Bhava Kutuhala · by Jivanatha Daivajna
Chapter 10 · A Woman's Body Marks
दशमोऽध्यायः
कोमला सरला रक्ता श्वेता च रसना शुभा ।स्थूला या मध्यसंकीर्णा विकृता सुखनाशिनी ॥ ८३ ॥
A tongue that is soft, straight, red or white is counted as good. A tongue that is thick, narrow in the middle or misshapen is linked with a loss of comfort.
Simple meaning: 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.
तालु कोकनदाभासं कोमलं भद्रकारकम् ।
A soft, red palate brings good fortune. Yellow: leaving home life. White: a risk of widowhood.
श्यामले पुत्रहीना च रूक्षे तालुनि दुःखिता ।
A black palate: may find it hard to have sons. Rough: unhappiness. Crooked: quarrels. Many-coloured: hardship.