बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-82, verse-12
लोम्नां प्रदक्षिणावर्तो हृदि नाभौ करे श्रुतौ ।
दक्षपृष्ठे शुभो वस्तौ वामावर्तोऽशुभप्रदः ॥१२॥
दक्षपृष्ठे शुभो वस्तौ वामावर्तोऽशुभप्रदः ॥१२॥
12. lomnāṃ pradakṣiṇāvarto hṛdi nābhau kare śrutau .
dakṣapṛṣṭhe śubho vastau vāmāvarto'śubhapradaḥ.
dakṣapṛṣṭhe śubho vastau vāmāvarto'śubhapradaḥ.
12.
lomnām pradakṣiṇa āvartaḥ hṛdi nābhau kare śrutau
dakṣa pṛṣṭhe śubhaḥ vastau vāma āvartaḥ aśubhapradaḥ
dakṣa pṛṣṭhe śubhaḥ vastau vāma āvartaḥ aśubhapradaḥ
12.
A clockwise whorl of hair on the heart/chest, navel, hand, ear, or right side of the back is auspicious (śubha). However, an anti-clockwise whorl on the lower abdomen (vasti) is inauspicious (aśubhaprada).
Words meanings summery:
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- लोम्नाम् (lomnām) - of the hair, of the body hair
- प्रदक्षिण (pradakṣiṇa) - clockwise, auspicious direction (moving to the right)
- आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - a hair whorl (a whirl, whorl, twist, eddy)
- हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, on the chest
- नाभौ (nābhau) - on the navel
- करे (kare) - on the hand
- श्रुतौ (śrutau) - on the ear
- दक्ष (dakṣa) - right side (right (side), skillful, clever)
- पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back
- शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, good, fortunate
- वस्तौ (vastau) - on the lower abdomen/pelvis (on the bladder, on the hip/buttock, on the lower abdomen)
- वाम (vāma) - left, anti-clockwise, adverse, contrary
- आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - a hair whorl (a whirl, whorl, twist, eddy)
- अशुभप्रदः (aśubhapradaḥ) - inauspicious, bringing bad fortune
Words meanings and morphology
लोम्नाम् (lomnām) - of the hair, of the body hair
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of loman
loman - hair (on the body), body hair, wool, tuft
Note: Possessive, specifying the 'whorl of hair'.
प्रदक्षिण (pradakṣiṇa) - clockwise, auspicious direction (moving to the right)
(adjective)
of pradakṣiṇa
pradakṣiṇa - clockwise, auspicious, right-hand, reverential circumambulation
आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - a hair whorl (a whirl, whorl, twist, eddy)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta
āvarta - whirl, curl, twist, eddy, lock of hair
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, on the chest
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd
hṛd - heart, chest, mind, soul
Note: Location for the hair whorl.
नाभौ (nābhau) - on the navel
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of nābhi
nābhi - navel, nave, center, hub
Note: Location for the hair whorl.
करे (kare) - on the hand
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kara
kara - hand, ray, tax, trunk of an elephant
Note: Location for the hair whorl.
श्रुतौ (śrutau) - on the ear
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of śruti
śruti - hearing, ear, sacred tradition, Veda
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Location for the hair whorl. The form 'śrutau' is also the dual locative, but singular is more likely here in a list of individual body parts.
दक्ष (dakṣa) - right side (right (side), skillful, clever)
(adjective)
of dakṣa
dakṣa - right (hand/side), skillful, capable, South
पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha
pṛṣṭha - back, surface, top, rear
Note: Location for the hair whorl.
शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, good, fortunate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
Note: Predicate adjective for 'āvartaḥ'.
वस्तौ (vastau) - on the lower abdomen/pelvis (on the bladder, on the hip/buttock, on the lower abdomen)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vasti
vasti - bladder, pelvis, hip, buttock, lower abdomen
Note: Location for the anti-clockwise hair whorl.
वाम (vāma) - left, anti-clockwise, adverse, contrary
(adjective)
of vāma
vāma - left, contrary, adverse, beautiful, lovely
आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - a hair whorl (a whirl, whorl, twist, eddy)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta
āvarta - whirl, curl, twist, eddy, lock of hair
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second clause.
अशुभप्रदः (aśubhapradaḥ) - inauspicious, bringing bad fortune
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aśubhaprada
aśubhaprada - causing inauspiciousness, bringing misfortune, evil
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+śubha+prada)
- a – not, non-, un-
prefix - śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - prada – giving, granting, bestowing
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
agent noun
Derived from the root 'dā' (to give) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'āvartaḥ'.