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

Adh. LXIX. Sl. 7-9.] एकोनसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः 569 from the benefics being posited in the house of their enemy, or depression, or being fallen from their exalta- tion sign, or from their being aspected by malefics (or from the benefics being aspected by planets, benefics or malefics, being posited in the houses of their enemy, depression or having fallen from their exaltation house). षण्णवतिरङ्गुलानां व्यायामो दीर्घता च हंसस्य । शशरुचकभद्रमालव्यसञ्ज्ञितास्त्र्यङ्गुलविवृद्ध्या ॥७॥ Sloka 7.—The height and extent of the two arms outstretched of the Hamsa type of men are 96 digits ; and those of Sasa, Ruchaka, Bhadra and Malavya are 99, 102, 105 and 108 digits respectively. यः सात्त्विकस्तस्य दया स्थिरत्वं सत्त्वार्जवं ब्राह्मणदेवभक्तिः रजोऽधिकः काव्यकलाक्रतुस्त्रीसंसक्तचित्तः पुरुषोऽतिशूरः ॥८॥ तमोऽधिको वञ्चयिता परेषां मूर्खोऽलसः क्रोधपरोऽतिनिद्रः । मिश्रैर्गुणैः सत्त्वरजस्तमोभिर्मिश्रास्तु ते सप्त सह प्रभेदैः ॥९॥ Slokas 8-9.—A person in whom the quality of goodness predominates has kindness, firmness, courage, straightforwardness and devotion to Brahmins and Gods; one in whom the quality of passion predominates, is heartily attached to literature (poetry), fine arts, sacri- fices and women, and is very heroic; and one in whom the quality of darkness or ignorance predominates is de- ceitful, foolish, lazy, hot-tempered and addicted to sleep. There are persons with mixed characteristics owing to the intermingling of these three qualities in seven ways. मालव्यो नागनासः समभुजयुगलो जानुसम्प्राप्तहस्तो मांसैः पूर्णाङ्गसन्धिः समरुचिरतनुर्मध्यभागे कृशश्च । बृ. सं. 72