बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-81, verse-22
चिपिटौ रोमशौ यस्या विधवा दुर्भगा च सा ।
चतुर्भिर्विशतियुतैरंगुलैश्च समा कटिः ।
समुन्नतनितम्बाढ्या प्रशस्ता स्यात् मृगीदृशाम् ॥२२॥
चतुर्भिर्विशतियुतैरंगुलैश्च समा कटिः ।
समुन्नतनितम्बाढ्या प्रशस्ता स्यात् मृगीदृशाम् ॥२२॥
22. cipiṭau romaśau yasyā vidhavā durbhagā ca sā .
caturbhirviśatiyutairaṃgulaiśca samā kaṭiḥ .
samunnatanitambāḍhyā praśastā syāt mṛgīdṛśām.
caturbhirviśatiyutairaṃgulaiśca samā kaṭiḥ .
samunnatanitambāḍhyā praśastā syāt mṛgīdṛśām.
22.
cipiṭau romaśau yasyāḥ vidhavā
durbhagā ca sā caturbhiḥ viṃśati-yutaiḥ
aṅgulaiḥ ca samā kaṭiḥ
samunnatantambāḍhyā praśastā syāt mṛgī-dṛśām
durbhagā ca sā caturbhiḥ viṃśati-yutaiḥ
aṅgulaiḥ ca samā kaṭiḥ
samunnatantambāḍhyā praśastā syāt mṛgī-dṛśām
22.
If a woman's hips are flat and hairy, she will be a widow and unfortunate. However, a waist that measures twenty-four angulas and is adorned with prominent buttocks is considered excellent for women with deer-like eyes.
Words meanings summery:
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- चिपिटौ (cipiṭau) - flat, pressed, flattened
- रोमशौ (romaśau) - hairy, bushy
- यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose, of whom
- विधवा (vidhavā) - widow
- दुर्भगा (durbhagā) - unfortunate, ill-fated, unlucky
- च (ca) - and, also
- सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
- चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four
- विंशति-युतैः (viṁśati-yutaiḥ) - combined with twenty (meaning 'twenty-four') (joined with twenty, having twenty)
- अङ्गुलैः (aṅgulaiḥ) - by angulas (units of measurement)
- च (ca) - and, also
- समा (samā) - equal, even, uniform
- कटिः (kaṭiḥ) - hip, waist
- समुन्नतन्तम्बाढ्या (samunnatantambāḍhyā) - endowed with very prominent buttocks/hips
- प्रशस्ता (praśastā) - excellent, auspicious, praised
- स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be
- मृगी-दृशाम् (mṛgī-dṛśām) - of deer-eyed women, among deer-eyed women
Words meanings and morphology
चिपिटौ (cipiṭau) - flat, pressed, flattened
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of cipiṭa
cipiṭa - flat, pressed, flattened, broad and flat
Note: Refers to implied 'nitambau' (hips/buttocks).
रोमशौ (romaśau) - hairy, bushy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of romaśa
romaśa - hairy, bushy, shaggy
Note: Agrees with 'cipiṭau'.
यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to the woman being described.
विधवा (vidhavā) - widow
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidhavā
vidhavā - widow; a woman who has lost her husband
दुर्भगा (durbhagā) - unfortunate, ill-fated, unlucky
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of durbhagā
durbhagā - unfortunate, unlucky, ugly, wretched; hated by husband
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)
चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with aṅgulauḥ.
विंशति-युतैः (viṁśati-yutaiḥ) - combined with twenty (meaning 'twenty-four') (joined with twenty, having twenty)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of viṃśati-yuta
viṁśati-yuta - joined with twenty, having twenty, twenty-one
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṃśati+yuta)
- viṃśati – twenty
numeral (feminine) - yuta – joined, connected, endowed with, united
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root yu (to join) with -ta suffix.
Root: yu (class 2)
Note: Used here as part of the number 'twenty-four' (20 + 4).
अङ्गुलैः (aṅgulaiḥ) - by angulas (units of measurement)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṅgula
aṅgula - finger, digit; a unit of measurement (approximately 3/4 inch or 1.9 cm)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
समा (samā) - equal, even, uniform
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sama
sama - equal, even, same, uniform, level
Note: Agrees with 'kaṭiḥ'.
कटिः (kaṭiḥ) - hip, waist
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṭi
kaṭi - hip, waist, loin
समुन्नतन्तम्बाढ्या (samunnatantambāḍhyā) - endowed with very prominent buttocks/hips
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of samunnatantambāḍhya
samunnatantambāḍhya - endowed with very prominent buttocks or hips
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samunnata+nitamba+āḍhya)
- samunnata – very raised, prominent, elevated, lofty
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root nam (to bend, bow) with prefixes sam and ud.
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: nam (class 1) - nitamba – buttocks, hips
noun (masculine) - āḍhya – rich, wealthy, endowed with, possessed of
adjective (feminine)
Note: Agrees with 'kaṭiḥ'.
प्रशस्ता (praśastā) - excellent, auspicious, praised
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of praśasta
praśasta - praised, excellent, auspicious, famous, good
Past Passive Participle
From root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
मृगी-दृशाम् (mṛgī-dṛśām) - of deer-eyed women, among deer-eyed women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of mṛgī-dṛś
mṛgī-dṛś - deer-eyed (woman), having eyes like a deer
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛgī+dṛś)
- mṛgī – female deer, doe
noun (feminine) - dṛś – eye, sight
noun (feminine)
Root: dṛś (class 1)