas 39-40.—Men with sunken palms are without
patrimony; with palms containing circular depressions,
rich; with raised ones, philanthropists; with unequal or
uneven ones, cruel and poor; with those red like lac,