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

Adh. LXX. Sl. 11-13.] सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः 581 arch, fish, Swastika, altar, fan, conch shell, umbrella and lotus. निगूढमणिबन्धौ तरुणपद्मगर्भोपमौ करौ नृपतियोषितस्तनुविकृष्टपर्वाङ्गुली । न निम्नमति नोन्नतं करतलं सुरेखान्वितं करोत्यविधवां चिरं सुतसुखार्थसम्भोगिनीम् ॥११॥ Sloka 11.—The hands that have the wrist-joints hidden, are similar to the interior of a full-blown lotus, have the fingers slender and the knuckles far removed, give a damsel the status of a queen. A lady whose palm is neither depressed, nor raised, and bears fine lines (fi- gures of auspicious objects) lives with her husband for a long time enjoying wealth and the happiness of sons. मध्याङ्गुलिं या मणिबन्धनोत्था रेखा गता पाणितलेऽङ्गनायाः । ऊर्ध्वस्थिता पादतलेऽथवा या पुंसोऽथवा राज्यसुखाय सा स्यात् ॥१२॥ Sloka 12.—A line on the palm rising from the wrist and touching the middle finger of a woman, or one run- ning from the heel up to the foot of the toes of a man leads them to the happiness of kingship. Another interpretation: A line rising...........from wrist or one from heel.........of a man or woman. कनिष्ठिकामूलभवा गता या प्रदेशिनीमध्यमिकान्तरालम् । करोति रेखा परमायुषः सा प्रमाणमूना तु तदूनमायुः ॥१३॥ Sloka 13.—A line rising from the foot of the little finger and going to the space between the fore and mid- dle fingers bestows the maximum span of life, i. e., 120 years. If the line is shorter, proportionate reduction in the span will have to be made.