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

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॥

Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 51-56.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 553
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॥
बृ. सं. 70

554 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 57-62.
Slokas 55-56.—A feminine face belongs to the child-
less ; a round one, to the roguish persons ; a long one,
to the poor ; a cowardly one, to sinners ; a quadrilateral
one, to the treacherous ; a sunken one, to the childless ;
a very small one, to misers ; and a full, fleshy and hand-
some one, to those who enjoy pleasures.
अस्फुटिताग्रं स्निग्धं श्मश्रु शुभं मृदु च सन्नतं चैव ।
रक्तैः परुषैश्चौराः श्मश्रुभिरल्पैश्च विज्ञेयाः ॥५७॥
Sloka 57.—The mustaches and beard being smooth,
well-bent and soft, having unsplit ends, are of good au-
gury ; being red, hard and short (sparse), produce thieves.
निर्मांसैः कर्णैः पापमृत्युश्चशर्पटैः सुबहुभोगाः ।
कृपणाश्च ह्रस्वकर्णाः शङ्कुश्रवणाश्चमूपतयः ॥५८॥
रोमशकर्णा दीर्घायुषश्च धनभागिनो विपुलकर्णाः ।
क्रूराः शिरावनद्धैर्व्यालम्बैर्मांसलैः सुखिनः ॥५९॥
Slokas 58-59.—Lean and lank ears lead to a treache-
rous death ; flat ones, to enjoyment of many pleasures ;
short ones, to miserliness ; conical ones, to command of
an army ; hairy ones, to long life ; large (broad) ones, to
wealth ; those full of veins, to a cruel nature ; fleshy and
pendent ones, to happiness
भोगी त्वनिम्नगण्डो मन्त्री सम्पूर्णमांसगण्डो यः ।
सुखभाक् शुकसमनासश्चिरजीवी शुष्कनासश्च ॥६०॥
छिन्नानुरूपयाऽगम्यगामिनो दीर्घया तु सौभाग्यम् ।
आकुञ्चितया चौरः स्त्रीमृत्युः स्याच्चिपिटनासः ॥६१॥
धनिनोऽग्रवक्रनासा दक्षिणविनताः प्रभक्षणाः क्रूराः ।
ऋज्वी स्वल्पच्छिद्रा सुपुटा नासा सभाग्यानाम् ॥६२॥
Slokas 60-62.—Unsunken cheeks indicate enjoyment
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nose similar to a parrot's beak gives happiness ; a dry
(without flesh) one, long life. One apparently cut, con-
nection with forbidden women ; a long one, fortune ; a
curved one, stealing nature ; a flat one, death at the
hands of a woman ; one crooked at the tip, wealth ; one
turned to the right, cruelty and improvidence ; and a
straight one with small nostrils and fine slopes, good
fortune.
धनिनां क्षुतं सकृद्वित्रिपिण्डितं ह्रादि सानुनादं च ।
दीर्घायुषां प्रमुक्तं विज्ञेयं संहतं चैव ॥६३॥
Sloka 63.—Sneezing once, twice or thrice, high-
pitched and resonant is the sign of the wealthy ; a pro-
longed one as well as one of the same pitch throughout,
of the long-lived.
Others interpret it as :—Only once sneezing is.........of the
wealthy ; twice or thrice sucessively sneezing, high-pitched, re-
sonant, etc.. of the long-lived.
पद्मदलामैर्धनिनो रक्तान्तविलोचनाः श्रियो भाजः ।
मधुपिङ्गलैर्महार्था मार्जारविलोचनैः पापाः ॥६४॥
हरिणाक्षा मण्डललोचनाश्च जिह्मैश्च लोचनैश्चौराः ।
क्रूराः केकरनेत्रा गजसदृशविलोचनाश्चभूपतयः ॥६५॥
ऐश्वर्यं गम्भीरैर्नीलोत्पलकान्तिभिश्च विद्वांसः ।
अतिकृष्णतारकाणामक्ष्णामुत्पाटनं भवति ॥६६॥
मन्त्रित्वं स्थूलदृशां श्यावाक्षाणां भवति सौभाग्यम् ।
दीना दृष्टिःस्वानां स्निग्धा विपुलाथभोगवताम् ॥६७॥
Slokas 64-67.—Men become wealthy with eyes re-
sembling the petals of a lotus ; wealthy and fortunate,
with those that have red corners ; immensely rich with
those coloured tawny like honey ; sinners, with feline

556 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 68-72.
eyes ; thieves, with round and crooked ones resembling
those of the gazelle; cruel, with blue ones ; commanders of
armies, with elephantine ones ; wealthy, with deep ones ;
scholars, with those having the lustre of blue lilies ; The
eyes that have very dark pupils will be pulled out ; broad
and thick eyes make ministers ; green ones, fortune ;
humble ones belong to the poor ; while glossy ones, to
those who enjoy immense wealth and pleasures.
अभ्युन्नताभिरल्पायुषो विशालोन्नताभिरतिसुखिनः ।
विषमभ्रुवो दरिद्रा बालेन्दुनतभ्रुवः सधनाः ॥६८॥
दीर्घासंसक्ताभिर्धनिनः खण्डाभिरर्थपरिहीनाः ।
मध्यविनतभ्रुवो ये ते सक्ताः स्त्रीष्वगम्यासु ॥६९॥
Slokas 68-69.—Lofty brows are the indications of
short life ; broad and lofty ones, of great happiness, un-
equal ones, of poverty ; bent ones resembling the cres-
cent, of wealth ; long and unconnected ones, of afflu-
ence ; cut ones, of indigence ; and those bent in the
middle, of addiction to forbidden women.
उन्नतविपुलैः शङ्खैर्धनिनो निम्नैः सुतार्थसन्त्यक्ताः ।
विषमललाटा विधना धनवन्तोऽर्द्धेन्दुसदृशेन ॥७०॥
शुक्तिविशालैराचार्य्यता शिरासन्ततैरधर्मरताः ।
उन्नतशिराभिराढ्याः स्वस्तिकवत् संस्थिताभिश्च ॥७१॥
निम्नंललाटा वधबन्धभागिनः क्रूरकर्मनिरताश्च ।
अभ्युन्नतैश्चभूपाः कृपणाः स्युः संवृतललाटाः ॥७२॥
Slokas 70-72.—By large and high temples, men be-
come wealthy ; by sunken ones, devoid of children and
money ; by an uneven forehead, men become indigent ;
by one resembling the half-Moon, prosperous ; by one
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veins, addicted to unrighteous acts; by one filled with
veins swollen as well as resembling the Swastika figure,
opulent; by a depressed one, suffer imprisonment and a
foul death, as well as become addicted to cruel deeds;
by a raised forehead, commanders of armies; by a round
and small one, misers.
रुदितमदीनमनश्रु स्निग्धं च शुभावहं मनुष्याणाम् ।
रूक्षं दीनं प्रचुराश्रु चैव न शुभप्रदं पुंसाम् ॥७३॥
Sloka 73.—A weeping that is soft, without tears,
and not humble, is auspicious to mankind; whereas one
that is rough, humble and with copious tears is of evil
consequences to them.
हसितं शुभदमकम्पं सनिमीलितलोचनं तु पापस्य ।
दुष्टस्य हसितमसकृत् सोन्मादस्यासकृत् प्रान्ते ॥७४॥
Sloka 74.—An unshaky laughter is of happy results;
one accompanied by closed eyes belongs to a person that
acts murderously; a repeated one, to a wicked fellow;
and a repetition at the end of one, to a madcap.
तिस्रो रेखाः शतजीविनां ललाटायताः स्थिता यदि ताः ।
चतसृभिरवनीशत्वं नवतिश्चायुः सपञ्चाब्दा ॥७५॥
विच्छिन्नाभिश्चागम्यगामिनो नवतिरप्यरेखेण ।
केशान्तोपगताभी रेखाभिरशीतिवर्षायुः ॥७६॥
पञ्चभिरायुः सप्ततिरेकाग्रावस्थिताभिरपि षष्टिः ।
बहुरेखेण शतार्धं चत्वारिंशच्च वक्राभिः ॥७७॥
शूलाग्राभिस्त्रिंशद्विंशतिकश्चैव वामवक्राभिः ।
क्षुद्राभिः स्वल्पायुर्न्यूनाभिश्चान्तरे कल्प्यम् ॥७८॥
Slokas 75-78.—Three long lines on the forehead in-
dicate a life of hundred years; four long ones, kingship
and a life of 95 years; cut lines or no lines at all, addic-

558 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 79-82.
tion to forbidden women and a life of 90 years; the lines
touching the hair on both sides, a life of 80 years; five
lines on the forehead, indicate a life of 70 years; all
lines converging to a point, of 60 years; many (six)
lines, a life of 50 years; crooked ones, of 40 years;
those touching the brows, of 30 years; those curved to-
wards the left, of 20 years; slender and small ones, a
short life; those short of the above, a life that is to be
proportionately calculated.
परिमण्डलैर्गवाढ्याश्छत्राकारैः शिरोभिरवनीशाः।
चिपिटैः पितृमातृघ्नाः करोटिशिरसां चिरान्मृत्युः ॥७९॥
घटमूर्धान्वानरुचिर्द्विमस्तकः पापकृद्धनैस्त्यक्तः।
निम्नं तु शिरो महतां बहुनिम्नमर्थदं भवति ॥८०॥
Slokas 79-80.—Men with a round head become rich
in cattle; with one like an umbrella, kings; with a flat
one, murderers of parents; with one like a cap or turban
(lit. skull), long-lived; with a pot-like head, tourists;
with a double head, sinners and indigent; with a de-
pressed head, great men; and with a too-much depressed
one, ill-fated.
एकैकभवैः स्निग्धैः कृष्णैराकुञ्चितैरभिन्नाग्रैः।
मृदुभिर्न चातिबहुभिः केशैः सुखभाग्नरेन्द्रो वा ॥८१॥
बहुमूलविषमकपिलाः स्थूलस्फुटिताग्रपरुषह्रस्वाश्च।
अतिकुटिलाश्चातिघनाश्च मूर्धजा वित्तहीनानाम् ॥८२॥
Slokas 81-82.—One becomes a king or enjoyer of
happiness, if the hairs (on the head) are single in each
pore, glossy, dark, bent, with tips unsplit, soft, and not too
thick. One becomes penniless with the hair being many
in one pore, of unequal length, brown, very thick, with
tips split, rough, short, too crooked and too dense.

Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 83-88.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 559
यद्यद्गात्रं रूक्षं मांसविहीनं शिरावनद्धं च ।
तत्तदनिष्टं प्रोक्तं विपरीतमतः शुभं सर्वम् ॥८३॥
Sloka 83.—Whatever limb of the body is rough,
without flesh, and full of veins, it is considered to be in-
auspicious ; and the opposite of these is good.
त्रिषु विपुलो गम्भीरस्त्रिष्वेव षडुन्नतश्चतुर्ह्रस्वः ।
सप्तसु रक्तो राजा पञ्चसु दीर्घश्च सूक्ष्मश्च ॥८४॥
Sloka 84.—One becomes a king if one is broad in
three limbs, deep in three, raised in six, short in four, red
in seven, long in five and slender in five.
नाभी स्वरः सत्त्वमिति प्रशस्तं गम्भीरमेतत् त्रितयं नराणाम् ।
उरो ललाटं वदनं च पुंसां विस्तीर्णमेतत् त्रितयं प्रशस्तम् ॥८५॥
वक्षोऽथ कक्षा नखनासिकास्यं कृकाटिका चेति षडुन्नतानि ।
ह्रस्वानि चत्वारि च लिङ्गपृष्ठं ग्रीवा च जङ्घे च हितप्रदानि ॥८६॥
नेत्रान्तपादकरतालवधरोष्ठजिह्वा
रक्ता नखाश्च खलु सप्त सुखावहानि ।
सूक्ष्माणि पञ्च दशनाङ्गुलिपर्वकेशाः
साकं त्वचा कररुहा न च दुःखितानाम् ॥८७॥
हनुलोचनबाहुनासिकाः स्तनयोरन्तरमत्र पञ्चमम् ।
इति दीर्घमिदं तु पञ्चकं न भवत्येव नृणामभूभृताम् ॥८८॥
Slokas 85-88.—It is laudable for men to have (a)
the three, viz., navel, voice and courage, deep; (b) the
three, breast, forehead and mouth, broad; (c) the six, viz.
chest, armpits, nails, nose, mouth and the nape of the
neck, raised; (d) the four,, viz., the genital organ, back,
neck and shanks, short; (e) it leads to happiness of men
to have the seven, the corners of eyes, feet, hands, palate,
lower lip, tongue and nails, red, (f) the five, the teeth,

550 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 89-91.
finger-kunckles, hair, skin and fingers, thin; and only
kings have (g) the five, Hanu (the part below the chin),
eyes, arms, nose and the space between the paps, long.
II. Complexion.
छायाशुभाशुभफलानि निवेदयन्ती
लक्ष्या मनुष्यपशुपक्षिषु लक्षणज्ञैः ।
तेजोगुणान् बहिरपि प्रविकाशयन्ती
दीपप्रभा स्फटिकरत्नघटस्थितेव ॥८९॥
Sloka 89—The bodily lustre (complexion) which
indicates both good and bad effects and reveals the
virtues of the heart, as does the flame of a lamp kept
inside a crystal pot, the qualities of brilliance, is to be
observed by those well-versed in the science, in men,
animals and birds.
स्निग्धद्विजत्वङ्नखरोमकेशाऽऽङ्कच्छाया सुगन्धा च महीसमुत्था ।
तुष्ट्यर्थलाभाभ्युदयान् करोति धर्मस्य चान्वहनि प्रवृत्तिम् ॥९०॥
Sloka 90.—The lustre born of the element, earth,
makes the teeth, skin, nails and hair on the body and
head glossy, produces fine smell, bestows contentment,
wealth, gain and rise in status, and causes engagement
in religious and meritorious acts always.
स्निग्धा सिताच्छहरिता नयनाभिरामा
सौभाग्यमार्दवसुखाभ्युदयान् करोति ।
सर्वार्थसिद्धिजननी जननीव चाप्या
छाया फलं तनुभृतां शुभमादधाति ॥९१॥
Sloka 91.— The lustre born of the element, water,
is glossy, white or pure, green, attractive to the eyes,
gives amiable qualities, a soft nature, happiness, pros-
perity, all kinds of progress like a mother, and all-round
good to human beings.

Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 92-94.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 561
चण्डाधृष्या पद्महेमाग्निवर्णा युक्ता तेजोविक्रमैः सप्रतापैः ।
आग्नेयीति प्राणिनां स्याज्जयाय क्षिप्रं सिद्धिं वाञ्छितार्थस्य दत्ते ॥
Sloka 92.—The lustre born of the element, Fire,
is irascible, irresistible, of the hue of lotus, gold or fire,
endowed with brilliance, valour and might, leads to
victory of beings and confers immediate accomplishment
of the desired object.
मलिनपरुषकृष्णा पापगन्धानिलोत्था
जनयति वधबन्धव्याध्यनर्थार्थनाशान् ।
स्फटिकसदृशरूपा भाग्ययुक्तात्युदारा
निधिरिव गगनोत्था श्रेयसां स्वच्छवर्णा ॥९३॥
Sloka 93.—The lustre born of the element, air, is
dusky, rough, dark, of foul smell, and leads to murders,
imprisonment, diseases, disasters and loss of wealth.
The lustre born of the element, ether, is of crystal hue,
a bestower of fortune, very generous, very clean and a
treasure, as it were, of all good things.
छायाः क्रमेण कुजलाग्न्यनिलाम्बरोत्थाः
केचिद्वदन्ति दश ताश्च यथानुपूर्व्या ।
सूर्याब्जनाभपुरुहूतयमोडुपानां
तुल्यास्तु लक्षणफलैरिति तत्समासः ॥९४॥
Sloka 94.—These are the five kinds of bodily lustre
born, in order, of earth, water, fire, air, and ether ;
but according to others, there are five more, which are
in order, born of the Sun, Vishnu, Indra, Yama and the
Moon. Since the latter five are similar to the others in
characteristics and effects, the five mentioned above have
been given as containing the whole matter.
बृ. स. 71

562 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 95-99.
III. Voice.
करिवृषरथौघभेरीमृदङ्गसिंहाभ्रनिःस्वना भूपाः ।
गर्दभजर्जररूक्षस्वराश्च धनसौख्यसन्त्यक्ताः ॥९५॥
Sloka 95.—Kings have a voice similar to the sound
of elephants, bulls, a group of chariots, drums, tabors,
lions or clouds. Those that are devoid of wealth and
happiness, have a voice which is broken, rough or like
that of a donkey.
IV. Strength.
सप्त भवन्ति च सारा मेदोमज्जात्वगस्थिशुक्राणि ।
रुधिरं मांसं चेति प्राणभृतां तत्समासफलम् ॥९६॥
Sloka 96.—Living beings have seven vital substances
in their body, viz., fat, marrow, skin, bones, semen,
blood and flesh. The following are their effects in brief :
ताल्वोष्ठदन्तपालीजिह्वानेत्रान्तपायुकरचरणैः ।
रक्ते तु रक्तसारा बहुसुखवनितार्थपुत्रयुताः ॥९७॥
Sloka 97.—If there be blood-red colour in the palate,
lips, jaws, tongue, corners of eyes, anus, hands and feet,
men would have the vital substance of blood in abun-
dance, and be endowed with all kinds of happiness,
wealth and many wives and children.
स्निग्धत्वचा धनिनो मृदुभिः सुभगा विचक्षणास्तनुभिः ।
मज्जामेदःसाराः सुशरीराः पुत्रवित्तयुताः ॥९८॥
Sloka 98.—The wealthy have a glossy skin ; amiable
ones, a soft one ; scholars, a thin one ; the handsome and
those that are blessed with sons and wealth, fat and mar-
row in plenty.
स्थूलास्थिरस्थिसारो बलवान् विद्यान्तगः सुरूपश्च ।
बहुगुरुशुक्राः सुभगा विद्वांसो रूपवन्तश्च ॥९९॥

Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 100-103.] अष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः 563
Sloka 99.—One who has thick bones is termed
‘bone-strong’ and has physical strength, good features
and sound learning. Fortunate, learned and handsome
are those that have copious and thick semen.
V. Joints.
उपचितदेहो विद्वान् धनी सुरूपश्च मांससारो यः ।
सङ्घात इति च सुश्लिष्टसन्धिता सुखभुजो ज्ञेयाः ॥१००॥
Sloka 100.—One who has a well-developed body
is termed ‘Flesh-strong’, and possesses learning, wealth
and handsome features. Those who have compact joints
are said to have ‘cohesion’ and they enjoy happiness.
VI. Gloss.
स्नेहः पञ्चसु लक्ष्यो वाग्जिह्वादन्तनेत्रनखसंस्थः ।
सुतधनसौभाग्ययुताः स्निग्धैस्तैर्निर्धना रूक्षैः ॥१०१॥
Sloka 101.—Gloss is to be observed in five things,
viz., speech, tongue, teeth, eyes and nails. If all these
are glossy, men will be blessed with sons, money and
fortune ; whereas if these are rough, they will be poor.
VII. Colour.
द्युतिमान् वर्णस्निग्धः क्षितिपानां मध्यमः सुतार्थवताम् ।
रूक्षो धनहीनानां शुद्धः शुभदो न सङ्कीर्णः ॥१०२॥
Sloka 102.—A glossy and shining complexion be-
longs to kings ; a medium one, to those with sons and
wealth ; a rough one, to the indigent ; a clean comple-
xion is always good ; and not so, a mixed one.
VIII. Physiognomy.
साध्यमनूकं वक्त्राद्द्रोणवृषशार्दूलसिंहगरुडमुखाः ।
अप्रतिहतप्रतापा जितरिपवो मानवेन्द्राश्च ॥१०३॥

564 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXVIII. Sl. 104-107.
वानरमहिशवराहाजतुल्यवदनाः श्रुतार्थसुखभाजः ।
गर्दभकरभप्रतिमैर्मुखैः शरीरैश्च निःसुखाः ॥१०४॥
Slokas 103-104.—The previous birth is to be de-
duced from the face; those whose face resembles that of
a cow, bull, tiger, lion or eagle, had a good pre-natal ex-
istence and had become great kings of irresistible valour,
vanquishing their foes. The previous birth of those who
had their face similar to that of a monkey, buffalo, boar
or goat, had a moderate previous birth, and will enjoy
in this birth wealth, happiness and learning. Those
whose face and body are like those of a donkey or a
camel, will have neither wealth nor happiness. Their
previous birth was very bad.
IX. Height.
अष्टशतं षण्णवतिः परिमाणं चतुरशीतिरिति पुंसाम् ।
उत्तमसमहीनानामङ्गुलसंख्या खमानेन ॥१०५॥
Sloka 105.—The height of the best type of men is
108 digits of themselves, that of the medium type, 96
digits, and that of the inferior one, 84 digits.
X. Weight.
भारार्धतनुः सुखभाक् तुलितोऽतो दुःखभाग्भवत्यूनः ।
भारोऽतीवाढ्यानामध्यर्धः सर्वधरणीशः ॥१०६॥
Sloka 106.—A person weighing half a Bhara (1000
palas) will be happy; one weighing less than that, mise-
rable; those weighing one Bhara, immensely wealthy;
and one weighing one Bhara and a half, an emperor.
विंशतिवर्षा नारी पुरुषः खलु पञ्चविंशतिभिरब्दैः ।
अर्हति मानोन्मानं जीवितभागे चतुर्थे वा ॥१०७॥