Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 65
GaP 1 65.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ६५ हरिरुवाच । समुद्रोक्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि नरस्त्रीलक्षणं शुभम् । येन विज्ञातमात्रेण अतीतानागताप्रमा
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 65 hariruvāca / samudroktaṃ pravakṣyāmi narastrīlakṣaṇaṃ śubham / yena vijñātamātreṇa atītānāgatāpramā
The Glorious Great Garuḍa Purāṇa, 65. Hari said: I shall declare the auspicious marks of men and women as told by Samudra, by the mere knowing of which the past and the future (are known) without measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.2
अस्वेदिनौ मृदुतलौ कमलोदरसन्निभौ । श्लेष्टाङ्गुली ताम्रनखौ पादाविष्णौ शिरोज्झितौ
asvedinau mṛdutalau kamalodarasannibhau / śleṣṭāṅgulī tāmranakhau pādāviṣṇau śirojjhitau
Not sweating, with soft soles, resembling the interior of a lotus, with close-set toes and copper-coloured nails, free of (protruding) veins — such are the feet (of a fortunate man).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.3
कूर्मोन्नतौ गूढगुल्फौ सुपार्ष्णो नृपतेः स्मृतौ । शू(सर्) पाकारौ विरूक्षौ च वक्रौ पादौ शिरालकौ
kūrmonnatau gūḍhagulphau supārṣṇo nṛpateḥ smṛtau / śū(sar) pākārau virūkṣau ca vakrau pādau śirālakau
Feet arched like a tortoise, with hidden ankles and good heels, are held to be a king's; feet shaped like a snake('s hood), rough, crooked and veiny (are otherwise).
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GaP 1 65.4
संशुष्कौ पाण्डुरनखौ निः स्वस्य विरलाङ्गुली । मार्गायोत्कण्टकौ पादौ कषायसदृशौ तथा
saṃśuṣkau pāṇḍuranakhau niḥ svasya viralāṅgulī / mārgāyotkaṇṭakau pādau kaṣāyasadṛśau tathā
Dried up, with pale nails, with widely spaced toes — those belong to a destitute man; and feet whose soles rise up (as if) for the road, and of an astringent (brownish) colour, likewise.
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GaP 1 65.5
विच्छित्तिदौ च वंशस्य ब्रह्मन्घौ शङ्कु (पक्र) सन्निभौ । अगम्यागमने प्रीतौ जङ्घा विरलरोमिका
vicchittidau ca vaṃśasya brahmanghau śaṅku (pakra) sannibhau / agamyāgamane prītau jaṅghā viralaromikā
(Feet) resembling a stake bring about the cutting off of the lineage and the killing of a brahmin; (such men) delight in going to forbidden women; a calf with sparse hair (is a bad sign).
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GaP 1 65.6
मृदुरोमा समा जङ्घा तथा करिकरप्रभा । ऊरवो जानवस्तुल्या नृपस्योपचिताः स्मृताः
mṛduromā samā jaṅghā tathā karikaraprabhā / ūravo jānavastulyā nṛpasyopacitāḥ smṛtāḥ
A calf with soft hair, even, and having the lustre of an elephant's trunk — likewise thighs equal to the knees and well filled out — are held to be a king's.
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GaP 1 65.7
निः स्वस्य सृगालजङ्घा रौमैकैकं चकूपके । नृपाणां श्रोत्रियाणां च द्वेद्वे श्रिये च धीमताम्
niḥ svasya sṛgālajaṅghā raumaikaikaṃ cakūpake / nṛpāṇāṃ śrotriyāṇāṃ ca dvedve śriye ca dhīmatām
A jackal's calf belongs to the destitute; one hair to each pore (also); for kings and Vedic scholars and for the wise, two by two, and (that makes) for prosperity.
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GaP 1 65.8
त्र्याद्यैर्निः स्वा मानवाः स्युर्दुः स्वभाजश्च निन्दिताः । केशाश्च वै कुञ्चिताश्च प्रवासे म्रियते नरः
tryādyairniḥ svā mānavāḥ syurduḥ svabhājaśca ninditāḥ / keśāśca vai kuñcitāśca pravāse mriyate naraḥ
With three or more (hairs per pore) men would be destitute and are censured as sharers in misery; and if the hairs are curly, the man dies abroad.
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GaP 1 65.9
निर्मांसजानुः सौभाग्यमल्पैर्निम्नै रतिः स्त्रियाः । विकटैश्च दरिद्राः स्युः समांसै राज्यमेव च
nirmāṃsajānuḥ saubhāgyamalpairnimnai ratiḥ striyāḥ / vikaṭaiśca daridrāḥ syuḥ samāṃsai rājyameva ca
A knee without flesh (means) good fortune; with small, hollow (knees) there is pleasure with women; with misshapen ones they would be poor, and with fleshy ones (there is) kingship indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.10
महद्भिरायुराख्यातं ह्यल्पलिङ्गो धनी नरः । अपत्यरहितश्चैव स्थूललिङ्गो घनोज्झितः
mahadbhirāyurākhyātaṃ hyalpaliṅgo dhanī naraḥ / apatyarahitaścaiva sthūlaliṅgo ghanojjhitaḥ
By large (knees) long life is declared; a man with a small penis is wealthy; and one with a thick penis is without offspring and destitute of wealth.
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GaP 1 65.11
मेढे वामनते चैव सुतार्थरहितो भवेत् । वक्रे ऽन्यथा पुत्रवान्त्स्याद्दारिद्रयं विनतेत्वधः
meḍhe vāmanate caiva sutārtharahito bhavet / vakre 'nyathā putravāntsyāddāridrayaṃ vinatetvadhaḥ
And if the penis inclines to the left, one would be without sons and wealth; if bent otherwise (to the right), he would have sons; but if it hangs downward, poverty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.12
अल्पे त्वतनयो लिङ्गेशिराले ऽथ सुखी नरः । स्थूलग्रन्थियुते लिङ्गे भवेत्पुत्रादिसंयुतः
alpe tvatanayo liṅgeśirāle 'tha sukhī naraḥ / sthūlagranthiyute liṅge bhavetputrādisaṃyutaḥ
If it is small, he is without sons; if the penis is veiny, the man is happy; if the penis has a thick knot, he will be endowed with sons and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.13
कोशगूढे दीर्घैर्भुग्नैश्च धनवर्जितः । बलवान्युद्धशीलश्च लघुशेक्तः स एव च
kośagūḍhe dīrghairbhugnaiśca dhanavarjitaḥ / balavānyuddhaśīlaśca laghuśektaḥ sa eva ca
When (the glans) is hidden in its sheath, and with long, bent (parts), he is destitute of wealth; he is strong and warlike, and that same man is quick to emit.
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GaP 1 65.14
दुर्बलस्त्वेकवृषणो विषमाभ्याञ्चलः स्त्रियाम् । समाभ्यां क्षितिपः प्रोक्तः प्रलम्बेन शताब्दवान्
durbalastvekavṛṣaṇo viṣamābhyāñcalaḥ striyām / samābhyāṃ kṣitipaḥ proktaḥ pralambena śatābdavān
With one testicle he is weak; with unequal ones, unsteady in respect of women; with equal ones he is called a lord of the earth; if they hang down, he lives a hundred years.
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GaP 1 65.15
उद्वृं (द्ध) ताभ्यां च बह्वायू रूक्षैर्मणिभिरीश्वरः । पाण्डरैर्मणिभिर्निः स्वा मलिनैः सुखभागिनः
udvṛṃ (ddha) tābhyāṃ ca bahvāyū rūkṣairmaṇibhirīśvaraḥ / pāṇḍarairmaṇibhirniḥ svā malinaiḥ sukhabhāginaḥ
And with them drawn up he is long-lived; with a rough glans he is a lord; with a pale glans men are destitute, with a dark one they share in happiness.
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GaP 1 65.16
सशब्दनिः शब्दमूत्राः स्युदंरिद्राश्च मानवाः । एकद्वित्रिचतुः पञ्चषड्भिर्धाराभिरेव च
saśabdaniḥ śabdamūtrāḥ syudaṃridrāśca mānavāḥ / ekadvitricatuḥ pañcaṣaḍbhirdhārābhireva ca
Men whose urine is with sound or without sound would be poor; and (so it is judged) by one, two, three, four, five, or six streams.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.17
दक्षिणावर्तचलितमूत्रा भिश्च नृपाः स्मृताः । विकीर्णमूत्रा निः स्वाश्च प्रधानसुखदायिकाः
dakṣiṇāvartacalitamūtrā bhiśca nṛpāḥ smṛtāḥ / vikīrṇamūtrā niḥ svāśca pradhānasukhadāyikāḥ
Those whose urine flows turning to the right are declared to be kings; those whose urine scatters are destitute, (yet) chiefly givers of pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.18
एकधाराश्च वनिताः स्निग्धैर्मणिभिरुन्नतैः । समैः स्त्रीरत्नधनिनो मध्ये निम्नैश्च कन्यकाः
ekadhārāśca vanitāḥ snigdhairmaṇibhirunnataiḥ / samaiḥ strīratnadhanino madhye nimnaiśca kanyakāḥ
Those with a single stream (obtain) women; those with glossy, raised, even 'gems' (nipples/knobs) are rich in women-jewels, and those with them sunken in the middle (get) daughters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.19
शुष्कैर्निश्वा विशुष्कैश्च दुर्भगाः परिकीर्तिताः । पुष्पगन्धे नृपाः शुक्रे मधुगन्धे धनं बहुः
śuṣkairniśvā viśuṣkaiśca durbhagāḥ parikīrtitāḥ / puṣpagandhe nṛpāḥ śukre madhugandhe dhanaṃ bahuḥ
With dry ones (they are) destitute, and with wholly dry ones they are called unfortunate; when the semen has the scent of flowers, (they are) kings; when it smells of honey, wealth is abundant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.20
पुत्राः शुक्रे मत्स्यगन्धे तनुशुक्रे च कन्यकाः । महाभोगी मांसगन्धे यज्वा स्यान्मदगन्धिनि
putrāḥ śukre matsyagandhe tanuśukre ca kanyakāḥ / mahābhogī māṃsagandhe yajvā syānmadagandhini
Sons (are born) when the semen smells of fish; and with thin semen, daughters; one whose (semen) smells of meat is a great enjoyer; one whose (semen) smells of liquor becomes a performer of sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.21
दरिद्रः क्षारगन्धे च दीर्घायुः शीघ्रमैथुनी । अशीघ्रमैथुन्यल्पायुः स्थूलस्फिक् स्याद्धनोज्झितः
daridraḥ kṣāragandhe ca dīrghāyuḥ śīghramaithunī / aśīghramaithunyalpāyuḥ sthūlasphik syāddhanojjhitaḥ
And when it smells of alkali (he is) poor; one who copulates quickly is long-lived; one who does not copulate quickly is short-lived; one with thick buttocks will be devoid of wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.22
मांसलस्फिक् सुखी स्याच्च सिंहस्फिक् भूपतिः स्मृतः । भवेत्सिंहकटी राजा निः स्वः कपिकटिर्नरः
māṃsalasphik sukhī syācca siṃhasphik bhūpatiḥ smṛtaḥ / bhavetsiṃhakaṭī rājā niḥ svaḥ kapikaṭirnaraḥ
One with fleshy buttocks will be happy, and one with a lion's buttocks is held to be a king; one with a lion's waist becomes a king, but a man with a monkey's waist is destitute.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.23
सर्पोदरा दरिद्राः स्युः पिठरैश्च घटैः समैः । धनिनो विपुलैः पार्श्वैर्निः स्वा रक्तैश्च निम्नगैः
sarpodarā daridrāḥ syuḥ piṭharaiśca ghaṭaiḥ samaiḥ / dhanino vipulaiḥ pārśvairniḥ svā raktaiśca nimnagaiḥ
Those with a snake's belly are poor, as are those with (bellies) like pots and jars, and (those with bellies) level; those with broad flanks are wealthy; those with red, sunken (flanks) are destitute.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.24
समकक्षाश्च भोगाढ्या निम्नकक्षा धनोज्झिताः । नृपाश्चोन्नतकक्षाः स्युर्जिह्ना विषमकक्षकाः
samakakṣāśca bhogāḍhyā nimnakakṣā dhanojjhitāḥ / nṛpāśconnatakakṣāḥ syurjihnā viṣamakakṣakāḥ
Those with even flanks are rich in enjoyments; those with sunken flanks are devoid of wealth; those with raised flanks will be kings; those with uneven flanks are crooked.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.25
मत्स्योदरा बहुधना नाभिभिः सुखिनः स्मृताः । विस्तीर्णाभिर्बहुलाभिर्निम्नाभिः क्लेशभागिनः
matsyodarā bahudhanā nābhibhiḥ sukhinaḥ smṛtāḥ / vistīrṇābhirbahulābhirnimnābhiḥ kleśabhāginaḥ
Those with a fish's belly have much wealth; by the navel men are said to be happy; with (navels) wide and full — (happy); with sunken ones they have a share of affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.26
बलिमध्यगता नाभिः शूलबाधां करोति हि । वामावर्तश्च साध्यं वै मेधां दक्षिणतस्तथा
balimadhyagatā nābhiḥ śūlabādhāṃ karoti hi / vāmāvartaśca sādhyaṃ vai medhāṃ dakṣiṇatastathā
A navel set in the middle of the belly-folds indeed causes affliction by colic; one turning to the left (gives) what is to be accomplished, and one to the right, intelligence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.27
पार्श्वायता चिरायुर्दा तूपविष्टा धनेश्वरम् । अधो गवाढ्यं कुर्याच्च नृपत्वं पद्मकर्णिका
pārśvāyatā cirāyurdā tūpaviṣṭā dhaneśvaram / adho gavāḍhyaṃ kuryācca nṛpatvaṃ padmakarṇikā
A (navel) extended sideways gives long life; a sunken one (makes a man) lord of wealth; one set low makes him rich in cattle; one like a lotus-pericarp makes him a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.28
एकबलिः शतायुः स्याच्छ्रीभोगी द्विवलिः स्मृतः । त्रिवलिः क्ष्माप आचार्य ऋजुभिर्वालिभिः सुखी
ekabaliḥ śatāyuḥ syācchrībhogī dvivaliḥ smṛtaḥ / trivaliḥ kṣmāpa ācārya ṛjubhirvālibhiḥ sukhī
One with a single belly-fold will live a hundred years; one with two folds is held to enjoy prosperity; one with three folds is a king or a teacher; with straight folds one is happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.29
अगम्यागामी जिह्मबलिर्भूपाः पार्श्वैश्च मांसलैः । मृदुभिः सुसमैश्चैव दक्षिणावर्तरोमभिः
agamyāgāmī jihmabalirbhūpāḥ pārśvaiśca māṃsalaiḥ / mṛdubhiḥ susamaiścaiva dakṣiṇāvartaromabhiḥ
One with crooked folds goes to forbidden women; those with fleshy flanks are kings — (flanks) soft, well-proportioned, and with hair turning to the right.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.30
विपरीतैः परप्रेष्या निर्द्रव्याः सुखवर्जिताः । अनुद्धतैश्चूचुकैश्च भवन्ति सुभगा नराः
viparītaiḥ parapreṣyā nirdravyāḥ sukhavarjitāḥ / anuddhataiścūcukaiśca bhavanti subhagā narāḥ
With the opposite (marks) they are servants of others, without property, deprived of happiness; and with nipples that are not protruding men become fortunate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.31
निर्धना विषमैर्देर्घैः पीतोपचितकैर्नृपाः । समोन्नतं च हृदयमकम्पं मांसलं पृथु
nirdhanā viṣamairderghaiḥ pītopacitakairnṛpāḥ / samonnataṃ ca hṛdayamakampaṃ māṃsalaṃ pṛthu
With uneven and long (nipples) they are poor; with yellow and well-filled ones they are kings; and (auspicious is) a chest even, raised, unshaking, fleshy and broad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.32
नृपाणामधमानां च खररोमशिरालकम् । अर्थवान्समवक्षाः स्यात्पीनैर्वक्षोभिरूर्जितः
nṛpāṇāmadhamānāṃ ca khararomaśirālakam / arthavānsamavakṣāḥ syātpīnairvakṣobhirūrjitaḥ
But of kings and of the lowly (alike?) (the chest is) rough-haired and covered with veins; one with an even chest will be wealthy; one with a full chest is powerful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.33
वक्षोभिर्विषमैर्निः स्वः शस्त्रेणनिधनास्तथा । विषमैर्जत्रुभिर्निः स्वा अस्थिनद्धैश्च मानवाः
vakṣobhirviṣamairniḥ svaḥ śastreṇanidhanāstathā / viṣamairjatrubhirniḥ svā asthinaddhaiśca mānavāḥ
With uneven chests (a man is) destitute, and such men meet their death by the weapon; with uneven collarbones men are destitute, as are those whose (collarbones) are bound with bone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.34
उन्नतैर्भोगिनो निम्नैर्निः स्वाः पीनैर्धनान्विताः । निः स्वश्चिपिटकण्ठः स्याच्छिराशुष्कगलः सुखी
unnatairbhogino nimnairniḥ svāḥ pīnairdhanānvitāḥ / niḥ svaścipiṭakaṇṭhaḥ syācchirāśuṣkagalaḥ sukhī
With raised (collarbones) they are enjoyers, with sunken ones destitute, with full ones possessed of wealth; one with a flat neck will be destitute, and one whose throat is veiny and lean is happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.35
शूरः स्यान्महिषग्रीवः शास्त्रात्तो मृगकण्ठकः । कम्बुग्रीवश्च नृपतिर्लम्बकण्ठो ऽतिभक्षकः
śūraḥ syānmahiṣagrīvaḥ śāstrātto mṛgakaṇṭhakaḥ / kambugrīvaśca nṛpatirlambakaṇṭho 'tibhakṣakaḥ
One with a buffalo's neck will be a hero; one with a deer's throat is taken off by a weapon; one with a conch-shell neck is a king; one with a hanging throat is a great eater.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.36
अरोमशा भुग्नपृष्ठं शुभं चाशुभमन्यथा । कक्षाश्वत्थदला श्रेष्ठा सुगन्धिर्मृगरोमिका
aromaśā bhugnapṛṣṭhaṃ śubhaṃ cāśubhamanyathā / kakṣāśvatthadalā śreṣṭhā sugandhirmṛgaromikā
Hairless (backs are auspicious); a bent back is auspicious, and otherwise inauspicious; an armpit (shaped) like an aśvattha leaf is best, fragrant, and with hair like a deer's.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.37
अन्यथा त्वर्थहीनानां दारिद्रयस्य च कारणम् । संमासौ चैव भुग्नाल्पौ श्लिष्टौ च विपुलौ शुभौ
anyathā tvarthahīnānāṃ dāridrayasya ca kāraṇam / saṃmāsau caiva bhugnālpau śliṣṭau ca vipulau śubhau
Otherwise, (they are) the cause of being without wealth and of poverty. Shoulders that are bent and small (are bad); (those that are) well-knit and broad are auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.38
आजानुलम्बितौ बाहू वृत्तौ पीनौ नृपेश्वरे । निः स्वानां रोमशौ ह्रस्वौ श्रेष्ठौ करिकर प्रभौ
ājānulambitau bāhū vṛttau pīnau nṛpeśvare / niḥ svānāṃ romaśau hrasvau śreṣṭhau karikara prabhau
Arms hanging down to the knees, rounded and plump, (are found) in a lord of kings; hairy and short ones (belong) to the destitute — the best are those resembling an elephant's trunk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.39
हस्ताङ्गुलय एव स्युवायुद्वारयुताः शुभाः । मेधाविनां च सूक्ष्माः स्युर्भृत्यानां चिपिटाः स्मृताः
hastāṅgulaya eva syuvāyudvārayutāḥ śubhāḥ / medhāvināṃ ca sūkṣmāḥ syurbhṛtyānāṃ cipiṭāḥ smṛtāḥ
The fingers of the hand, if endowed with (the marks of) barley-grain and door(-shape), are auspicious; slender ones belong to the intelligent, and flat ones are declared (to be) of servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.40
स्थूलाङ्गुलीभिर्निः स्वाः स्युर्नताः स्युः सुकृशैस्तदा । कपितुल्यकराः निः स्वा व्याघ्रतुल्यकरैर्बलम्
sthūlāṅgulībhirniḥ svāḥ syurnatāḥ syuḥ sukṛśaistadā / kapitulyakarāḥ niḥ svā vyāghratulyakarairbalam
With thick fingers men are destitute; with very thin ones they are bowed down (humbled); those whose hands resemble a monkey's are destitute, while with hands like a tiger's (there is) strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.41
पितृवित्तविनाशश्च निम्नात्करतलान्नराः । मणिबन्धैर्निगूढैश्च सुश्लिष्टैः शुभगन्धिभिः
pitṛvittavināśaśca nimnātkaratalānnarāḥ / maṇibandhairnigūḍhaiśca suśliṣṭaiḥ śubhagandhibhiḥ
And from a hollow palm (comes) the destruction of the father's wealth; while with wrists that are concealed, well-knit, and of pleasant smell —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.42
नृपा हीनाः करच्छैदैः सशब्दैर्धनवर्जिताः । संवृतैश्चैव निम्नैश्च धनिनः परिकीर्तिताः
nṛpā hīnāḥ karacchaidaiḥ saśabdairdhanavarjitāḥ / saṃvṛtaiścaiva nimnaiśca dhaninaḥ parikīrtitāḥ
— (men become) kings; those whose hands crack with a sound when bent are deprived of wealth; but (those with palms) that are closed-in and hollow are said to be wealthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.43
प्रोत्तानक रदातारो विषमैर्विषमा नराः । करैः करतलैश्चैव लाक्षाभैरीश्वरास्तलैः
prottānaka radātāro viṣamairviṣamā narāḥ / karaiḥ karatalaiścaiva lākṣābhairīśvarāstalaiḥ
Those (with palms) turned upward are givers; with uneven ones men are uneven (in character); with hands and palms the colour of lac, they are lords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.44
परदाररताः पीतैरूक्षैर्निः स्वा नरा मताः । तुषतुल्यनखाः क्लीबाः कुटिलैः स्फुटितैर्नराः
paradāraratāḥ pītairūkṣairniḥ svā narā matāḥ / tuṣatulyanakhāḥ klībāḥ kuṭilaiḥ sphuṭitairnarāḥ
With yellow (nails) men are given to others' wives; with dry ones they are held to be destitute; those whose nails are like husks are impotent; with crooked or split (nails) men (are likewise ill-fated).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.45
निः स्वाश्च कुनखैस्तद्वद्विवर्णैः परतर्ककाः । ताम्रैर्भूपा धनाढ्याश्च अङ्गुष्ठैः सयवैस्तथा
niḥ svāśca kunakhaistadvadvivarṇaiḥ paratarkakāḥ / tāmrairbhūpā dhanāḍhyāśca aṅguṣṭhaiḥ sayavaistathā
And with bad nails they are destitute, likewise with discoloured ones they are suspicious of others; with copper-coloured (nails) they are kings and rich in wealth, and so too with thumbs bearing the barley-mark.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.46
अङ्गुष्ठमूलजैः पुत्री स्याद्दीर्घाङ्गुलिपर्वकः । दीर्घायुः सुभगश्चैव निर्धनो विरलाङ्गुलिः
aṅguṣṭhamūlajaiḥ putrī syāddīrghāṅguliparvakaḥ / dīrghāyuḥ subhagaścaiva nirdhano viralāṅguliḥ
With (barley-marks) arising at the root of the thumb one has sons; he whose finger-joints are long is long-lived and fortunate; he whose fingers are far apart is without wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.47
घनाङ्गुलिश्च सधनस्तिस्रो रेखाश्चयस्य वै । नृपतेः करतलगा मणिबन्धात्समुत्थिताः
ghanāṅguliśca sadhanastisro rekhāścayasya vai / nṛpateḥ karatalagā maṇibandhātsamutthitāḥ
He whose fingers are close-set is wealthy. He who has three lines running across the palm, risen from the wrist, (is) a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.48
युगमीनाङ्कितनरो भवेत्सत्रप्रदो नरः । वज्राकाराश्च धनिनां मत्स्यपुच्छनिभा बुधे
yugamīnāṅkitanaro bhavetsatraprado naraḥ / vajrākārāśca dhanināṃ matsyapucchanibhā budhe
A man marked with a yoke and a fish becomes a giver of sacrificial feasts; (lines) shaped like a thunderbolt (belong) to the wealthy, and those resembling a fish's tail (are) on a learned man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.49
शङ्खातपत्रशिविकागजपद्मोपमा नृपे । कुम्भाङ्कुशपताकाभा मृणालाभा निधीश्वरे
śaṅkhātapatraśivikāgajapadmopamā nṛpe / kumbhāṅkuśapatākābhā mṛṇālābhā nidhīśvare
(Lines) like a conch, parasol, palanquin, elephant, or lotus (are) on a king; those like a jar, a goad, or a banner, and those like a lotus-stalk, (are) on a lord of treasures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.50
दामाभाश्च गवाढ्यानां स्वस्तिकाभा नृपेश्वरे । चक्रासितोमरधनुः कुन्ताभा नृपतेः करे
dāmābhāśca gavāḍhyānāṃ svastikābhā nṛpeśvare / cakrāsitomaradhanuḥ kuntābhā nṛpateḥ kare
(Lines) like a garland (belong) to those rich in cattle, those like a svastika to a lord of kings; (lines) resembling a discus, a sword, a lance, a bow, or a spear (are) on a king's hand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.51
अलूखलाभा यज्ञाढ्या वेदीभा चाग्निहोत्रिणि । वापीदेवकुल्याभास्त्रिकोणाभाश्चधार्मिके
alūkhalābhā yajñāḍhyā vedībhā cāgnihotriṇi / vāpīdevakulyābhāstrikoṇābhāścadhārmike
Those shaped like a mortar (belong to men) rich in sacrifices, and one like an altar (is) on a performer of the fire-offering; those like a tank or a temple, and those triangular, (are) on a righteous man.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.52
अङ्गुष्ठमूलगा रेखाः पुत्राः सूक्ष्माश्च दारिकाः । प्रदेशिनीगता रेखा कनिष्ठामूलगामिनी
aṅguṣṭhamūlagā rekhāḥ putrāḥ sūkṣmāśca dārikāḥ / pradeśinīgatā rekhā kaniṣṭhāmūlagāminī
The lines at the root of the thumb (indicate) sons, and the fine ones daughters; a line that goes to the index finger and (one) running to the root of the little finger —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.53
शतायुषं च कुरुते छिन्नया तरुतो भयम् । निः स्वाश्च बहुरेखाः स्युनिर्द्रव्याश्चिबुकैः कृशैः
śatāyuṣaṃ ca kurute chinnayā taruto bhayam / niḥ svāśca bahurekhāḥ syunirdravyāścibukaiḥ kṛśaiḥ
— makes (a man) live a hundred years; if it is broken, (there is) danger from a tree. Those with many lines are destitute; with thin chins (men are) without property.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.54
मांसलैश्च धनोपेता आरक्तैरधरैर्नृपाः । बिम्बोपमैश्च स्फुटितैरोष्ठैरूक्षैश्चकण्डितैः
māṃsalaiśca dhanopetā āraktairadharairnṛpāḥ / bimbopamaiśca sphuṭitairoṣṭhairūkṣaiścakaṇḍitaiḥ
With fleshy (chins men are) possessed of wealth; with reddish lower lips (they are) kings; with lips like the bimba fruit — but with lips cracked, dry and scabbed —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.55
विषमैर्धनहीनाश्च दन्ताः स्निग्धा घनाः शुभाः । तीक्ष्णा दन्ताः समाः श्रेष्ठा जिह्वा रक्ता समा शुभा
viṣamairdhanahīnāśca dantāḥ snigdhā ghanāḥ śubhāḥ / tīkṣṇā dantāḥ samāḥ śreṣṭhā jihvā raktā samā śubhā
— and uneven, (men are) deprived of wealth. Teeth that are glossy and dense are auspicious; teeth that are sharp and even are best; a tongue that is red and even is auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.56
श्लक्ष्णा दीर्घा च विज्ञेया तालू श्वेते धनक्षये । कृष्णे च परुषो वक्रं समं सौम्यं च संवृतम्
ślakṣṇā dīrghā ca vijñeyā tālū śvete dhanakṣaye / kṛṣṇe ca paruṣo vakraṃ samaṃ saumyaṃ ca saṃvṛtam
It should be known (as good when) smooth and long. When the palate is white, (there is) loss of wealth; when black, (the man is) harsh. A mouth that is even, mild, and closed —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.57
भूपानाममलं श्लक्ष्णं विपरीतं च दुः खिनाम् । महा दुः खं दुर्भगाणां स्त्रीमुखं पुत्रमाप्नुयात्
bhūpānāmamalaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ viparītaṃ ca duḥ khinām / mahā duḥ khaṃ durbhagāṇāṃ strīmukhaṃ putramāpnuyāt
(The mouth) of kings is spotless and smooth, and the opposite (belongs) to the sorrowful; great sorrow (is the lot) of the ill-fortuned; (one with) a woman's face would obtain a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.58
आढ्यानां वर्तुलं वक्रं निर्द्रव्याणां च दीर्घकम् । भीरुवक्रः पापकर्मा धूर्तानां चतुरश्रकम्
āḍhyānāṃ vartulaṃ vakraṃ nirdravyāṇāṃ ca dīrghakam / bhīruvakraḥ pāpakarmā dhūrtānāṃ caturaśrakam
A round mouth (belongs) to the rich, and a long one to the propertyless; one with a crooked mouth is timid and an evildoer; a square one (belongs) to rogues.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.59
निम्नं वक्रमपुत्राणां कृपणानां च ह्रस्वकम् । सम्पूर्णं भोगिनां कान्तं श्मश्रु स्निग्धं शुभं मृदु
nimnaṃ vakramaputrāṇāṃ kṛpaṇānāṃ ca hrasvakam / sampūrṇaṃ bhogināṃ kāntaṃ śmaśru snigdhaṃ śubhaṃ mṛdu
A sunken, crooked (mouth belongs) to the sonless, and a short one to the miserly; a full and lovely one to men of enjoyment; a beard that is glossy, soft (and) auspicious—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.60
संहतं चास्फुटिताग्रं रक्तश्मश्रुश्च चौरकः । रक्ताल्पपरुषश्मश्रुकर्णाः स्युः पापमृत्यवः
saṃhataṃ cāsphuṭitāgraṃ raktaśmaśruśca caurakaḥ / raktālpaparuṣaśmaśrukarṇāḥ syuḥ pāpamṛtyavaḥ
—compact and with tips not split (is good); but one with a red beard is a thief; those with red, sparse, rough beard and ears would meet evil deaths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.61
निर्मांसैश्चिपिटैर्भोगाः कृपणा ह्रस्वकर्णकाः । शङ्कुकर्णाश्च राजानो रोमकर्णा गतायुषः
nirmāṃsaiścipiṭairbhogāḥ kṛpaṇā hrasvakarṇakāḥ / śaṅkukarṇāśca rājāno romakarṇā gatāyuṣaḥ
With fleshless, flat (ears) there are enjoyments; those with short ears are miserly; and those with peg-shaped ears are kings; those with hairy ears have their lifespan gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.62
बृहत्कर्णाश्च धनिनोराजानः परिकीर्तिताः । कर्णैः स्निग्धावनद्धैश्च व्यालम्बैर्मांसलैर्नृपाः
bṛhatkarṇāśca dhaninorājānaḥ parikīrtitāḥ / karṇaiḥ snigdhāvanaddhaiśca vyālambairmāṃsalairnṛpāḥ
And those with large ears are declared to be wealthy men and kings; with ears that are glossy, well-attached, pendulous and fleshy, (men become) rulers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.63
भोगी वै निम्नगण्डः स्यान्मत्री सम्पूर्णगण्डकः । शुकनासः सुखी स्याच्च शुष्कनासो ऽतिजीवनः
bhogī vai nimnagaṇḍaḥ syānmatrī sampūrṇagaṇḍakaḥ / śukanāsaḥ sukhī syācca śuṣkanāso 'tijīvanaḥ
One with sunken cheeks is indeed a man of enjoyment; one with full cheeks a counsellor; one with a parrot('s beak) nose would be happy, and one with a dry nose very long-lived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.64
छिन्नाग्रकूपनासः स्यादगम्यागमने रतः । दीर्घनासे च सौभाग्यं चौरश्चाकुञ्चितेन्द्रियः
chinnāgrakūpanāsaḥ syādagamyāgamane rataḥ / dīrghanāse ca saubhāgyaṃ cauraścākuñcitendriyaḥ
One whose nose-tip is cut off (and) pit-like is given to intercourse with forbidden women; with a long nose there is good fortune; and one whose organ (the nose) is not curved is a thief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.65
मृत्युश्चिपिटनासे स्याद्धीनो भाग्यवतां भवेत् । स्वल्पच्छिद्रौ सुपुटौ च अवक्रौ च नृपेश्वरे
mṛtyuścipiṭanāse syāddhīno bhāgyavatāṃ bhavet / svalpacchidrau supuṭau ca avakrau ca nṛpeśvare
With a flat nose there would be death; he would be deprived (of the state) of the fortunate; the two nostrils with small openings, well-shaped and not crooked (are found) in a lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.66
क्रूरे दक्षिणवक्रा स्याद्वलिनां च क्षुतं सकृत् । स्याद्विनिष्पिण्डितं ह्रादि सानुनादं च जीवकृत्
krūre dakṣiṇavakrā syādvalināṃ ca kṣutaṃ sakṛt / syādviniṣpiṇḍitaṃ hrādi sānunādaṃ ca jīvakṛt
In a cruel man (the nose) would be bent to the right; and (men) with wrinkles sneeze but once; (a sneeze) that is crushed (and) rumbling in the chest, and one with resonance, is life-giving.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.67
वक्रान्तैः पद्मपत्राभैर्लोचनैः सुखभागिनः । मार्जारलोचनैः पाप्मा दुरात्मा मधुपिङ्गलैः
vakrāntaiḥ padmapatrābhairlocanaiḥ sukhabhāginaḥ / mārjāralocanaiḥ pāpmā durātmā madhupiṅgalaiḥ
With eyes curved at the ends and resembling lotus petals, men have a share of happiness; with cat-eyes one is sinful, with honey-tawny (eyes) wicked-souled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.68
क्रूराः केकरनेत्राश्च हरिताक्षाः सकल्मषाः । जिह्यैश्च लोचनैः शूराः सेनान्यो गजलोचनाः
krūrāḥ kekaranetrāśca haritākṣāḥ sakalmaṣāḥ / jihyaiśca locanaiḥ śūrāḥ senānyo gajalocanāḥ
Those with squinting eyes are cruel, and the green-eyed are stained (with sin); with slanting eyes they are heroes; the elephant-eyed are army commanders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.69
गम्भीराक्षा ईश्वराः स्युर्मन्त्रिणः स्थूलचक्षुषः । नीलोत्प लाक्षा विद्वांसः सौभाग्यं श्यामचक्षुषाम्
gambhīrākṣā īśvarāḥ syurmantriṇaḥ sthūlacakṣuṣaḥ / nīlotpa lākṣā vidvāṃsaḥ saubhāgyaṃ śyāmacakṣuṣām
Those with deep-set eyes would be lords, those with thick (large) eyes counsellors; those with eyes like blue lotuses are learned; for the dark-eyed there is good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.70
स्यात्कृष्णतारकाक्षाणामक्ष्णामुत्पाटनं किल । मण्डलाक्षाश्च पापाः स्युर्निः स्वाः स्युर्देनलोचनाः
syātkṛṣṇatārakākṣāṇāmakṣṇāmutpāṭanaṃ kila / maṇḍalākṣāśca pāpāḥ syurniḥ svāḥ syurdenalocanāḥ
For those whose eyes have black pupils there would indeed be the tearing out of the eyes; and the ring-eyed would be evil; those with (deer?) eyes would be destitute.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.71
दृक् स्निग्धा विपुला भोगे अल्पायुरधिकोन्नता । विशालोन्नता सुखिनी दरिद्रा विषमभ्रुवः
dṛk snigdhā vipulā bhoge alpāyuradhikonnatā / viśālonnatā sukhinī daridrā viṣamabhruvaḥ
An eye glossy and broad (leads) to enjoyment; one excessively raised, to a short life; one wide and raised is happy; those with uneven brows are poor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.72
घनदीर्घासुसक्तभ्रूर्बालेन्दून्नतसुभ्रुवः । आढ्यो निः स्वश्च खण्डभ्रृर्मध्ये च विनतभ्रुवः
ghanadīrghāsusaktabhrūrbālendūnnatasubhruvaḥ / āḍhyo niḥ svaśca khaṇḍabhrṛrmadhye ca vinatabhruvaḥ
One whose brows are thick, long and well-joined, and those with fine brows raised like the crescent moon (are fortunate); one with a broken brow is (now) rich and (now) destitute; and those whose brows are bent in the middle
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.73
स्त्रीषु गम्यासु सक्ताः स्युः सुतार्थे परिवर्जिताः । अन्नतैर्विपुलैः शङ्खैर्ललाटैर्विषमैस्तथा
strīṣu gamyāsu saktāḥ syuḥ sutārthe parivarjitāḥ / annatairvipulaiḥ śaṅkhairlalāṭairviṣamaistathā
would be attached to women who are approachable, (but) are excluded as regards sons; likewise with unraised broad temples and with uneven foreheads
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.74
निर्धना धनवन्तश्च अर्धेन्दुसदृशैर्नराः । आचार्याः शुक्तिविशालैः शिरालैः पापकारिणः
nirdhanā dhanavantaśca ardhendusadṛśairnarāḥ / ācāryāḥ śuktiviśālaiḥ śirālaiḥ pāpakāriṇaḥ
men are without wealth, and (those) with (foreheads) like a half-moon are wealthy; with (foreheads) broad as a shell they are teachers, with veiny ones they are doers of evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.75
अन्नताभैः शिराभिश्च स्वस्तिकाभिर्धनेश्वराः । निम्नैर्ललाटैर्बन्धार्हाः क्रूरकर्मरतास्तथा
annatābhaiḥ śirābhiśca svastikābhirdhaneśvarāḥ / nimnairlalāṭairbandhārhāḥ krūrakarmaratāstathā
With unraised (foreheads) and with veins resembling svastikas they are lords of wealth; with sunken foreheads they deserve imprisonment and are likewise devoted to cruel deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.76
संवृतैश्च ललाटैश्च कृपणा उन्नतैर्नृपाः । अनश्रु स्निग्धरुदितमदीनं शुभदं नृणाम्
saṃvṛtaiśca lalāṭaiśca kṛpaṇā unnatairnṛpāḥ / anaśru snigdharuditamadīnaṃ śubhadaṃ nṛṇām
And with contracted foreheads they are miserly, with raised ones kings; weeping that is tearless, soft, and not abject brings good to men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.77
प्रचुराश्रुदीनं रूक्षं च रुदितं च सुखावहम् । अकम्पं हसितं श्रेष्ठं मीलिताक्षमघावहम्
pracurāśrudīnaṃ rūkṣaṃ ca ruditaṃ ca sukhāvaham / akampaṃ hasitaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ mīlitākṣamaghāvaham
Weeping with copious tears is wretched and harsh, but (mere) weeping brings ease; laughter without shaking (of the body) is best, while (laughing) with the eyes closed brings misfortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.78
असकृद्धसितं दुष्टं सोन्मादस्य ह्यनेकधा । ललाटोपसृतास्तिस्रो रेखाः स्युः शतवर्षिणाम्
asakṛddhasitaṃ duṣṭaṃ sonmādasya hyanekadhā / lalāṭopasṛtāstisro rekhāḥ syuḥ śatavarṣiṇām
Laughing again and again is bad; in a madman it is manifold. Three lines running up over the forehead mean men who live a hundred years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.79
नृपत्वं स्याच्चतसृभिरायुः पञ्चनवत्यथ । अरेखेणायुर्नवतिर्विच्छिन्नाभिश्च पुंश्ललाः
nṛpatvaṃ syāccatasṛbhirāyuḥ pañcanavatyatha / arekheṇāyurnavatirvicchinnābhiśca puṃślalāḥ
With four (lines) there would be kingship, and a lifespan of ninety-five; with no line, a life of ninety; and with broken lines, men are lechers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.80
केशान्तोपगताभिश्च अशीत्यायुर्नरो भवेत् । पञ्चभिः सप्तभिः षड्भिः पञ्चाशद्वहुभिस्तथा
keśāntopagatābhiśca aśītyāyurnaro bhavet / pañcabhiḥ saptabhiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ pañcāśadvahubhistathā
And with (lines) reaching up to the hairline a man's life would be eighty; with five, with seven, with six, and likewise with many, fifty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.81
चत्वारिंशच्च वक्राभिस्त्रिंशद्भ्रूलग्नगामिभिः । विंशतिर्वामवक्रा भिरायुः क्षुद्राभिरल्पकम्
catvāriṃśacca vakrābhistriṃśadbhrūlagnagāmibhiḥ / viṃśatirvāmavakrā bhirāyuḥ kṣudrābhiralpakam
And forty with curved ones; thirty with those running so as to touch the eyebrows; twenty with ones curved to the left; with tiny ones, a short life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.82
छत्राकारैः शिरोभिस्तु नृपा निम्नशिरा धनी । चिपिटैश्च पितुर्मृत्युर्गवाद्याः परिमण्डलैः
chatrākāraiḥ śirobhistu nṛpā nimnaśirā dhanī / cipiṭaiśca piturmṛtyurgavādyāḥ parimaṇḍalaiḥ
With umbrella-shaped heads (men become) kings; one with a hollowed head is wealthy; with flattened (heads) there is the death of the father; with wholly rounded (heads), (they become) keepers of cattle and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.83
घटमूर्धा पापरुचिर्धनाद्यैः परिवर्जितः । कृष्णैराकुञ्चितैः केशैः स्निग्धैरेकैकसम्भवैः
ghaṭamūrdhā pāparucirdhanādyaiḥ parivarjitaḥ / kṛṣṇairākuñcitaiḥ keśaiḥ snigdhairekaikasambhavaiḥ
One with a pot-shaped head delights in evil and is deprived of wealth and the rest. With hairs that are black, curling, glossy, and growing one by one—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.84
अभिन्नाग्रैश्च मृदुभिर्न चातिबहुभिर्नृपाः । बहुमूलैश्च विषमैः स्थूलाग्रैः कपिलैस्तथा
abhinnāgraiśca mṛdubhirna cātibahubhirnṛpāḥ / bahumūlaiśca viṣamaiḥ sthūlāgraiḥ kapilaistathā
with tips unsplit, soft, and not too numerous, (men become) kings; but with (hairs) having many roots, uneven, thick-tipped, and tawny,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.85
निः स्वाश्चैवातिकुचिलैर्घनैरसित (धिक) मूर्धजैः । यद्यद्गात्रं महारूक्षं शिरालं मांसवर्जितम्
niḥ svāścaivātikucilairghanairasita (dhika) mūrdhajaiḥ / yadyadgātraṃ mahārūkṣaṃ śirālaṃ māṃsavarjitam
(they become) destitute—and so too with head-hair that is excessively crooked and thick (and black?). Whatever limb is very rough, sinewy, and devoid of flesh,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.86
तत्तत्स्या दशुभं सर्वं ततो ऽन्यथा । विपुलस्त्रिषु गम्भीरो दीर्घः सूक्ष्मश्च पञ्चसु
tattatsyā daśubhaṃ sarvaṃ tato 'nyathā / vipulastriṣu gambhīro dīrghaḥ sūkṣmaśca pañcasu
each and every such (limb) is inauspicious; the reverse holds in the opposite (case). (He is) broad in three (parts), deep, long, and fine in five,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.87
षडुन्नतश्चतुर्ह्रस्वो रक्तः सप्तस्वसौ नृपः । नाभिः स्वरश्च ससत्त्वं च त्रयं गम्भीरमीरितम्
ṣaḍunnataścaturhrasvo raktaḥ saptasvasau nṛpaḥ / nābhiḥ svaraśca sasattvaṃ ca trayaṃ gambhīramīritam
raised in six, short in four, red in seven—such a man is a king. The navel, the voice, and inner strength: these three are said to be 'deep'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.88
पुंसः स्यादतिविस्तीर्णं ललाटं वदनं ह्युरः । चक्षुः कक्षा नासिका च षट् स्युर् नृपकृकाटिकाः
puṃsaḥ syādativistīrṇaṃ lalāṭaṃ vadanaṃ hyuraḥ / cakṣuḥ kakṣā nāsikā ca ṣaṭ syur nṛpakṛkāṭikāḥ
In a man the forehead, the face, the chest, the eye, the armpit and the nose should be very broad: these six (broad parts) belong to kings—(as also) the napes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.89
उन्नतानि च ह्रस्वनि जङ्घा ग्रीवा च लिङ्गकम् । पृष्ठं चत्वारि रक्तानि करताल्वधरा नखाः
unnatāni ca hrasvani jaṅghā grīvā ca liṅgakam / pṛṣṭhaṃ catvāri raktāni karatālvadharā nakhāḥ
And short and raised (are) the shank, the neck, the penis, and the back; four things are red: the hands, the palate, the lips, and the nails.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.90
नेत्रान्तपादजिह्वौष्ठाः पञ्च सूक्ष्माणि सन्ति वै । दशनाङ्गुलिपर्वाणि नखकेशत्वचः शुभाः
netrāntapādajihvauṣṭhāḥ pañca sūkṣmāṇi santi vai / daśanāṅguliparvāṇi nakhakeśatvacaḥ śubhāḥ
The eye-corners, the feet, the tongue and the lips—these five are indeed fine (delicate); the teeth, the finger-joints, the nails, the hair and the skin (being fine) are auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.91
दीर्घाः स्तनान्तरं बाहुदन्तलोचननासिकाः । नराणां लक्षणं प्रोक्तं वदामि स्त्रीषु लक्षणम्
dīrghāḥ stanāntaraṃ bāhudantalocananāsikāḥ / narāṇāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ vadāmi strīṣu lakṣaṇam
Long (should be) the space between the breasts, the arms, the teeth, the eyes and the nose. The marks of men have been declared; I shall now tell the marks in women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.92
राज्ञ्याः स्निग्धौ समौ पादौ तलौ ताम्रौ नखौ तथा । श्लिष्टाङ्गुली चोन्नताग्रौ तां पाप्य नृपतिर्भवेत्
rājñyāḥ snigdhau samau pādau talau tāmrau nakhau tathā / śliṣṭāṅgulī connatāgrau tāṃ pāpya nṛpatirbhavet
A queen's two feet are glossy and even, the soles and likewise the nails coppery, the toes close-set and their tips raised; obtaining such a woman, a man becomes a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.93
निगूढगुल्फोपचितौ पद्मकान्तितलौ शुभौ । अस्वेदिनौ मृदुतलौ मत्स्याङ्कुशघ्वजाञ्चितौ
nigūḍhagulphopacitau padmakāntitalau śubhau / asvedinau mṛdutalau matsyāṅkuśaghvajāñcitau
Auspicious are (feet) with hidden ankles and well filled out, with soles of lotus-like beauty, not sweating, soft-soled, marked with a fish, a hook, and a banner,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.94
वज्राब्जहलचिह्नौ च दास्याः पादौ ततो ऽन्यथा । जङ्घे च रोमरहिते सुवृत्ते विशिरे शुभे
vajrābjahalacihnau ca dāsyāḥ pādau tato 'nyathā / jaṅghe ca romarahite suvṛtte viśire śubhe
and marked with a thunderbolt, a lotus, and a plough; a slave-woman's feet are the opposite of these. And the two shanks, hairless, well-rounded and without (protruding) veins, are auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.95
अनुल्बणं सन्धिदेशं समं जानुद्वयं शुभम् । ऊरू करिकराकारावरोमौ च समौ शुभौ
anulbaṇaṃ sandhideśaṃ samaṃ jānudvayaṃ śubham / ūrū karikarākārāvaromau ca samau śubhau
A joint-region that is not prominent, and a pair of knees that are even, are auspicious; thighs shaped like an elephant's trunk, hairless and even, are auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.96
अश्वत्थपत्रसदृशं विपुलं गुह्यमुत्तमम् । श्रोणीललाटकं स्त्रीणामूरु कूर्मोन्नतं शुभम्
aśvatthapatrasadṛśaṃ vipulaṃ guhyamuttamam / śroṇīlalāṭakaṃ strīṇāmūru kūrmonnataṃ śubham
A broad private part resembling an aśvattha leaf is the best; for women a hip (broad) like a forehead, and a thigh raised like a tortoise, is auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.97
गूढो मणिश्च शुभदो नितम्बश्च गुरुः शुभः । विस्तीर्णमांसोपचिता गम्भीरा विपुला शुभा
gūḍho maṇiśca śubhado nitambaśca guruḥ śubhaḥ / vistīrṇamāṃsopacitā gambhīrā vipulā śubhā
A hidden maṇi (clitoris) confers good fortune, and a heavy buttock is auspicious; (the female organ that is) broad, well covered with flesh, deep and wide is auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.98
नाभिः प्रदक्षिणावर्ता मध्यं त्रिबलिशोभितम् । अरोमशौ स्तनौ पीनौ घनावविषमौ शुभौ
nābhiḥ pradakṣiṇāvartā madhyaṃ tribaliśobhitam / aromaśau stanau pīnau ghanāvaviṣamau śubhau
A navel that whorls to the right, a waist adorned with three folds, and breasts that are hairless, full, firm and not unequal — (these are) auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.99
कठिनौ रोमशा शस्ता मृदुग्रीवा च कम्बुभा । आरक्तावधरौ श्रेष्ठौ मांसलं वर्तुलं मुखम्
kaṭhinau romaśā śastā mṛdugrīvā ca kambubhā / āraktāvadharau śreṣṭhau māṃsalaṃ vartulaṃ mukham
(The breasts should be) firm; a hairy (chest?) is commended; and a soft neck resembling a conch (is good); reddish lips are best, and a fleshy, round face.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.100
कुन्दपुष्पसमा दन्ता भाषितं कोकिलासमम् । दाक्षिण्ययुक्तमशठं हंसशब्दसुखावहम्
kundapuṣpasamā dantā bhāṣitaṃ kokilāsamam / dākṣiṇyayuktamaśaṭhaṃ haṃsaśabdasukhāvaham
Teeth like jasmine blossoms, speech like the cuckoo's, courteous and without guile, pleasing like the note of a goose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.101
नासा समा समपुटा स्त्रीणां तु रुचिरा शुभा । नीलोत्पलनिभं चक्षुर्नासालग्नं न लम्बकम्
nāsā samā samapuṭā strīṇāṃ tu rucirā śubhā / nīlotpalanibhaṃ cakṣurnāsālagnaṃ na lambakam
A nose that is even, with even nostrils, is lovely and auspicious in women; an eye like a blue lotus, set close to the nose and not drooping.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.102
न पृथू बालेन्दुनिभे भ्रुवौ चाथ ललाटकम् । शुभमर्धेन्दुसंस्थानमतुङ्गं स्यादलोमशम्
na pṛthū bālendunibhe bhruvau cātha lalāṭakam / śubhamardhendusaṃsthānamatuṅgaṃ syādalomaśam
The brows should not be broad, (but) like the crescent moon; and the forehead should be auspicious, shaped like a half-moon, not prominent, and hairless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.103
सुमांसलं कर्णयुग्मं समं मृदु समाहितम् । स्निग्धा नीलाश्च मृदवो मूर्धजाः कुञ्चिताः कचाः
sumāṃsalaṃ karṇayugmaṃ samaṃ mṛdu samāhitam / snigdhā nīlāśca mṛdavo mūrdhajāḥ kuñcitāḥ kacāḥ
The pair of ears well fleshed, matched, soft and well set; the hair of the head glossy, dark, soft and curling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.104
स्त्रीणां समं शिरः श्रेष्ठं पादे पाणितले ऽथ वा । वाजिकुञ्जरश्रीवृक्षयूपेषुयवतोमरैः
strīṇāṃ samaṃ śiraḥ śreṣṭhaṃ pāde pāṇitale 'tha vā / vājikuñjaraśrīvṛkṣayūpeṣuyavatomaraiḥ
For women an even head is best; and on the feet or on the palms of the hands, (marks) of a horse, an elephant, a śrī-tree, a sacrificial post, an arrow, barley, a lance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.105
ध्वजचामरमालाभिः शैलकुण्डलवेदिभिः । शङ्खातपत्रपद्मैश्च मत्स्यस्वस्तिकसद्रथैः
dhvajacāmaramālābhiḥ śailakuṇḍalavedibhiḥ / śaṅkhātapatrapadmaiśca matsyasvastikasadrathaiḥ
of banners, yak-tail whisks and garlands, of mountains, earrings and altars, of a conch, a parasol and lotuses, of a fish, a svastika and a fine chariot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.106
लक्षणैरङ्कुशाद्यैश्च स्त्रियः स्यू राजवल्लभाः । निगूढमणिबन्धौ च पद्मगर्भोपमौ करौ
lakṣaṇairaṅkuśādyaiśca striyaḥ syū rājavallabhāḥ / nigūḍhamaṇibandhau ca padmagarbhopamau karau
and of marks such as a goad — (by these) women become favourites of kings; and the hands (should be) with wrists not prominent and resembling the inside of a lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.107
न निम्नं नोन्नतं स्त्रीणां भवेत्करतलं शुभम् । रेखान्वितं त्वविधवां कुर्यात्संभोगिनीं स्त्रियम् । रेखा या मणिबन्धोत्था गता मध्याङ्गुलिं करे
na nimnaṃ nonnataṃ strīṇāṃ bhavetkaratalaṃ śubham / rekhānvitaṃ tvavidhavāṃ kuryātsaṃbhoginīṃ striyam / rekhā yā maṇibandhotthā gatā madhyāṅguliṃ kare
A woman's palm should be neither hollow nor raised — that is auspicious; but one furnished with lines makes a woman not a widow and enjoying (marital) pleasure. The line that rises from the wrist and goes to the middle finger on the hand —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.108
गता पाणितले या च योर्ध्वपादतले स्थिता । स्त्रीणां पुंसां तथा सा स्याद्राज्याय च सुखाय च
gatā pāṇitale yā ca yordhvapādatale sthitā / strīṇāṃ puṃsāṃ tathā sā syādrājyāya ca sukhāya ca
that which runs along the palm, and that which lies above on the sole of the foot — for women and likewise for men it brings kingship and happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.109
कनिष्ठिकामूलभवा रेखा कुर्याच्छतायुषम् । प्रदेशिनीमध्यमाभ्यामन्तरालगता सती
kaniṣṭhikāmūlabhavā rekhā kuryācchatāyuṣam / pradeśinīmadhyamābhyāmantarālagatā satī
A line arising at the base of the little finger makes for a life of a hundred years, when it runs into the space between the index and the middle finger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.110
ऊना ऊनायुषं कुर्याद्रेखाश्चाङ्गुष्ठमूलगाः । बृहत्यः पुत्रास्तन्व्यस्तु प्रमदाः परिकीर्तिताः
ūnā ūnāyuṣaṃ kuryādrekhāścāṅguṣṭhamūlagāḥ / bṛhatyaḥ putrāstanvyastu pramadāḥ parikīrtitāḥ
If deficient, it makes the lifespan deficient; and the lines going to the base of the thumb, when large, are declared (to mean) sons, when thin, daughters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.111
स्वल्पायुषो बहु (लघु) च्छिन्ना दीर्घाछिन्ना महायुषम् । शुभं तु लक्षणं स्त्रीणां प्रोक्तं त्वशुभमन्यथा
svalpāyuṣo bahu (laghu) cchinnā dīrghāchinnā mahāyuṣam / śubhaṃ tu lakṣaṇaṃ strīṇāṃ proktaṃ tvaśubhamanyathā
(A line) much broken (means) a short life, a long unbroken one a great life. Thus the auspicious mark of women has been stated; the inauspicious is the opposite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.112
कनिष्ठिकानामिका वा यस्या न स्पृशते महीम् । अङ्गुष्ठं वा गतातीत्य तर्जनी कुलटा च सा
kaniṣṭhikānāmikā vā yasyā na spṛśate mahīm / aṅguṣṭhaṃ vā gatātītya tarjanī kulaṭā ca sā
She whose little finger or ring finger does not touch the ground, or whose index finger goes beyond the thumb, is an unchaste woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.113
ऊर्ध्वं द्वाभ्यां पिण्डिकाभ्यां जङ्घे चातिशिरालके । रोमशेचातिमांसे च कुम्भाकारं तथोदरम्
ūrdhvaṃ dvābhyāṃ piṇḍikābhyāṃ jaṅghe cātiśirālake / romaśecātimāṃse ca kumbhākāraṃ tathodaram
Shanks raised with two calf-swellings and very veiny, hairy and over-fleshy, and a belly shaped like a pot (are inauspicious);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.114
वामावर्तं निम्नमल्पं दुः खितानां च गुह्यकम् । ग्रीवया ह्रस्वया निः स्वा दीर्घया च कुलक्षयः
vāmāvartaṃ nimnamalpaṃ duḥ khitānāṃ ca guhyakam / grīvayā hrasvayā niḥ svā dīrghayā ca kulakṣayaḥ
a whorl to the left, and a private part that is sunken and small, belong to unhappy women; with a short neck (a woman is) destitute, and with a long one there is destruction of the family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.115
पृथुलया प्रचण्डाश्च स्त्रियः स्युर्नात्र संशयः । केकरे पिङ्गले नेत्रे श्यामे लोलेक्षणा सती
pṛthulayā pracaṇḍāśca striyaḥ syurnātra saṃśayaḥ / kekare piṅgale netre śyāme lolekṣaṇā satī
With a thick (neck) women are violent — of this there is no doubt; if the eyes are squinting, tawny or dark, she is a woman of restless glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.116
स्मिते कूपे गण्डयोश्च सा ध्रुवं व्यभिचारिणी । प्रलम्बिनी ललाटे तु देवरं हन्ति चाङ्गना
smite kūpe gaṇḍayośca sā dhruvaṃ vyabhicāriṇī / pralambinī lalāṭe tu devaraṃ hanti cāṅganā
If there are dimples on the two cheeks when she smiles, she is surely unfaithful; but a woman with a drooping (mark?) on the forehead kills her husband's younger brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.117
उदरे श्वशुरं हन्ति पतिं हन्ति स्फिचोर्द्वयोः । या तु रोमोत्तरौष्ठी स्यान्न शुभा भर्तुरेव हि
udare śvaśuraṃ hanti patiṃ hanti sphicordvayoḥ / yā tu romottarauṣṭhī syānna śubhā bhartureva hi
On the belly (a mark) kills the father-in-law, on the two buttocks it kills the husband; and she who has hair on her upper lip is not auspicious — not for the husband, indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.118
स्तनौ सरोमावशुभौ कर्णौ च विषमौ तथा । कराला विषमा दन्ताः क्लेशाय च भवन्ति ते
stanau saromāvaśubhau karṇau ca viṣamau tathā / karālā viṣamā dantāḥ kleśāya ca bhavanti te
Breasts with hair on them are inauspicious, and likewise uneven ears; teeth that are projecting and uneven — these bring about distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 65.119
चौर्याय कृष्णमांसाश्च दीर्घा भुर्तुश्च मृत्यवे । क्रव्यादरूपैर्हस्तैश्च वृककाकादिसन्निभैः
cauryāya kṛṣṇamāṃsāśca dīrghā bhurtuśca mṛtyave / kravyādarūpairhastaiśca vṛkakākādisannibhaiḥ
Black flesh (makes) for theft, and long (nails) for the husband's death; and with hands of the shape of beasts of prey, resembling a wolf, a crow, and the like —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.120
शिरालैर्विषमैः शुष्कैर्वित्तहीना भवन्ति हि । समुन्नतोत्तरेष्ठी या कलहे रूक्षभाषिणी
śirālairviṣamaiḥ śuṣkairvittahīnā bhavanti hi / samunnatottareṣṭhī yā kalahe rūkṣabhāṣiṇī
— with (hands) that are veiny, uneven and dry, they become destitute of wealth. She whose upper lip is raised up is harsh of speech in a quarrel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 65.121
स्त्रीषु दोषा विरूपासु पत्राकारो गुणास्ततः । नरस्त्रीलक्षणं प्रोक्तं वक्ष्ये तज्ज्ञानदायकम्
strīṣu doṣā virūpāsu patrākāro guṇāstataḥ / narastrīlakṣaṇaṃ proktaṃ vakṣye tajjñānadāyakam
In ill-formed women (these) are the faults; a leaf-like shape, on the other hand, (counts among) the virtues. The marks of men and women have been declared; I shall (now) speak of that which gives knowledge of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain