बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-81, verse-77
पुंश्चली वामकाणाक्षी वन्ध्या दक्षिणकाणिका ।
पारावताक्षी दुःशीला गजाक्षी नैव शोभना ॥७७॥
पारावताक्षी दुःशीला गजाक्षी नैव शोभना ॥७७॥
77. puṃścalī vāmakāṇākṣī vandhyā dakṣiṇakāṇikā .
pārāvatākṣī duḥśīlā gajākṣī naiva śobhanā.
pārāvatākṣī duḥśīlā gajākṣī naiva śobhanā.
77.
puṃścalī vāmakāṇākṣī vandhyā dakṣiṇakāṇikā
pārāvatākṣī duḥśīlā gajākṣī na eva śobhanā
pārāvatākṣī duḥśīlā gajākṣī na eva śobhanā
77.
A woman with a defective left eye is unchaste. One with a defective right eye is barren. A woman with pigeon-like eyes is ill-natured. A woman with elephant-like eyes is never auspicious or beautiful.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुंश्चली (puṁścalī) - unchaste woman, harlot
- वामकाणाक्षी (vāmakāṇākṣī) - having a defective/blind left eye
- वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - barren, sterile (woman)
- दक्षिणकाणिका (dakṣiṇakāṇikā) - having a defective/blind right eye
- पारावताक्षी (pārāvatākṣī) - having pigeon-like eyes
- दुःशीला (duḥśīlā) - ill-natured, of bad character
- गजाक्षी (gajākṣī) - having elephant-like eyes
- न (na) - not, no
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- शोभना (śobhanā) - auspicious, beautiful, lovely
Words meanings and morphology
पुंश्चली (puṁścalī) - unchaste woman, harlot
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṃścalī
puṁścalī - unchaste woman, wanton woman, harlot
वामकाणाक्षी (vāmakāṇākṣī) - having a defective/blind left eye
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vāmakāṇākṣin
vāmakāṇākṣin - having a defective/blind left eye
Bahuvrīhi compound, from vāma (left) + kāṇa (defective-eyed) + akṣin (eye)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāma+kāṇa+akṣin)
- vāma – left, adverse, disagreeable, beautiful
adjective (masculine) - kāṇa – one-eyed, blind of one eye, defective-eyed
adjective (masculine) - akṣin – eye
noun (neuter)
वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - barren, sterile (woman)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vandhyā
vandhyā - barren woman, sterile woman, unproductive
दक्षिणकाणिका (dakṣiṇakāṇikā) - having a defective/blind right eye
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇakāṇika
dakṣiṇakāṇika - having a defective/blind right eye
Bahuvrīhi compound, from dakṣiṇa (right) + kāṇa (defective-eyed)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dakṣiṇa+kāṇika)
- dakṣiṇa – right, southern, skillful, capable
adjective (masculine) - kāṇika – one-eyed, blind of one eye, defective-eyed
adjective (masculine)
Derived from kāṇa (one-eyed) with suffix -ika
पारावताक्षी (pārāvatākṣī) - having pigeon-like eyes
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pārāvatākṣin
pārāvatākṣin - having pigeon-like eyes
Bahuvrīhi compound, from pārāvata (pigeon) + akṣin (eye)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pārāvata+akṣin)
- pārāvata – pigeon, dove
noun (masculine) - akṣin – eye
noun (neuter)
दुःशीला (duḥśīlā) - ill-natured, of bad character
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥśīla
duḥśīla - ill-natured, of bad character, vicious, wicked
Compound of dus (bad) + śīla (nature)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+śīla)
- dus – bad, difficult, ill-
indeclinable
Prefix indicating negativity or difficulty - śīla – nature, character, habit, conduct
noun (neuter)
गजाक्षी (gajākṣī) - having elephant-like eyes
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gajākṣin
gajākṣin - having elephant-like eyes
Bahuvrīhi compound, from gaja (elephant) + akṣin (eye)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gaja+akṣin)
- gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - akṣin – eye
noun (neuter)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
शोभना (śobhanā) - auspicious, beautiful, lovely
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śobhana
śobhana - shining, splendid, beautiful, auspicious, good
Derived from root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)
Root: śubh (class 1)