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

534 [Adh. LXIV. Sl. 1-3.
अरुणसमंवपुर्वा सर्षपाकारचित्रः
सकलनृपमहत्त्वं मन्दिरस्थः करोति ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—A tortoise that has the colour of crystal or
silver, that is marked with blue lines, that has a pot-like
body, a beautiful back-bone, or has a red body, and is
ornamented with spots in the form of white mustard
seeds, gives one the over-lordship of all kings when be-
ing kept at home.
अञ्जनभृङ्गश्यामतनुर्वा विन्दुविचित्रोऽव्यङ्गशरीरः ।
सर्पशिरा वा स्थूलगलो यः सोऽपि नृपाणां राष्ट्रविवृद्धयै ॥२॥
Sloka 2.—A tortoise that has a body dark in
colour similar to collyrium or bee, that is beautified by
spots, that has a full-grown body, a serpentine head or a
broad neck, also conduces to the prosperity of the realms
of kings.
वैडूर्यरुविट् स्थूलकण्ठस्त्रिकोणो गूढच्छिद्रश्चोरुवंशश्च शस्तः ।
क्रीडावाप्यां तोयपूर्णे मणौ वा कार्यः कूर्मो मङ्गलार्थं नरेन्द्रैः ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—A tortoise that has the lustre of beryl, a
thick neck, a triangular shape, hidden cavities and a fine
back-bone is auspicious. Such a tortoise should be kept
in a pleasure-lake or in a basin full of water by kings for
the sake of auspiciousness.
तथा च गर्गः ।
शङ्खदर्भप्रतीकाशश्चक्राभो रजतप्रभः ।
समो वैदूर्यवर्णाभो यो भवेद्दृष्टसर्षपः ॥
यश्च वा कोकिलाभासो राजीवाभश्च यो भवेत् ।
पीतकाञ्चनवर्णस्तु पुण्डरीकसमप्रभः ॥
गोधामुखं त्रिकोणं च तथा मण्डूकवर्धनम् ।
स्त्रीपुत्रमतिदं विन्द्यात् कूर्म्मं राष्ट्रविवर्धनम् ॥
Thus ends the 64th Adhyaya on "the Signs of Tortoises."

Adh. LXV. Sl. 1-5.] पञ्चषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 535
छागलक्षणम् ॥६५॥ Signs of Goats.
छागशुभाशुभलक्षणमभिधास्ये नवदशाष्टदन्तास्ते ।
धन्याः स्थाप्या वेश्मनि सन्त्याज्याः सप्तदन्ता ये ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—I shall now expound the auspicious and
inauspicious signs of goats. Those that have nine, ten
or eight teeth bring good luck and should be kept at
home. Those that have seven teeth must be abandoned.
दक्षिणपार्श्वे मण्डलमासितं शुक्लस्य शुभफलं भवति ।
ऋष्यनिभकृष्णलोहितवर्णानां श्वेतमतिशुभदम् ॥२॥
Sloka 2.—A white goat that has a dark circle on
the right side conduces to good results. Similarly, one
that is dark, red or blue like an elk, with a white circle
on the right side is very auspicious.
स्तनवदवलम्बते यो कण्ठेऽजानां मणिः स विज्ञेयः ।
एकमणिः शुभफलकृद्धन्यतमा द्वित्रमणयो ये ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—The thing that hangs like a breast from
the neck of goats is to be known as ‘Mani’. One with
a single Mani is of good augury; and those that have
two or three are exceedingly auspicious.
मुण्डाः सर्वे शुभदाः सर्वसिताः सर्वकृष्णदेहाश्च ।
अर्धासिताः सितार्धा धन्याः कपिलार्धकृष्णाश्च ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—All goats that have no horns, that are
completely white or completely black or are half-white or
half-dark, or half-brown and half-black are auspicious and
bring good luck.
विचरति यूथस्याग्रे प्रथमं चाम्भोऽवगाहते योऽजः ।
स शुभः सितमूर्धा वा मूर्धनि वा कृत्तिका यस्य ॥५॥

536 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXV. Sl. 6-8.
Sloka 5.—A goat that marches in front of the flock,
plunges first into the water, that has a white head, or six
dark specks on the head is of good augury. (Such a goat
is called Kuttaka.)
तथा च गर्गः ।
यूथाग्रे यश्च चरति यश्चादौ स्पर्शयेज्जलम् ।
मूर्ध्नि षट् तिलका यस्य सोऽजो यूथविवर्धनः ॥
सपृषतकण्ठशिरा वा तिलपिष्टनिभश्च ताम्रदृक् शस्तः ।
कृष्णचरणः सितो वा कृष्णो वा श्वेतचरणो यः ॥६॥
Sloka 6.—A goat with spotted neck or head, with
the colour of pounded sesamum (a mixture of white and
yellow), red eyes, dark or white feet, is commendable.
So also is one that is white or dark (कुटिल).
तथा च गर्गः ।
श्वेतो यः कृष्णचरणः कृष्णः श्वेतशफोऽपि वा ।
पीतस्ताम्रेक्षणो मूर्ध्नि गले वा पृषतान्वितः ॥
यः कृष्णाण्डः श्वेतो मध्ये कृष्णेन भवति पट्टेन ।
यो वा चरति सशब्दं मन्दं च स शोभनश्छागः ॥७॥
Sloka 7.—A white goat with dark testicles and a
dark band in the middle is auspicious. So also is one
that walks slowly with a jingling sound. (जटिल).
तथा च गर्गः ।
मन्दं सशब्दं चरति श्वेतः कृष्णाण्डसंयुतः ।
मध्ये कृष्णेन पट्टेन युक्तो यः सोपि वृद्धिदः ॥
ऋष्यशिरोरुहपादो यो वा प्राक् पाण्डुरोऽपरे नीलः ।
स भवति शुभकृच्छागः श्लोकश्चाप्यत्र गर्गोक्तः ॥८॥
Sloka 8.—A goat with blue hair on the head, and
blue feet, or one with white fore-part and blue hind part
brings good luck and the following is the verse composed
by Garga.

Adh. LXV. Sl. 9-11.] पञ्चषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 537
तथा च व्यासमुनिः ।
अथ तस्य सङ्कीर्णांस्तु हंसवर्णैर्हयोत्तमैः ।
... कर्णः पाण्डवाञ्छादयन् शरैः ॥
तथा च ...
ते हया बहुशोभन्ते विमिश्रा वातरंहसः ।
सितासिता महावर्णा यथा व्योम्नि वलाहकाः ॥
तथा च गर्गः ।
कृष्णमूर्धा सितापादः प्राग्भागं यश्च पाण्डुरः ।
पश्चिमों नीलवर्णः स्यात्सोऽपि भर्तुर्विवृद्धिदः ॥
कुट्टकः कुटिलश्चैव जटिलो वामनस्तथा ।
ते छागाः श्रियः पुत्रा नालक्ष्मीके वसन्ति ते ॥९॥
Sloka 9.—"The four classes of goats, viz., Kuttaka,
Kutila, Jatila, and Vamana are the sons of the Goddess
of Wealth that do not dwell in a poverty-stricken place."
अथाप्रशस्ताः खरनुल्यनादाः प्रदीप्तपुच्छाः कुनखा विवर्णाः ।
निकृत्तकर्णा द्विपमस्तकाश्च भवन्ति ये चासिततालुजिह्वाः ॥१०॥
Sloka 10.—Now, the goats that bleat like don-
keys, that have crooked or erect tails, mis-shapen nails,
inauspicious colours, cut-ears, elephantine heads and
dark palate and tongue, are not auspicious.
वर्णैः प्रशस्तैर्मणिभिः प्रयुक्ता मुण्डाश्च ये ताम्रविलोचनाश्च ।
ते पूजिता वेश्मनि मानवानां सौख्यानि कुर्वन्ति यशः श्रियं च ॥
Sloka 11.—The goats that have commendable co-
lours, Manis, hornless heads and red eyes give happiness,
fame and wealth to men when worshipped at home.
Thus ends the 65th Adhyaya on "the Signs of Goats."
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538 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVI, Sl. 1-4.
अश्वलक्षणम् ॥६६॥ Signs of Horses.
दीर्घग्रीवाक्षिकूटत्रिकहृदयपृथुस्ताम्रताल्वोष्ठजिह्वः
सूक्ष्मत्वकेशवालः सुशफगतिमुखो ह्रस्वकर्णोष्ठपुच्छः ।
जङ्घाजानूरुवृत्तः समसितदशनश्चारुसंस्थानरूपो
वाजी सर्वाङ्गशुद्धो भवति नरपतेः शत्रुनाशाय नित्यम् ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—A horse is perfect or flawless in limbs
when it has the neck and sockets of eyes, long ; rump and
heart, broad ; palate, lips and tongue, red ; skin, hair and
tail, fine ; hoofs, face and gait, fine ; ears, upper lip and
root of the tail, short; shanks, knees and thighs, round;
white and uniform teeth, and a beautiful appearance.
Such a horse always conduces to the destruction of the
King's enemies.
अश्रुपातहनुगण्डहृद्गलप्रोथशङ्खकटिबस्तिजानुनि ।
मुष्कनाभिककुदे तथा गुदे सव्यकुक्षिचरणे तथाऽशुभाः ॥२॥
Sloka 2.—Inauspicious are the chargers that have
hairy circles under the eyes, the jaws, on the cheeks,
heart, throat, nose, temple, hip, abdomen, knee, scrotum,
navel, shoulder, anus, (or junction of neck and collar-
bone), right side of stomach and legs.
ये प्रपाणगलकर्णसंस्थिताः पृष्ठमध्यनयनोपरि स्थिताः ।
ओष्ठसक्थिभुजकुक्षिपार्श्वगास्ते ललाटसहिताः सुशोभनाः ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—Auspicious are the hairy circles on the up-
per lip, throat, ears, in the middle of the back, near the
brows, on the lips, haunches, fore-legs, upper parts of left
legs, flanks and the space between the brows.
तेषां प्रपाण एको ललाटकेशेषु च ध्रुवावर्त्ताः ।
रन्ध्रोपरन्ध्रमूर्धनि वक्षसि चेति स्मृतौ द्वौ द्वौ ॥४॥

LXVI. 5, LXVII. 1-2.] सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 539
Slokas 4.—Among the (ten) necessary hairy circles,
there is one on the lower side of the upper lip, one in the
hairs of the fore-head, two between the belly and the
navel, two just above that, two on the head and two on
the breast.
षड्भिर्दन्तैः सिताभैर्भवति हयशिशुस्तैः कषायैर्द्विवर्षः
सन्दंशैर्मध्यमान्त्यैः पतितसमुदितैस्त्र्यब्धिपञ्चाब्दिकाश्च ।
सन्दंशानुक्रमेण त्रिकपरिगणिताः कालिकाः पीतशुक्लाः
काचा मक्षीकशङ्खावटचलनमतो दन्तपातं च विद्धि ॥५॥
Sloka 5.—A colt (of one year) has six white teeth,
which become tawny when it is two years old ; when it
is three years, the incisors fall and reappear ; when four
years, the next teeth ; when five years, the last teeth.
The same three teeth will after every subsequent period
of three years become black, yellow, white, coloured like
काच, coloured like black salt, .wax, conch shell, become
hollow, shaky and at last fall out.
Thus ends the 66th Adhyaya on "the Signs of Horses."
हस्तिलक्षणम् ॥६७॥ Signs of Elephants.
मध्वाभदन्ताः सुविभक्तदेहा न चोपदिग्धा न कृशाः क्षमाश्च ।
गात्रैः समैश्चापसमानवंशा वराहतुल्यैर्जघनैश्च भद्राः ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—The elephants whose tusks bear the colour
of honey, which have limbs proportionately developed,
are not too stout, nor too lean, are fit for work, have
equal limbs, back-bone similar to a bow and hips like
those of boars are called Bhadras.
वक्षोऽथ कक्षावलयः श्लथाश्च लम्बोदरस्त्वग्बृहती गलश्च ।
स्थूला च कुक्षिः सह पेचकेन सैंही च दृङ्मन्दमतङ्गजस्य ॥२॥

540 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVII Sl. 3-6.
Sloka 2.—The characteristics of the class designated
Manda are: a slack breast, loose folds on the waist,
a hanging belly, a thick skin and neck, a huge abdomen
and root of the tail, and the look of a lion.
मृगास्तु ह्रस्वाधरवालमेढ्रास्तन्वङ्घ्रिकण्ठद्विजहस्तकर्णाः ।
स्थूलेक्षणाश्चेति यथोक्तचिह्नैः सङ्कीर्णनागा व्यतिमिश्रचिह्नाः ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—Those that have short lip, tail and penis,
slender feet, neck, teeth, trunk and ears and large eyes
are known as Mrigas. Those that belong to the class of
Sankirna have the characteristics of the above classes
intermingled.
ह्रस्वोदर is another reading.
पञ्चोन्नतिः सप्त मृगस्य दैर्घ्यमष्टौ च हस्ताः परिणाहमानम् ।
एकद्विवृद्ध्यावथ मन्दभद्रौ सङ्कीर्णनागोऽनियतप्रमाणः ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—The height of the Mriga is 5 cubits;
length, 7 cubits; and girth, 8 cubits. These numbers in-
creased by one are those of the Manda (i. e., 6, 8 and 9
respectively); by two, of Bhadra (7, 9 and 10 cubits). The
Sankirna has no fixed dimensions.
भद्रस्य वर्णो हरितो मदश्च मन्दस्य हारिद्रकसन्निकाशः ।
कृष्णो मदश्चाभिहितो मृगस्य सङ्कीर्णनागस्य मदो विमिश्रः ॥५॥
Sloka 5.—The colour of the Bhadra and its ichor is
green; of Manda and its ichor, yellow; of Mriga, dark;
and of Sankirna, mixed.
ताम्रोष्ठतालुवदनाः कलविङ्कनेत्राः
स्निग्धोन्नताग्रदशनाः पृथुलायतास्याः ।
चापोन्नतायतनिगूढनिमग्नवंशा-
स्तन्वेकरोमचितकूर्मसमानकुम्भाः ॥६॥

Adh. LXVII. Sl. 7-10.] सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 541
विस्तीर्णकर्णहनुनाभिललाटगुह्याः
कूर्मोन्नतद्विनवविंशतिभिर्नखैश्च ।
रेखात्रयोपचितवृत्तकराः सुवाला
धन्याः सुगन्धिमदपुष्करमारुताश्च ॥७॥
Slokas 6-7.—Auspicious are the elephants that have
lips, palate and mouth red, eyes like those of a sparrow ;
tusks, glossy and raised at the tips ; face, long and broad;
the back-bone arched, long, not protruding and lying
deep ; the frontal globes, like the back of a tortoise and
covered with thin and scanty hair ; the ears, jaws, navel,
forehead and penis broad ; the nails convex like a tor-
toise, numbering 18 or 20 ; the trunk round and covered
with three lines ; the hairs fine, and ichor and breath, of
good odour.
दीर्घाङ्गुलिरक्तपुष्कराः सजलाम्भोदनिनादबृंहिणः ।
बृहदायतवृत्तकन्धरा धन्या भूमिपतेर्मतङ्गजाः ॥८॥
Sloka 8.—Elephants with long fingers and red tip of
the trunk, with a voice (trumpeting) like the thunder of
clouds, and with a long, broad and round neck, bring
luck to the King.
The commentator states that by finger is meant the fleshy
projection in its foot, and by पुष्कर, the whole pad of foot.
निर्मदाभ्यधिकहीननखाङ्गान् कुब्जवामनकमेषविषाणान् ।
दृश्यकोशफलपुष्करहीनान् श्यावनीलशबलासिततालून् ॥९॥
खल्पवक्त्ररुहमत्कुणषण्ढान् हस्तिनीं च गजलक्षणयुक्ताम् ।
गर्भिणीं च नृपतिः परदेशं प्रापयेदतिविरूपफलास्ते ॥१०॥
Slokas 9-10.—Elephants that are never intoxicated,
that have too many or too few nails and limbs, that are

542 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 1-2.
crooked or dwarfed, that have tusks similar to the horns
of a goat, that have prominent testicles, that lack the
extremity of the trunk, that have the palate dusky, blue,
variegated or black, that have small tusks or no tusks at
all, or are without sex; as well as a female elephant
that has some characteristics of the male, and one that
is pregnant, should the King order to be removed to
another country, as they produce very dire consequences.
Here कुब्ज, वामन, मत्कुण are particular types of elephants.
Thus ends the 67th Adhyaya on "the Signs of Elephants."
पुरुषलक्षणम् ॥६८॥ Signs of Men.
उन्मानमानगतिसंहतिसारवर्ण-
स्नेहस्वरप्रकृतिसत्वमनूकमादौ ।
क्षेत्रं मृजां च विधिवत् कुशलोऽवलोक्य
सामुद्रविद्वदति यातमनागतं वा ॥१॥
Sloka 1.—A clever astrologer who knows the phy-
sical features of human beings, carefully observes in the
beginning according to the rules, the height, weight, gait,
compactness, strength, complexion, glossiness, voice, na-
tural character, courage, impressions of previous birth,
parts of the body and natural lustre, and reveals the past
and the future.
अस्वेदनौ मृदुतलौ कमलोदराभौ
श्लिष्टाङ्गुली रुचिरताम्रनखौ सुपाष्णी ।
उष्णौ शिरांविरहितौ सुनिगूढगुल्फौ
कूर्म्मोन्नतौ च चरणौ मनुजेश्वरस्य ॥२॥

'Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 3 5.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 543
Sloka 2.—A King's feet do not perspire, have soft
soles, have the lustre of the interior of a lotus, have com-
pact toes, beautiful and red nails, fine heels, warmth, no
veins, well-sunken ankle-joints and an arch like the back
of a tortoise.
शूर्पाकारविरूक्षपाण्डुरनखौ वक्रौ शिरासन्ततौ
संशुष्कौ विरलाङ्गुली च चरणौ दारिद्यदुःखप्रदौ ।
मार्गायोत्कटकौ कषायसदृशौ वंशस्य विच्छेददौ
ब्रह्मघ्नौ परिपक्वमृद्युतितलौ पीतावगम्यारतौ ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—Poverty and grief are produced by feet
that have the shape of winnowing baskets, that are very
rough, that have white nails, that are long or crooked,
that are full of veins, that are very dry and have far-
removed toes; travelling, by those that are elevated in
the middle; destruction of the family, by those that are
tawny; murder of a Brahmin, by those whose soles have
the colour of burnt earth; and cohabitation with forbid-
den women, by those that are yellow.
प्रविरलतनुरोमवृत्तजङ्घा द्विरदकरप्रतिमैर्वरोरुभिश्च ।
उपचितसमजानवश्च भूपा धनरहिताः श्वशृगालतुल्यजङ्घाः ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—The shanks being round, with sparse and
thin hair, the thighs, beautiful and resembling elephant's
trunk, and the knees well-developed (fleshy) and even,
make one a king; while shanks resembling those of a
jackal or dog make one penniless.
रोमैकैकं कूपके पार्थिवानां द्वे द्वे ज्ञेये पण्डितश्रोत्रियाणाम् ।
त्र्याद्यैर्निःस्वा मानवा दुःखभाजः केशाश्चैवं निन्दिताः पूजिताश्च ।५।
Sloka 5.—Kings have a single hair in a pore and
scholars and vedic experts, two in one. Three and more

544 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 6-9.
hairs in one make men penurious and miserable. In the
same manner are the hairs on the head auspicious and
inauspicious as the case may be.
निर्मांसजानुर्म्रियते प्रवासे सौभाग्यमल्पैर्विकटैर्दरिद्राः ।
स्त्रीनिर्जिताश्चैव भवन्ति निम्नै राज्यं समांसैश्च महद्भिरायुः ॥६॥
Sloka 6.—A man with bony knees dies abroad ; one
with small ones, becomes fortunate ; one with large and
ugly ones, indigent ; one with sunken ones, vanquished
by women ; one with fleshy ones, ruler of a kingdom ;
and one with thick ones, long-lived.
लिङ्गेऽल्पे धनवानपत्यरहितः स्थूलेऽपि हीनो धनै-
र्मेढे वामनते सुतार्थरहितो वक्रोऽन्यथा पुत्रवान् ।
दारिद्र्यं विनते त्वधोऽल्पतनयो लिङ्गे शिरासन्तते
स्थूलग्रन्थियुते सुखी मृदुकरोऽत्यन्तं प्रमेहादिभिः ॥७॥
Sloka 7.—A man with a small penis becomes weal-
thy, but without issue ; one with a stout one, poor ; with
one bent towards the left, devoid of children and wealth ;
with one turned towards (bent) the right, blessed with
sons ; with one bent on the lower side, indigent ;
with one full of veins, begets few children ; with one with
a thick knot, becomes happy ; and with a soft one, dies
of gonorrhoea and the like.
कोशनिगूढैर्भूपा दीर्घैर्भग्नैश्च वित्तपरिहीनाः ।
ऋजुवृत्तशेफसो लघुशिरालशिश्नाश्च धनवन्तः ॥८॥
Sloka 8.—Men with the genital organ hidden in
sheath-like skin become kings ; with a long and split one,
devoid of wealth ; and with a straight and round one as
well as with one having slender veins, wealthy.
जलमृत्युरेकवृषणो विषमः स्त्रीचञ्चलः समैः क्षितिपाः ।
ह्रस्वायुःक्षोदैः प्रलम्बवृषणस्य शतमायुः ॥९॥

Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 10-14.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 545
Sloka. 9.—A man with only one testicle finds a
watery grave ; with unequal ones, becomes addicted to
concubinage ; with equal ones, a king ; with ones raised
high, short-lived ; and with hanging (pendènt) ones,
lives for a hundred years.
रक्तैराढ्या मणिभिर्निद्रव्याः पाण्डुरैश्च मलिनैश्च ।
सुखिनः सशब्दमूत्रा निःस्वा निःशब्दधाराश्च ॥१०॥
द्वित्रिचतुर्धाराभिः प्रदक्षिणवर्त्तवलितमूत्राभिः ।
पृथिवीपतयो ज्ञेया विकीर्णमूत्राश्च धनहीनाः ॥११॥
एकैव मूत्रधारा वलिता रूपप्रदा न सुतदात्री ।
स्निग्धोन्नतसममणयो धनवनितारत्नभोक्तारः ॥१२॥
मणिभिश्च मध्यनिम्नैः कन्यापितरो भवन्ति निःस्वाश्च ।
बहुपशुभाजो मध्योन्नतैश्च नात्युल्बणैर्धनिनः ॥१३॥
Slokas 10-13.—Men possessing a red end of the
generating organ become opulent ; a whitish or dark
one, penniless ; urinating noisily, happy ; without any
sound, poor ; with two, three or four streams of urine
turning in a circular fashion from left to right, kings ;
with scattered urine, poverty-stricken ; with a single
stream turned like a circle, blessed with fine features,
but without issue ; with the tip glossy (tender), raised
and even, enjoy wealth, women and gems ; with the tip
depressed in the middle, become fathers of girls and
penurious ; with one raised in the middle, owners of
many domestic animals ; and with a stout one, devoid
of money.
In Sloka 12, 2nd पाद, रूपप्रधानसुतदात्री is another reading, and
the translation will then be "blessed with handsome children."
परिशुष्कवस्तिशीर्षैर्धनरहिता दुर्भगाश्च विज्ञेयाः ।
कुसुमसमगन्धशुक्रा विज्ञातव्या महीपालाः ॥१४॥
बृ सं 69

546 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 15-19.
मधुगन्धे बहुवित्ता मत्स्यसगन्धे बहून्यपत्यानि ।
तनुशुक्रः स्त्रीजनको मांससगन्धो महाभोगी ॥१५॥
मदिरागन्धे यज्वा क्षार सगन्धे च रेतसि दरिद्रः ।
शीघ्रं मैथुनगामी दीर्घायुरतोऽन्यथाल्पायुः ॥१६॥
Slokas 14-16.—Men with the upper part of the ab-
domen dry without flesh are indigent and disliked by the
people; with their semen having the smell of flowers,
become kings; having the smell of honey, very opulent;
of fish, beget too many children; of flesh, become addicted
to sensual pleasures; of liquor, sacrificers; of salt,
utterly penniless; with thin semen, beget daughters;
those who have too frequent sexual congress (or those
who have orgasm too soon ?), live long; and those who
have it very rarely (whose orgasm takes place very late ?)
are short-lived.
निःस्वोऽतिस्थूलस्फिक् समांसलस्फिक् सुखान्वितो भवति ।
व्याघ्रान्तोऽध्यर्धस्फिङ्मण्डूकस्फिङ्नराधिपतिः ॥१७॥
Sloka 17.—A man with very stout buttocks becomes
poor; with fleshy or muscular ones, happy; with ones of
one and a half the usual size (or with an extra half
buttock), a killer of tigers; and with frog-like ones, a king.
सिंहकटिर्मनुजेन्द्रः कपिकरभकटिर्धनैः परित्यक्तः ।
समजठरा भोगयुता घटापिठरनिभोदरा निःस्वाः ॥१८॥
Sloka 18.—A man with a leonine waist becomes
a king; with one like that of a monkey or camel, is de-
void of wealth; with an even belly, enjoys pleasures;
and with a belly resembling a pot or a frying pan, be-
comes penniless
अविकलपार्श्वा धनिनो निम्नैर्वक्रैश्च भोगसन्त्यक्ताः ।
समकुक्षा भोगाढ्या निम्नाभिर्भोगपरिहीनाः ॥१९॥

Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 20-25.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 547
उन्नतकुक्षाः क्षितिपाः कुटिलाः स्युर्मानवा विषमकुक्षाः।
सर्पोदरा दरिद्रा भवन्ति बह्वाशिनश्चैव ॥२०॥
Slokas 19-20.—Those with fleshy sides become
wealthy ; with sunken and crooked ones, are devoid of
the pleasures of life ; with an even stomach, enjoy the
pleasures of life ; with a sunken one are without happi-
ness ; with a high one. become kings ; with an uneven
one, crafty ; with a serpentine (very long and thin) one,
penniless and gluttonous.
परिमण्डलोन्नताभिर्विस्तीर्णाभिश्च नाभिभिः सुखिनः ।
अल्पा त्वदृश्यनिम्ना नाभिः क्लेशवहा भवति ॥२१॥
वलिमध्यगता विषमा शूलाद्वाधां करोति नैःस्वयं च ।
शाठ्यं वामावर्त्ता करोति मेधां प्रदक्षिण गतः ॥२२॥
पार्श्वयाता चिरायुषमुपरिष्टाच्चेश्वरं गवाढ्यमधः ।
शतपत्रकर्णिकाभा नाभिर्मनुजेश्वरं कुरुते ॥२३॥
Slokas 21-23.—People become happy by a navel
that is round, raised and broad ; afflicted with troubles
by one that is small, almost invisible and deep ; poor and
die of colic (or wound from a spike) by one that is sur-
rounded by folds of skin and uneven ; rogues by one
that is turned from right to left ; intelligent by one that
is turned from left to right ; long-lived by one that is
elongated at the sides ; lords by one that is broad at the
upper end ; owners of cattle, at the lower end ; and kings
by one that resembles the knob in the centre of a lotus.
शश्वान्तं स्त्रीभोगिनमाचार्यं बहुसुतं यथासंख्यम् ।
एकद्वित्रिचतुर्भिर्वलिभिर्विद्यान्नृपं त्ववलिम् ॥२४॥
विषमवलयो मनुष्या भवन्त्यगम्याभिगामिनः पापाः ।
ऋजुवलयः सुखभाजः परदारद्वेषिणश्चैव ॥२५॥

548 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 26-29.
Slokas 24-25.—People with one, two, three, four or
no folds at all on their belly become in order slain with
weapons, enjoyers of many women, preceptors of men,
fathers of many sons, or kings; with unequal folds, sin-
ners and addicted to forbidden women ; and with straight
ones, happy and haters of (without taste for) others'
wives.
मांसलमृदुभिः पाश्र्वैः प्रदक्षिणावर्त्तरोमभिर्भूपाः ।
विपरीतैर्निर्द्रव्याः सुखपरिहीनाः परप्रेष्याः ॥२६॥
Sloka 26.—People with sides fleshy, tender and pos-
sessed of hairy circles going from left to right become
kings; whereas those with sides of contrary characteris-
tics are devoid of happiness and are slaves of others.
सुभगा भवन्त्यनुद्वद्धचूचुका निर्धना विषमदीर्घैः ।
पीनोपचितनिमग्नैः क्षितिपतयश्चूचुकैः सुखिनः ॥२७॥
Sloka 27.—People with not raised nipples become
fortunate; with unequal and long ones, penurious; with
stout, muscular and sunken ones, kings and happy.
हृदयं समुन्नतं पृथु न वेपनं मांसलं च नृपतीनाम् ।
अधनानां विपरीतं खररोमचितं शिरालं च ॥२८॥
Sloka 28.— A heart that is raised, large, muscular
and not convulsive, bespeaks kings; one contrary to the
above and full of veins and rough and thick hair, denotes
the penurious.
समवक्षसोऽर्थवन्तः पीनैः शूरा ह्यकिञ्चनास्तनुभिः ।
विषमं वक्षो येषां ते निःस्वाः शस्त्रनिधनाश्च ।२९॥
Sloka 29.—Those who have an even chest, become
wealthy; a muscular one, heroes; a weak 'one, penniless
(or without manliness ?), and an uneven one, indigent
and meet their end by weapons.

Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 30-34.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 549'
विषमैर्विषमो जत्रुभिरर्थविहीनोऽस्थिग्रन्धिपरिणद्धैः ।
उन्नतजत्रुर्भागी निम्नैनिःस्वोऽर्थवान् पीनैः ॥३०॥
Sloka 30.—One who has undulating collar bones be-
comes cruel; with many bony knots or joints, poor;
raised ones, enjoys pleasures; sunken ones, poor; and
stout ones, wealthy.
चिपिटग्रीवो निःस्वः शुष्का सशिरा च यस्य वा ग्रीवा ।
महिषग्रीवः शूरः शस्त्रान्तो वृषसमग्रीवः ॥३१॥
कम्बुग्रीवो राजा प्रलम्बकण्ठः प्रभक्षणो भवति ।
पृष्ठमभग्नमरोमशमर्थवतामशुभदमतोऽन्यत् ॥३२॥
Slokas 31-32.—One is penniless with a neck flat or
dry (without flesh) and full of veins; heroic with one like
that of a buffalo; meets with one's end by weapons with
a neck similar to that of a bull; a king with one having
three folds or lines: a spend-thrift (glutton?) with one
hanging (long?) one. Men become wealthy with their
back, not split and without hair; and miserable with
one of contrary characteristics.
अस्वेदनपीनोन्नतसुगन्धसमरोमसङ्कुलाः कक्षाः ।
विज्ञातव्या धनिनामतोऽन्यथार्थैर्विहीनानाम् ॥३३॥
Sloka 33.—Men with arm-pits, not perspiring,
plump, raised, good-smelling, even and hairy are to be
known as wealthy; otherwise, as penniless.
निर्मांसौ रोमचितौ भग्नावल्पौ च निर्धनस्यांसौ ।
विपुलावव्युच्छिन्नौ सुश्लिष्टौ सौख्यवीर्यवताम् ॥३४॥
Sloka 34.—A poor man has shoulders full of hair,
split, small and without flesh, while those who possess
happiness and valour have shoulders, that are large un-
split and compact.

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,

Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 41-46.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 551
wealthy; with yellowish ones, addicted to forbidden wo-
men; and with rough and dry ones, penniless.
तुषसदृशनखाः क्लीबाश्चिपिटैः स्फुटितैश्च वित्तसन्त्यक्ताः ।
कुनखविवर्णैः परतर्कुकाश्च ताम्रैश्चमूपतयः ॥४१॥
Sloka 41.—Impotent are those that have nails simi-
lar to husk, i. e., rough and containing many lines; im-
poverished, that have flat and split ones; others' depen-
dents, that have dirty and colourless ones; and com-
manders of armies, that have red ones.
अङ्गुष्ठयवैराढ्याः सुतवन्तोऽङ्गुष्ठमूलजैश्च यवैः ।
दीर्घाङ्गुलिपर्वाणः सुभगा दीर्घायुषश्चैव ॥४२॥
Sloka 42.—Rich are those that have the figure of
barley-corn in the middle of their thumb; blessed with
sons, when the figure is at the bottom of the thumb;
and fortunate and long-lived, if the joints of the fingers
be long.
स्निग्धा निम्ना रेखा धनिनां तद्व्यत्ययेन निःस्वानाम् ।
विरलाङ्गुलयो निःस्वा धनसञ्चयिनो घनाङ्गुलयः ॥४३॥
Sloka 43.—The wealthy have glossy and deep lines
on their palms; the poor, rough and not deep ones.
The poor have their fingers far removed from one
another; and the hoarders of wealth, thick ones.
तिस्रो रेखा मणिबन्धनोत्थिताः करतलोपगा नृपतेः ।
मीनयुगाङ्कितपाणिर्नित्यं सत्रप्रदो भवति ॥४४॥
वज्राकारा धनिनां विद्याभाजां च मीनपुच्छनिभाः ।
शंखातपत्रशिबिकागजाश्वपद्मोपमा नृपतेः ॥४५॥
कलशमृणालपताकाङ्कुशोपमाभिर्भवन्ति निधिपालाः ।
दामनिभाभिश्चाढ्याः स्वस्तिकरूपाभिरैश्वर्यम् ॥४६॥

552 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 47-50.
चक्रासिपरशुतोमरशक्तिधनुःकुन्तसन्निभा रेखाः ।
कुर्वन्ति चमूनाथं यज्वानमुलूखलाकाराः ॥४७॥
मकरध्वजकोष्ठागारसन्निभाभिर्महाधनोपेताः ।
वेदीनिभेन चैवाग्निहोत्रिणो ब्रह्मतीर्थेन ॥४८॥
वापीदेवकुलाद्यैर्धर्मं कुर्वन्ति च त्रिकोणाभिः ।
अङ्गुष्ठमूलेखाः पुत्राः स्युर्दारिकाः सूक्ष्माः ॥४९॥
रेखाः प्रदेशिनीगताः शतायुषं कल्पनीयमूनाभिः ।
छिन्नाभिर्द्रुमपतनं बहुरेखारेखिणो निःस्वाः ॥५०॥

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who have either too many lines or no lines at all on their
palms become utterly indigent.
: अतिकृशदीर्घैश्चिबुकैर्निर्द्रव्या मांसलैर्धनोपेताः ।
बिम्बोपमैरवक्रैरधरैर्भूपास्तनुभिरस्वाः ॥५१॥
ओष्ठैः स्फुटितविखण्डितविवर्णरूक्षैश्च धनपरित्यक्ताः ।
स्निग्धा घनाश्च दशनाः सुतीक्ष्णदंष्ट्राः समाश्च शुभाः ॥५२॥
Slokas 51-52.—Very lean and long chins indicate
poverty ; while fleshy ones, wealth ; straight lower lips re-
sembling the Bimba fruit make men kings ; while lean
(without flesh) ones, poor. The (upper) lips broken, cut,
colourless and dry, make men devoid of money. The
teeth being glossy and close-knit, and the canine ones
very sharp and equal are auspicious.
जिह्वा रक्ता दीर्घा श्लक्ष्णा सुसमा च भोगिनो ज्ञेया ।
श्वेता कृष्णा परुषा निर्द्रव्याणां तथा तालु ॥५३॥
Sloka 53.—Men that are destined to enjoy the plea-
sures of life have the tongues and palate red, long, tender
and quite even ; whereas the indigent have them, white
or dark and rough.
वक्त्रं सौम्यं संवृतममलं श्लक्ष्णं समं च भूपानाम् ।
विपरीतं क्लेशभुजां महामुखं दुर्भगाणां च ॥५४॥
Sloka 54.—The mouth being pleasant, round and
closed, clean, soft and even, makes men kings ; being
contrary, those that are afflicted with troubles ; and a
very big mouth, makes one unfortunate (miserable).
स्त्रीमुखमनपत्यानां श्लाघ्यवतां मण्डलं परिज्ञेयम् ।
दीर्घं निर्द्रव्याणां भीरुमुखाः पापकर्माणः ॥५५॥
चतुरस्रं धूर्तानां निम्नं वक्रं च तनयरहितानाम् ।
• कृपणानामतिह्रस्वं सम्पूर्ण भोगिनां कान्तम् ॥५६॥
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