बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-75, verse-18
समस्वच्छरदो हस्तिनाद आजानुबाहुधृक् ।
मुखं विश्वांगुलं दैर्घ्ये विस्तारे च दशाङ्गुलम् ॥१८॥
मुखं विश्वांगुलं दैर्घ्ये विस्तारे च दशाङ्गुलम् ॥१८॥
18. samasvaccharado hastināda ājānubāhudhṛk .
mukhaṃ viśvāṃgulaṃ dairghye vistāre ca daśāṅgulam.
mukhaṃ viśvāṃgulaṃ dairghye vistāre ca daśāṅgulam.
18.
samāsvacchaśaradaḥ hastinādaḥ ājānubāhudhṛk
mukham viṃśāṅgulam dāirghye vistāre ca daśāṅgulam
mukham viṃśāṅgulam dāirghye vistāre ca daśāṅgulam
18.
Such a person has a clear and even complexion like autumn, a voice like an elephant's roar, and arms that reach their knees. Their face measures twenty finger-breadths, with its length and width each being ten finger-breadths.
Words meanings summery:
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- समास्वच्छशरदः (samāsvacchaśaradaḥ) - having a complexion that is clear and even, like the autumn sky (having clear and even autumns; having a complexion clear and even like autumn)
- हस्तिनादः (hastinādaḥ) - having a deep and resonant voice like an elephant's roar (sound of an elephant, elephant's roar)
- आजानुबाहुधृक् (ājānubāhudhṛk) - having arms reaching to the knees
- मुखम् (mukham) - face (face, mouth, front)
- विंशाङ्गुलम् (viṁśāṅgulam) - twenty finger-breadths (in size/dimension) (twenty finger-breadths)
- दाइर्घ्ये (dāirghye) - in terms of length (in length, as to length)
- विस्तारे (vistāre) - in terms of width (in width, in extent, in breadth)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- दशाङ्गुलम् (daśāṅgulam) - ten finger-breadths (each) (ten finger-breadths)
Words meanings and morphology
समास्वच्छशरदः (samāsvacchaśaradaḥ) - having a complexion that is clear and even, like the autumn sky (having clear and even autumns; having a complexion clear and even like autumn)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samāsvacchaśarad
samāsvacchaśarad - having clear and even autumns; having a complexion clear and even like autumn
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+svaccha+śarad)
- sama – equal, even, uniform, level, smooth, same
adjective (masculine) - svaccha – clear, pure, clean, pellucid
adjective (masculine) - śarad – autumn, a year
noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to the person being described.
हस्तिनादः (hastinādaḥ) - having a deep and resonant voice like an elephant's roar (sound of an elephant, elephant's roar)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hastināda
hastināda - sound of an elephant, elephant's roar
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hastin+nāda)
- hastin – elephant
noun (masculine) - nāda – sound, roar, cry
noun (masculine)
Note: Used as an adjective describing the person.
आजानुबाहुधृक् (ājānubāhudhṛk) - having arms reaching to the knees
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ājānubāhudhṛk
ājānubāhudhṛk - having arms reaching to the knees
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ājānu+bāhu+dhṛk)
- ājānu – up to the knees
indeclinable - bāhu – arm
noun (masculine) - dhṛk – holding, possessing
adjective (masculine)
Agentive nominal suffix
Agentive suffix kvin added to the root dhṛ
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Describes a physical characteristic.
मुखम् (mukham) - face (face, mouth, front)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mukha
mukha - face, mouth, front
Note: Subject of the second half of the verse.
विंशाङ्गुलम् (viṁśāṅgulam) - twenty finger-breadths (in size/dimension) (twenty finger-breadths)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viṃśāṅgula
viṁśāṅgula - twenty finger-breadths
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṃśati+aṅgula)
- viṃśati – twenty
numeral (feminine) - aṅgula – finger, finger-breadth (as a measure)
noun (neuter)
Note: Describes the size of the face.
दाइर्घ्ये (dāirghye) - in terms of length (in length, as to length)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dāirghya
dāirghya - length
Note: Specifies the dimension.
विस्तारे (vistāre) - in terms of width (in width, in extent, in breadth)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vistāra
vistāra - extent, width, breadth
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 6)
Note: Specifies the dimension.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'length' and 'width'.
दशाङ्गुलम् (daśāṅgulam) - ten finger-breadths (each) (ten finger-breadths)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of daśāṅgula
daśāṅgula - ten finger-breadths
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśan+aṅgula)
- daśan – ten
numeral - aṅgula – finger, finger-breadth (as a measure)
noun (neuter)
Note: Describes the specific dimensions (length and width) of the face.