Bhava Kutuhala · by Jivanatha Daivajna
Chapter 10 · A Woman's Body Marks
दशमोऽध्यायः
शंखशुक्तिनिभा निम्ना विवर्णा न नखाः शुभाः ।कपिला वक्रिता रूक्षाः सुभ्रुवः सुखनाशकः ॥ ६८ ॥
Nails like a conch or oyster shell, sunken nails and nails of a changed colour are not counted as good. Tawny, bent and rough nails are linked with a loss of comfort for the woman.
Simple meaning: Shell-like, sunken or discoloured nails are not good. Tawny, bent or rough nails are linked with lost comfort.
यदि भवन्ति नखेषु मृगीदृशां
A few white spots on a woman's nails are linked with strong desire and a relationship outside marriage.
गुप्तास्थिपृष्ठवंशेन मांसलेन पतिप्रिया ।
A fleshy back with a hidden spine is linked with her husband's love. Hair at its base, with widowhood.
सशिरेणातिभुग्नेन विनतेन च दुःखिता ।
A back with raised veins, or one very bent or bowed, is linked with an unhappy life.