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

580 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXX. Sl. 8-10.
Sloka 7.—Their speech being full of courtesy, free
from roguery, sweet like the notes of the cuckoo or the
swan, and not abject, women get very great happiness.
Auspicious is the nose that is straight, handsome and
having equal slopes. So also is the eye that defeats the
lustre of the petal of a blue lily.
नो सङ्गते नाति पृथू न लम्बे शस्ते भ्रुवौ बालशशाङ्कवक्त्रे ।
अर्धेन्दुसंस्थानमरोमशं च शस्तं ललाटं न नतं न तुङ्गम् ॥८॥
Sloka 8.—Blessed are the brows that are not actu-
ally joined together, not very broad (thick), not very long,
and curved (arched) like the crescent. So is the fore-
head that is neither sunken, nor arched, without hair,
and shaped like the half Moon.
कर्णयुग्ममपि युक्तमांसलं शस्यते मृदु समाहितं समम् ।
स्निग्धनीलमृदुकुञ्चितैकजा मूर्धजाः सुखकराः समं शिरः ॥९॥
Sloka 9.—Laudable are the ears that are properly
fleshy, soft, equal and close to the head. The hair being
glossy, blue, soft, curled and single in each pore, lead to
happiness. So does the head which is even, i. e., neither
depressed, nor raised.
भृङ्गारासनवाजिकुञ्जररथश्रीवृक्षयूपेषुभि-
र्मालाकुण्डलचामराङ्कुशयवैः शैलैर्ध्वजैस्तोरणैः ।
मत्स्यस्वस्तिकवेदिकाव्यजनकैः शङ्खातपत्राम्बुजैः
पादे पाणितलेऽथवा युवतयो गच्छन्ति राज्ञीपदम् ॥१०॥
Sloka 10.—Damsels that have the marks of the
following things on their soles or palms attain to the
status of queens, viz., water-pot, seat, horse, elephant,
chariot, Bilwa tree, sacrificial post, arrow, garland, ear-
ring, chowry, goad, barley corn, mountain, banner,