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# Samudrika (Garga) 1.71

Sāmudrika (Garga) 1.71

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samudrika.arsa.samudrika.1.71)

mantritvaṃ sthūladṛśāṃ śyāvākṣāṇāṃ ca bhavati saubhāgyam  
dīnā dṛṅniḥsvānāṃ snigdhā vipulārthabhogavatām

> The status of minister belongs to those with thick eyes, and good fortune belongs to those with brown eyes;  
> the gaze of the destitute is wretched; it is glossy in those possessing vast wealth and pleasures.  
> — 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.1.71) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bṛhatsaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.rsi.brhatsamhita.67.67) — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit

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