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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 8 · Marks of Men and Women
पुरुषस्त्रीलक्षणम्
पुरुषः स्यात्सुलक्षण्यो विपुलश्च तथा त्रिषु ।चतुर्लेखस्तथा यश्च तथैव च चतुःसमः ॥ ४ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 243, verse 4.
Such a man has good marks. He is also wide in three places. He is 'four-lined', and also 'four-equal'.
Simple meaning: A man with good marks is wide in three places, four-lined, and four-equal.
चतुष्किष्कुश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रश्चतुष्कृष्णस्तथैव च ।
The list goes on: four forearm-lengths tall, four eye-teeth, four black parts, four smells, five fine, five long.
षडुन्नतोऽष्टवंशश्च सप्तस्नेहो नवामलः ।
The list goes on: six high, eight ridges, seven smooth, nine clean, ten lotus-like, ten broad and banyan-round.
चतुर्दशसमद्वंद्वः षोडशाक्षश्च शस्यते ।
Fourteen equal pairs and sixteen eyes are praised. Of duty, wealth and desire, duty counts most.