बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-81, verse-34
समौ पीनौ घनौ वृत्तौ दृढौ शस्तौ पयोध्रौ ।
स्थूलाग्रौ विरलौ शुष्कौ स्त्रीणां नैव शुभप्रदौ ॥३४॥
स्थूलाग्रौ विरलौ शुष्कौ स्त्रीणां नैव शुभप्रदौ ॥३४॥
34. samau pīnau ghanau vṛttau dṛḍhau śastau payodhrau .
sthūlāgrau viralau śuṣkau strīṇāṃ naiva śubhapradau.
sthūlāgrau viralau śuṣkau strīṇāṃ naiva śubhapradau.
34.
samau pīnau ghanau vṛttau dṛḍhau śastau payodhrau
sthūlāgrau viralau śuṣkau strīṇām na eva śubhapradau
sthūlāgrau viralau śuṣkau strīṇām na eva śubhapradau
34.
Breasts that are symmetrical, plump, dense, round, firm, and auspicious are considered good. Conversely, breasts that have thick nipples, are sparse (or widely separated), or shriveled are certainly not conducive to good fortune for women.
Words meanings summery:
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- समौ (samau) - equal, symmetrical, even
- पीनौ (pīnau) - plump, full, stout
- घनौ (ghanau) - dense, firm, solid
- वृत्तौ (vṛttau) - round, circular
- दृढौ (dṛḍhau) - firm, strong, steady
- शस्तौ (śastau) - praised, auspicious, excellent, good
- पयोध्रौ (payodhrau) - breasts
- स्थूलाग्रौ (sthūlāgrau) - with thick nipples (lit. thick-tipped)
- विरलौ (viralau) - sparse, widely separated, distant
- शुष्कौ (śuṣkau) - dry, shriveled, withered
- स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
- न (na) - not, no
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- शुभप्रदौ (śubhapradau) - bestowing auspiciousness, auspicious, fortunate
Words meanings and morphology
समौ (samau) - equal, symmetrical, even
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sama
sama - same, equal, similar, even, symmetrical
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts).
पीनौ (pīnau) - plump, full, stout
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pīna
pīna - fat, plump, thick, stout, full
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √pī (to swell, grow fat).
Root: pī
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts).
घनौ (ghanau) - dense, firm, solid
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ghana
ghana - dense, solid, firm, compact, hard
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts).
वृत्तौ (vṛttau) - round, circular
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛtta
vṛtta - round, circular; happened, become, existed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √vṛt (to turn, be, exist).
Root: vṛt
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts).
दृढौ (dṛḍhau) - firm, strong, steady
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dṛḍha
dṛḍha - firm, hard, strong, solid, rigid
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √dṛṃh (to make firm).
Root: dṛṃh
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts).
शस्तौ (śastau) - praised, auspicious, excellent, good
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śasta
śasta - praised, auspicious, excellent, good, commanded
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √śaṃs (to praise, commend).
Root: śaṃs
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts).
पयोध्रौ (payodhrau) - breasts
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of payodhara
payodhara - breast (literally 'holding water/milk'), cloud
Compound type : tatpurusha (payas+dhara)
- payas – water, milk
noun (neuter) - dhara – holding, bearing, supporting
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun derived from the root √dhṛ (to hold, bear).
Root: dhṛ
Note: The subject of the first part of the verse.
स्थूलाग्रौ (sthūlāgrau) - with thick nipples (lit. thick-tipped)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sthūlāgra
sthūlāgra - having a thick point or end, thick-tipped
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sthūla+agra)
- sthūla – thick, large, gross
adjective (masculine) - agra – tip, front, point, summit
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts, understood).
विरलौ (viralau) - sparse, widely separated, distant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of virala
virala - sparse, loose, rare, distant, separate
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts, understood).
शुष्कौ (śuṣkau) - dry, shriveled, withered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śuṣka
śuṣka - dry, parched, withered, shriveled
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √śuṣ (to dry).
Root: śuṣ
Note: Qualifies 'payodhrau' (breasts, understood).
स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
Note: Possessive, referring to the women whose breasts are being described.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates 'śubhapradau'.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the negation.
शुभप्रदौ (śubhapradau) - bestowing auspiciousness, auspicious, fortunate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śubhaprada
śubhaprada - bestowing good fortune, auspicious, beneficial
Compound type : tatpurusha (śubha+prada)
- śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
adjective (neuter) - prada – giving, bestowing, granting
adjective (masculine)
Derived from the root √dā (to give) with the prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: dā
Note: Predicate adjective for 'payodhrau' (breasts, understood).