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Brihat Samhita

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ताम्रओष्ठतालुवदनाः कलविङ्कनेत्राः स्निग्धौन्नताग्रदशनाः पृथुलऽयतऽस्याः । चापौन्नतऽयतनिगूढनिमग्नवंशास् तन्वेकरोमचितकूर्मसमानकुम्भाः ॥ ६७-०६ ॥

Her face was red with copper lips and palate, her eyes were like a twinkle, and her teeth were smooth and raised. Their bows were raised in length and their trunks were hidden in the water.

english translation

विस्तीर्णकर्णहनुनाभिललाटगुह्याः कूर्मौन्नतद्विनवविंशतिभिर्नखैश्च । रेखात्रयौपचितवृत्तकराः सुवाला धन्याः सुगन्धिमदपुष्करमारुताश्च ॥ ६७-०७ ॥

They had broad ears, chin, navel, forehead, and twenty-nine nails raised like a tortoise. The round hands of the three lines are blessed with beautiful flowers and the breezes of the fragrant intoxicating lotuses

english translation

दीर्घाङ्गुलिरक्तपुष्कराः सजलाम्भोदनिनादबृंहिणः । बृहदायतवृत्तकन्धरा धन्या भूमिपतेर्मतङ्गजाः ॥ ६७-०८ ॥

The elephant (hasti) whose tail is long, trunk red, roar like that of the clouds, and neck large, long and round, will bring wealth to a king.

english translation

निमर्द अभ्यधिकहीननखाङ्गान् कुब्जवामनकमेषविषाणान् । दृश्यकोशफलपुष्करहीनान् श्यावनीलशबलासिततालून् ॥ ६७-०९ ॥

He crushed the limbs of the hunchbacks, dwarves, sheep and horns, which had no more claws. They were devoid of visible cells, fruits and lotuses.

english translation

स्वल्पवक्त्ररुहमत्कुणषण्ढान् हस्तिनीं च गजलक्षणयुक्ताम् । गर्भिणी च नृपतिः परदेशं प्रापयेदतिविरूपफलास्ते ॥ ६४-१० ॥

They also saw a small-faced, hairy dog, and an elephant with the characteristics of an elephant. If the king is pregnant and takes her to another country, the results will be very bad.

english translation