Sanskrit · DevanāgarīBṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra manuscript tradition
स्थूलग्रीवः च विधवा वक्रग्रीव च किङ्करी ।
बन्ध्या च चिपिटग्रीवा लघुग्रीवा च निःसुता
IAST Transliteration
sthūlagrīvaḥ ca vidhavā vakragrīva ca kiṅkarī |
bandhyā ca cipiṭagrīvā laghugrīvā ca niḥsutā
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English
Neck: The neck of a woman with three lines (folds), with bones not obvious, round, well developed and tender, is auspicious. A thick necked woman becomes a widow. An irregularly built neck indicates that the woman concerned will become a maid servant. Flat necked woman will be barren. A woman with a small neck is childless.
Hindi
मोटी गर्दन वाली स्त्री विधवा, टेढ़ी गर्दन वाली दास-कर्म करने वाली, चपटी अर्थात् बेड़ी सी गर्दन वाली निःसन्तान व छोटी गर्दन वाली पुत्रहीन होती है।
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