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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 8 · Marks of Men and Women
पुरुषस्त्रीलक्षणम्
उरो ललाटं वक्त्रं च त्रिविस्तीर्णो विलेखवान् ।द्वौ पाणी द्वौ तथा पादौ ध्वजच्छत्रादिभिर्युतौ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 243, verse 13.
Chest, forehead and face: he is wide in these three. The 'lined' one has two hands and two feet marked with a banner, an umbrella and the like.
Simple meaning: A wide chest, forehead and face are good. So are hands and feet with banner and umbrella lines.
अङ्गुल्यो हृदयं पृष्ठं कटिः शस्तं चतुःसमम् ।
Fingers, chest, back and waist matching is praised. A good height is 96 finger-widths.
दंष्ट्राश्चतस्रश्चन्द्राभाश्चतुष्कृष्णं वदामि ते ।
Four bright eye-teeth and black pupils, eyebrows, beard and hair are good marks.
नासायां वदने स्वेदे कक्षयोर्वेदगन्धकः ।
Four-smell means smell from the nose, mouth, sweat and armpits. Four-short means a short organ, neck and shins.