बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-81, verse-44
पाणिपृष्ठं शुभं स्त्रीणां पुष्टं मृदुविरोमकम् ।
शिरालं रोमशं निम्नां दुखदारिद्र्यसूचकम् ॥४४॥
शिरालं रोमशं निम्नां दुखदारिद्र्यसूचकम् ॥४४॥
44. pāṇipṛṣṭhaṃ śubhaṃ strīṇāṃ puṣṭaṃ mṛduviromakam .
śirālaṃ romaśaṃ nimnāṃ dukhadāridryasūcakam.
śirālaṃ romaśaṃ nimnāṃ dukhadāridryasūcakam.
44.
pāṇipṛṣṭham śubham strīṇām puṣṭam mṛduviromakam
śirālam romaśam nimnām duḥkhadāridryasūcakam
śirālam romaśam nimnām duḥkhadāridryasūcakam
44.
For women, the back of the hand is auspicious if it is plump, soft, and free of hair. Conversely, if it is veined, hairy, and sunken, it indicates sorrow and poverty.
Words meanings summery:
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- पाणिपृष्ठम् (pāṇipṛṣṭham) - back of the hand
- शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful
- स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
- पुष्टम् (puṣṭam) - plump, fleshy, well-nourished
- मृदुविरोमकम् (mṛduviromakam) - soft and hairless, having soft or no hair
- शिरालम् (śirālam) - veined, full of prominent veins
- रोमशम् (romaśam) - hairy, bushy
- निम्नाम् (nimnām) - deep, sunken, depressed (referring to the back of the hand)
- दुःखदारिद्र्यसूचकम् (duḥkhadāridryasūcakam) - indicating sorrow and poverty, a sign of misery and destitution
Words meanings and morphology
पाणिपृष्ठम् (pāṇipṛṣṭham) - back of the hand
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pāṇipṛṣṭha
pāṇipṛṣṭha - back of the hand
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇi+pṛṣṭha)
- pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine) - pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
noun (neuter)
शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, fortunate, beautiful
स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
पुष्टम् (puṣṭam) - plump, fleshy, well-nourished
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṣṭa
puṣṭa - nourished, plump, thriving, robust
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root puṣ (to nourish, thrive)
Root: puṣ (class 4)
मृदुविरोमकम् (mṛduviromakam) - soft and hairless, having soft or no hair
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛduviromaka
mṛduviromaka - soft and hairless, having soft or sparse hair
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛdu+viromaka)
- mṛdu – soft, tender, gentle
adjective - viromaka – without hair, hairless
adjective (neuter)
Prefix: vi
शिरालम् (śirālam) - veined, full of prominent veins
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śirāla
śirāla - veined, having prominent veins
रोमशम् (romaśam) - hairy, bushy
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of romaśa
romaśa - hairy, covered with hair
निम्नाम् (nimnām) - deep, sunken, depressed (referring to the back of the hand)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nimna
nimna - deep, low, sunken, depressed
Note: The form `nimnām` is feminine accusative singular. In this context, it likely intends to describe `pāṇipṛṣṭham` (back of the hand), which is neuter nominative. This implies either a grammatical inconsistency in the original text or a reference to an implied feminine noun, though `duḥkhadāridryasūcakam` being neuter singular supports `pāṇipṛṣṭham` as the subject.
दुःखदारिद्र्यसूचकम् (duḥkhadāridryasūcakam) - indicating sorrow and poverty, a sign of misery and destitution
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkhadāridryasūcaka
duḥkhadāridryasūcaka - indicating sorrow and poverty
Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+dāridrya+sūcaka)
- duḥkha – sorrow, misery, suffering
noun (neuter) - dāridrya – poverty, destitution
noun (neuter) - sūcaka – indicating, revealing, pointing out
adjective (neuter)
Derived from root sūc (to indicate, show)
Root: sūc (class 10)