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# Samudrika (Garga) 1.64

Sāmudrika (Garga) 1.64

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samudrika.arsa.samudrika.1.64)

gaṇḍanāsikālakṣaṇamāhabhogītvanimnagaṇḍo mantrī sampūrṇamāṃsagaṇḍo yaḥ  
sukhabhāk śukasamanāsaścirajīvī śuṣkanāsaśca

> He states the characteristics of the cheeks and nose:  
> One whose cheeks are not hollow is an enjoyer of pleasure; one whose cheeks are full of flesh is a minister;  
> one whose nose resembles a parrot's beak experiences happiness; and one with a dried-up nose is long-lived.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samudrika.arsa.samudrika~en-mt-r.1.64) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bṛhatsaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.rsi.brhatsamhita.67.60) — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit

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