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

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.