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

Adh. LXX. Sl. 11-13.] सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः 581
arch, fish, Swastika, altar, fan, conch shell, umbrella
and lotus.
निगूढमणिबन्धौ तरुणपद्मगर्भोपमौ
करौ नृपतियोषितस्तनुविकृष्टपर्वाङ्गुली ।
न निम्नमति नोन्नतं करतलं सुरेखान्वितं
करोत्यविधवां चिरं सुतसुखार्थसम्भोगिनीम् ॥११॥
Sloka 11.—The hands that have the wrist-joints
hidden, are similar to the interior of a full-blown lotus,
have the fingers slender and the knuckles far removed,
give a damsel the status of a queen. A lady whose palm
is neither depressed, nor raised, and bears fine lines (fi-
gures of auspicious objects) lives with her husband for a
long time enjoying wealth and the happiness of sons.
मध्याङ्गुलिं या मणिबन्धनोत्था रेखा गता पाणितलेऽङ्गनायाः ।
ऊर्ध्वस्थिता पादतलेऽथवा या पुंसोऽथवा राज्यसुखाय सा स्यात् ॥१२॥
Sloka 12.—A line on the palm rising from the wrist
and touching the middle finger of a woman, or one run-
ning from the heel up to the foot of the toes of a man
leads them to the happiness of kingship.
Another interpretation: A line rising...........from wrist or
one from heel.........of a man or woman.
कनिष्ठिकामूलभवा गता या प्रदेशिनीमध्यमिकान्तरालम् ।
करोति रेखा परमायुषः सा प्रमाणमूना तु तदूनमायुः ॥१३॥
Sloka 13.—A line rising from the foot of the little
finger and going to the space between the fore and mid-
dle fingers bestows the maximum span of life, i. e., 120
years. If the line is shorter, proportionate reduction in
the span will have to be made.