Sanskrit · DevanāgarīPhaladeepika manuscript tradition
स्थूलो युवा च स्थविरः सितः कान्तेक्षणश्चासितसूक्ष्ममूर्धजः ।
रक्तैकसारो मृदुवाक् सितांशुको गौरः शशी वातकफात्मको मृदुः
IAST Transliteration
sthūlo yuvā ca sthaviraḥ sitaḥ kāntekṣaṇaścāsitasūkṣmamūrdhajaḥ |
raktaikasāro mṛduvāk sitāṃśuko gauraḥ śaśī vātakaphātmako mṛduḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English
The Moon has a huge body, and is young as well as old; he is lean and white; has fine lovely eyes, black and thin hair. He governs blood. He is soft in speech, wears a white garment and is beautiful in complexion. He has wind and phlegm in his composition and is mild in temperament.
Hindi
चन्द्र — स्थूल देह, युवा एवं वृद्ध दोनों स्वरूप वाला, कृश, श्वेत वर्ण, कान्तिमय सुन्दर नेत्र, काले और सूक्ष्म केश, रक्त-सार (रक्त का अधिष्ठाता), मृदु-वाणी, श्वेत वस्त्र, गौर-वर्ण, शंकु (नुकीला नाक), वात-कफ प्रकृति, मृदु स्वभाव — ये सब चन्द्रमा के लक्षण हैं।
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