बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-81, verse-10
भवेद्ध्रस्वाभिरल्पायुर्विषमाभिश्च कुट्टनी ।
चिपटाभिर्भवेद्दासी विरलाभश्च निर्धना ॥१०॥
चिपटाभिर्भवेद्दासी विरलाभश्च निर्धना ॥१०॥
10. bhaveddhrasvābhiralpāyurviṣamābhiśca kuṭṭanī .
cipaṭābhirbhaveddāsī viralābhaśca nirdhanā.
cipaṭābhirbhaveddāsī viralābhaśca nirdhanā.
10.
bhavet hrasvābhiḥ alpāyuḥ viṣamābhiḥ ca kuṭṭanī
cipaṭābhiḥ bhavet dāsī viralābhiḥ ca nirdhanā
cipaṭābhiḥ bhavet dāsī viralābhiḥ ca nirdhanā
10.
A woman becomes short-lived if her [fingers or toes are] short. She becomes a procuress if they are uneven. She becomes a servant if they are flat. And she will be poor if they are widely spaced.
Words meanings summery:
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- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, becomes, should be
- ह्रस्वाभिः (hrasvābhiḥ) - by short fingers or toes (by short ones, with short)
- अल्पायुः (alpāyuḥ) - short-lived, having a short life
- विषमाभिः (viṣamābhiḥ) - by uneven fingers or toes (by uneven ones, with uneven)
- च (ca) - and, also
- कुट्टनी (kuṭṭanī) - procuress, bawd
- चिपटाभिः (cipaṭābhiḥ) - by flat fingers or toes (by flat ones, with flat)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, becomes, should be
- दासी (dāsī) - female servant, slave girl
- विरलाभिः (viralābhiḥ) - by widely spaced fingers or toes (by widely spaced ones, with widely spaced)
- च (ca) - and, also
- निर्धना (nirdhanā) - poor, without wealth, destitute
Words meanings and morphology
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, becomes, should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
ह्रस्वाभिः (hrasvābhiḥ) - by short fingers or toes (by short ones, with short)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of hrasvā
hrasva - short, small, little, dwarfish
Note: Refers to aṅguli (fingers/toes) implied by context.
अल्पायुः (alpāyuḥ) - short-lived, having a short life
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of alpāyuṣ
alpāyuṣ - short-lived, having a short life
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+āyuṣ)
- alpa – small, little, insignificant
adjective (masculine) - āyuṣ – life, vital power, duration of life
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the woman.
विषमाभिः (viṣamābhiḥ) - by uneven fingers or toes (by uneven ones, with uneven)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of viṣamā
viṣama - uneven, unequal, difficult, arduous
Note: Refers to aṅguli (fingers/toes) implied by context.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कुट्टनी (kuṭṭanī) - procuress, bawd
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kuṭṭanī
kuṭṭanī - a procuress, a bawd, a pimp (feminine)
Note: Refers to the woman.
चिपटाभिः (cipaṭābhiḥ) - by flat fingers or toes (by flat ones, with flat)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of cipaṭā
cipaṭa - flat, flattened
Note: Refers to aṅguli (fingers/toes) implied by context.
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, becomes, should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
दासी (dāsī) - female servant, slave girl
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dāsī
dāsī - a female servant, a slave girl, handmaiden
Note: Refers to the woman.
विरलाभिः (viralābhiḥ) - by widely spaced fingers or toes (by widely spaced ones, with widely spaced)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of viralā
virala - sparse, rare, widely separated, loose
Note: Refers to aṅguli (fingers/toes) implied by context.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
निर्धना (nirdhanā) - poor, without wealth, destitute
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirdhanā
nirdhana - poor, destitute, without wealth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+dhana)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable - dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the woman.