Brihat Samhita

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दीर्घो अङ्गुलानां शतं अष्टहीनं साशङ्कचेष्टः पररन्ध्रविच्च । सारो अस्य मज्जा निभृतप्रचारः शशो ह्यतो नातिगुरुः प्रदिष्टः ॥ ६९-२१ ॥

His height is 92 digits; he acts with apprehension, knows others’ weaknesses, has marrow as the dominant feature of his constitution, walks steadily (or quietly) and is not very corpulent.

english translation

dIrgho aGgulAnAM zataM aSTahInaM sAzaGkaceSTaH pararandhravicca । sAro asya majjA nibhRtapracAraH zazo hyato nAtiguruH pradiSTaH ॥ 69-21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मध्ये कृशः खेटकखड्गवीणा पर्यङ्कमालामुरजानुरूपाः । शूलौपमाश्चऊर्ध्वगताश्च रेखाः शशस्य पादौपगताः करे वा ॥ ६९-२२ ॥

A person of the Śaśa class has a slender waist and vertical lines on the soles or palms resembling a shield, sword, lute, cot, garland, tabor and trident.

english translation

madhye kRzaH kheTakakhaDgavINA paryaGkamAlAmurajAnurUpAH । zUlaupamAzcaUrdhvagatAzca rekhAH zazasya pAdaupagatAH kare vA ॥ 69-22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रात्यन्तिको माण्डलिको अथ वाअयं स्फिक्स्रावशूलाभिभवार्तमूर्तिः । एवं शशः सप्ततिहायनो अयं वैवस्वतस्यऽलयं अभ्युपैति ॥ ६९-२३ ॥

A person of this class becomes the lord of foresters or the governor of a province; his body will be afflicted with colic or a fistula in the buttocks; he will consequently go to Yama’s abode at the age of 70 years.

english translation

prAtyantiko mANDaliko atha vAayaM sphiksrAvazUlAbhibhavArtamUrtiH । evaM zazaH saptatihAyano ayaM vaivasvatasya'layaM abhyupaiti ॥ 69-23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रक्तं पीनकपोलं उन्नतनसं वक्त्रं सुवर्णौपमं वृत्तं चास्य शिरो अक्षिणी मधुनिभे सर्वे च रक्ता नखाः । स्रग्दामाङ्कुशशङ्खमत्स्ययुगलक्रत्वङ्गकुम्भाम्बुजैश् चिह्नैर्हंसकलस्वनः सुचरणो हंसः प्रसन्नैन्द्रियः ॥ ६९-२४ ॥

A person belonging to the Haṃsa class has a reddish face with fleshy cheeks, raised nose and a golden hue; his head is round; eyes are like honey in colour; all nails red; has the marks of a garland, goad, conch, a pair of fish, sacrificial appurtenance, pot and lotus. His voice is as sweet as that of a swan, feet beautiful and limbs (organs of action) clean.

english translation

raktaM pInakapolaM unnatanasaM vaktraM suvarNaupamaM vRttaM cAsya ziro akSiNI madhunibhe sarve ca raktA nakhAH । sragdAmAGkuzazaGkhamatsyayugalakratvaGgakumbhAmbujaiz cihnairhaMsakalasvanaH sucaraNo haMsaH prasannaindriyaH ॥ 69-24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रतिरम्भसि शुक्रसारता द्विगुणा चाष्टशतैः पलैर्मितिः । परिमाणं अथास्य षड्युता नवतिः सम्परिकीर्तिता बुधैः ॥ ६९-२५ ॥

A man of the Haṃsa class loves to sport in water; his semen is thick and copious; his weight is 1600 palas; and his height and extent, as stated by the wise, are 96 digits.

english translation

ratirambhasi zukrasAratA dviguNA cASTazataiH palairmitiH । parimANaM athAsya SaDyutA navatiH samparikIrtitA budhaiH ॥ 69-25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript