Bhava Kutuhala · by Jivanatha Daivajna
Chapter 10 · A Woman's Body Marks
दशमोऽध्यायः
उपर्यधः समा दन्ताः स्तोकरूपाः पयोरुचः ।द्वात्रिंशदास्यगा यस्याः सा सदा सुभगा भवेत् ॥ ८१ ॥
Teeth that are even above and below, small, and bright like milk are counted as good. A woman with 32 teeth in her mouth is linked with lasting good fortune.
Simple meaning: Even, small, bright teeth are good. Thirty-two teeth are linked with lasting good fortune.
अधोदन्ताधिकत्वेन मातृहीना च दुःखिता ।
More lower teeth: risk of losing her mother. Uneven teeth: widowhood. Gapped teeth: a relationship outside marriage.
कोमला सरला रक्ता श्वेता च रसना शुभा ।
A soft, straight, red or white tongue is good. A thick, narrow or misshapen tongue is linked with lost comfort.
श्यामया कलहा नित्यं दरिद्रा स्थूलया भवेत् ।
A blue-black tongue: quarrels. A thick one: risk of poverty. A hanging one: eating unfit food.