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Samudrika (Garga) 1.22

Sāmudrika (Garga) 1.22

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Sanskrit

1.22

kaṭyudaralakṣaṇamāha—
siṃhakaṭirmanujendraḥ kapikarabhakaṭirdhanaiḥ parityaktaḥ
samajaṭharā bhogayutā ghaṭapiṭharanibhodarāḥniḥsvāḥ

He states the characteristics of the waist and belly:
One with a lion-like waist is a ruler of men; one with a waist like a monkey's or a young camel's is forsaken by wealth;
those with symmetrical bellies possess enjoyment; those with bellies like a jar or a cooking pot are destitute.

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