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

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,