बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-75, verse-6
मुखदैर्घ्यसमं मध्यं तस्य विज्ञैः प्रकीर्तितम् ।
तुल्यस्तुलासहस्रेण रुचको द्विजपुङ्गव ॥६॥
तुल्यस्तुलासहस्रेण रुचको द्विजपुङ्गव ॥६॥
6. mukhadairghyasamaṃ madhyaṃ tasya vijñaiḥ prakīrtitam .
tulyastulāsahasreṇa rucako dvijapuṅgava.
tulyastulāsahasreṇa rucako dvijapuṅgava.
6.
mukhadairghyasamam madhyam tasya vijñaiḥ prakīrtitam
tulyaḥ tulāsahasreṇa rucakaḥ dvijapuṅgava
tulyaḥ tulāsahasreṇa rucakaḥ dvijapuṅgava
6.
Experts declare that his mid-section is equal in length to his face. O best among *dvijas* (dvijapuṅgava), a *Rucaka* [individual] possesses strength equivalent to a thousand *tulās*.
Words meanings summery:
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- मुखदैर्घ्यसमम् (mukhadairghyasamam) - the mid-section of his body is equal to the length of his face (equal to the length of the face)
- मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle part of his body, specifically the trunk or torso (middle, mid-section, trunk)
- तस्य (tasya) - of the Rucaka individual (of him, his)
- विज्ञैः (vijñaiḥ) - by the astrologers or physiognomists (by the experts, by the learned)
- प्रकीर्तितम् (prakīrtitam) - proclaimed or described by experts (declared, proclaimed, said, described)
- तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - comparable in strength (equal, comparable, similar)
- तुलासहस्रेण (tulāsahasreṇa) - by a thousand units of weight (tulās), implying great strength or mass (by a thousand tulās)
- रुचकः (rucakaḥ) - a specific type of great man (mahāpuruṣa) described in Vedic astrology, associated with Mars (a Rucaka (type of person))
- द्विजपुङ्गव (dvijapuṅgava) - an address to Maitreya, who is considered the best among Brahmins (O best among dvijas, O excellent Brahmin)
Words meanings and morphology
मुखदैर्घ्यसमम् (mukhadairghyasamam) - the mid-section of his body is equal to the length of his face (equal to the length of the face)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mukhadairghyasamam
mukhadairghyasamam - equal to the length of the face
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukha+dairghya+sama)
- mukha – face, mouth, front
noun (neuter) - dairghya – length, tallness
noun (neuter) - sama – equal, same, like
adjective (masculine)
मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle part of his body, specifically the trunk or torso (middle, mid-section, trunk)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center, mid-region
तस्य (tasya) - of the Rucaka individual (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विज्ञैः (vijñaiḥ) - by the astrologers or physiognomists (by the experts, by the learned)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vijña
vijña - knowledgeable, expert, wise, learned
Past Passive Participle-like formation
From the root 'jñā' (to know) with the prefix 'vi', meaning 'well-known' or 'knowing well'. Often used substantively as 'expert'.
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
प्रकीर्तितम् (prakīrtitam) - proclaimed or described by experts (declared, proclaimed, said, described)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prakīrtita
prakīrtita - declared, proclaimed, celebrated, described
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'kīrt' (to mention, proclaim) with the prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: kīrt (class 10)
तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - comparable in strength (equal, comparable, similar)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya
tulya - equal, similar, comparable, fit to be weighed
Gerundive/Potential Passive Participle
Formed from the root 'tul' (to weigh, compare).
Root: tul (class 10)
तुलासहस्रेण (tulāsahasreṇa) - by a thousand units of weight (tulās), implying great strength or mass (by a thousand tulās)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tulāsahasra
tulāsahasra - a thousand tulās (a unit of weight, approx. 12 kg)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (tulā+sahasra)
- tulā – balance, scale, a particular weight unit (approx. 100 palas or 12 kg)
noun (feminine) - sahasra – thousand
numeral (neuter)
रुचकः (rucakaḥ) - a specific type of great man (mahāpuruṣa) described in Vedic astrology, associated with Mars (a Rucaka (type of person))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rucaka
rucaka - a particular type of great man (mahāpuruṣa) in astrology; a jewel, an ornament
द्विजपुङ्गव (dvijapuṅgava) - an address to Maitreya, who is considered the best among Brahmins (O best among dvijas, O excellent Brahmin)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijapuṅgava
dvijapuṅgava - best among the twice-born (dvija), chief Brahmin
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (dvija+puṅgava)
- dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya; also a bird, a tooth)
noun (masculine) - puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one, foremost
noun (masculine)