बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-81, verse-9
मृदवोऽङ्गुलयः शस्ता घना वृत्ताश्च मांसलाः ।
दीर्घाङ्गुलीभिः कुलटा कृशाभिर्धनवर्जिता ॥९॥
दीर्घाङ्गुलीभिः कुलटा कृशाभिर्धनवर्जिता ॥९॥
9. mṛdavo'ṅgulayaḥ śastā ghanā vṛttāśca māṃsalāḥ .
dīrghāṅgulībhiḥ kulaṭā kṛśābhirdhanavarjitā.
dīrghāṅgulībhiḥ kulaṭā kṛśābhirdhanavarjitā.
9.
mṛdavaḥ aṅgulayaḥ śastā ghanā vṛttāḥ ca māṃsalāḥ
| dīrghāṅgulībhiḥ kulaṭā kṛśābhiḥ dhanavarjitā
| dīrghāṅgulībhiḥ kulaṭā kṛśābhiḥ dhanavarjitā
9.
Fingers that are soft, thick, rounded, and fleshy are considered excellent. A woman with long fingers is said to be unchaste (kulaṭā), while one with thin fingers is devoid of wealth.
Words meanings summery:
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- मृदवः (mṛdavaḥ) - soft, tender, gentle
- अङ्गुलयः (aṅgulayaḥ) - fingers, toes
- शस्ता (śastā) - excellent (when referring to fingers) (praised, excellent, auspicious)
- घना (ghanā) - thick, dense, solid
- वृत्ताः (vṛttāḥ) - round, circular
- च (ca) - and
- मांसलाः (māṁsalāḥ) - fleshy, muscular
- दीर्घाङ्गुलीभिः (dīrghāṅgulībhiḥ) - with long fingers
- कुलटा (kulaṭā) - unchaste woman, promiscuous woman
- कृशाभिः (kṛśābhiḥ) - with thin fingers (by thin (fingers))
- धनवर्जिता (dhanavarjitā) - devoid of wealth, poor
Words meanings and morphology
मृदवः (mṛdavaḥ) - soft, tender, gentle
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛdu
mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle, mild
Root: mṛd (class 9)
Note: Adjective modifying 'aṅgulayaḥ'.
अङ्गुलयः (aṅgulayaḥ) - fingers, toes
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of aṅguli
aṅguli - finger, toe
Note: Subject of the first clause.
शस्ता (śastā) - excellent (when referring to fingers) (praised, excellent, auspicious)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śasta
śasta - praised, excellent, auspicious, pure
Past Passive Participle
From śaṃs (to praise, bless)
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'aṅgulayaḥ'.
घना (ghanā) - thick, dense, solid
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ghana
ghana - thick, dense, solid, compact, cloud
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Adjective modifying 'aṅgulayaḥ'.
वृत्ताः (vṛttāḥ) - round, circular
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛtta
vṛtta - round, circular, happened, occurred, behaved
Past Passive Participle
From vṛt (to turn, to be, to exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'aṅgulayaḥ'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मांसलाः (māṁsalāḥ) - fleshy, muscular
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of māṃsala
māṁsala - fleshy, muscular, stout
Derived from māṃsa (flesh) + -la (suffix indicating possession/abundance)
Note: Adjective modifying 'aṅgulayaḥ'.
दीर्घाङ्गुलीभिः (dīrghāṅgulībhiḥ) - with long fingers
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of dīrghāṅguli
dīrghāṅguli - having long fingers
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+aṅguli)
- dīrgha – long, extensive
adjective (masculine) - aṅguli – finger, toe
noun (feminine)
Note: Instrumental plural used to denote a characteristic of a person (a woman with long fingers).
कुलटा (kulaṭā) - unchaste woman, promiscuous woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kulaṭā
kulaṭā - unchaste woman, wanton woman, promiscuous woman
Note: Predicate for the implied subject (a woman characterized by long fingers).
कृशाभिः (kṛśābhiḥ) - with thin fingers (by thin (fingers))
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of kṛśa
kṛśa - thin, emaciated, weak, lean
Feminine form of kṛśa, here used as instrumental plural.
Root: kṛś (class 6)
Note: Adjective (referring to implied fingers) used to denote characteristic or association.
धनवर्जिता (dhanavarjitā) - devoid of wealth, poor
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhanavarjita
dhanavarjita - devoid of wealth, poor, deprived of riches
Feminine form of dhanavarjita.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+varjita)
- dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
noun (neuter)
Root: dhā (class 3) - varjita – abandoned, avoided, excluded, devoid of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From vṛj (to avoid, abandon)
Root: vṛj (class 1)
Note: Predicate for the implied subject (a woman characterized by thin fingers).