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Brihat Samhita

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उन्मानमानगतिसंहतिसारवर्ण स्नेहस्वरप्रकृतिसत्त्वं अनूकं आदौ । क्षेत्रं मृजां च विधिवत्कुशलो अवलोक्य सामुद्रविद्वदति यातं अनागतं वा ॥ ६८-०१ ॥

A learned person shall examine a man’s—(1) Kṣetra (body), (2) Mṛja (complexion), (3) Svara (voice), (4) Sāra (strength), (5) Saṃhati (joints), (6) Sneha (gloss), (7) Varṇa (colour), (8) Anūka (shape of the face), (9) Unmāna (height), (10) Māna (weight), (11) Prakṛti (disposition) and (12) Gati (gait) and then predict his fortune.

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