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

576 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXIX. Sl. 33-36. Sloka 32-Vamanaka is of full grown limbs hunch- backed, and slightly undeveloped in the thighs, waist and between the armpits. He is a famous servant of the king of the Bhadra type. He is prosperous, powerful and devoted to Lord Vasudeva. मालव्यसेवी तु जघन्यनामा खण्डेन्दुतुल्यश्रवणः सुसन्धिः । शुक्रेण सारः पिशुनः कविश्च रूक्षच्छविः स्थूलकराङ्गुलीकः ॥३३॥ क्रूरो धनी स्थूलमतिः प्रतीतस्ताम्रच्छविः स्यात्परिहासशीलः । उरोऽङ्घ्रिहस्तेष्वसिशक्तिपाशपरश्वधाङ्कः स जघन्यनामा ॥३४॥ Slokas 33-34.—The one called Jaghanya is a ser- vant of Malavya ; his ears are like the crescent; joints, good; semen, thick; he is a tale-bearer and a poet. His complexion is rough and fingers, thick. He is cruel, wealthy, unintelligent, well-known, copper-coloured, of jocular disposition and is marked with the figures of a sword, Sakti, noose and axe in the thighs, feet and hands. कुब्जो नाम्ना यः स शुद्धो ह्यधस्तात् क्षीणः किञ्चित्पूर्वकाये नतश्च । हंसासेवी नास्तिकोऽर्थैरुपतो विद्वान् शूरः सूचकः स्यात्कृतज्ञः ॥३५॥ कलास्वभिज्ञः कलहप्रियश्च प्रभूतभृत्यः प्रमदाजितश्च । सम्पूज्य लोकं प्रजहात्यकस्मात्कुब्जोऽद्यमुक्तः सततोद्यतश्च ॥३६॥ Slokas 35-36.—The one called Kubja has no defect in the lower limbs. He is slightly weak and bent in the upper part of the body. He is an attendant of Hamsa, an athiest, wealthy, learned, heroic, grateful and a tale- bearer. He is learned in fine arts, fond of quarrel, has many servants, is conquered by women. He honours the people and suddenly abandons them. He is ever ener- getic.