The Compendium of Caraka 4.8.51_2

4.8.51_2

tadyathā---ekaikajā mṛdavo 'alpāḥ snigdhāḥ subaddhamūlāḥ kṛṣṇāḥ keśāḥ praśasyante, sthirā bahalā tvak, prakṛtyā 'atisaṃpannamīṣat-pramāṇātivṛttamanurūpamātapatropamaṃ śiraḥ, vyūḍhaṃ dṛḍhaṃ samaṃ suśliṣṭaśaṅkhasandhyūrdhvavyañjanasaṃpannamupacitaṃ valibhamardhacandrākṛti lalāṭaṃ, bahalau vipulasamapīṭhau samau nīcairvṛddhau pṛṣṭhato 'avanatau suśliṣṭakarṇaputrakau mahācchidrau karṇau, īṣatpralambinyāvasaṃgate same saṃhate mahatyau bhuvau, same samāhitadarśane vyaktabhāgavibhāge balavatī tejasopapanne svaṅgāpāṅge cakṣuṣī, ṛjvī mahocchvāsā vaṃśasaṃpanneṣadavanatāgrā nāsikā, mahadṛjusuniviṣṭadantamāsyam, āyāmavistāropapannā ślakṣṇā tanvī prakṛtivarṇayuktā jihvā, ślakṣṇaṃ yuktopacayamūṣmopapannaṃ raktaṃ tālu, mahānadīnaḥ snigdho 'anunādī gambhīrasamuttho dhīraḥ svaraḥ, nātisthūlau nātikṛśau vistāropapannāvāsyapracchādanau raktāvoṣṭhau, mahatyau hanū, vṛttā nātimahatī grīvā,vyūḍhamupacitamuraḥ, gūḍhaṃ jatru pṛṣṭhavaṃśaśca, viprakṛṣṭāntarau stanau, asaṃpātinī sthire pārśve, vṛttaparipūrṇāyatau bāhū sakthinī aṅgulayaśca, mahadupacitaṃ pāṇipādaṃ, sthirā vṛttāḥ snigdhāstāmrāstuṅgāḥ kūrmākārāḥ karajāḥ, pradakṣiṇāvartā sotsaṅgā ca nābhiḥ, urastribhāgahīnā samā samupacitamāṃsā kaṭī, vṛttau sthiropacitamāṃsau nātyunnatau nātyavanatau sphicau, anupūrvaṃ vṛttāvupacayayuktāvūrū, nātyupacite nātyapacite eṇīpade pragūḍhasirāsthisandhī jaṅghe, nātyupacitau nātyapacitau gulphau, pūrvopadiṣṭaguṇau pādau kūrmākārau, prakṛtiyuktāni vātamūtrapurīṣaguhyāni tathā svapr(n?)ajāgaraṇāyāsasmitaruditastanagrahaṇāni, yacca kiñcidanyadapyanuktamasti tadapi sarvaṃ prakṛtisaṃpannamiṣṭaṃ, viparītaṃ punaraniṣṭam/

Namely: hairs growing singly, soft, sparse, glossy, well-rooted, and black are praised; firm, thick skin; a head naturally well-formed, slightly exceeding the standard measure, proportionate, resembling an umbrella; a forehead broad, firm, even, with well-joined temple sutures, endowed with high markings, fleshy, wrinkled, and shaped like a crescent moon; ears thick, with broad and even bases, symmetrical, developing low, sloping backwards, with well-joined traguses, and having large openings; eyebrows slightly drooping, unjoined, even, dense, and large; eyes symmetrical, with steady gaze, with distinct division of parts, strong, endowed with luster, and with well-formed limbs and outer corners; a nose straight, with large nostrils, possessing a bridge, and with a slightly downturned tip; a mouth large, straight, with well-placed teeth; a tongue endowed with length and breadth, smooth, thin, and endowed with natural color; a palate smooth, endowed with proper fleshiness and warmth, and red; a voice loud, not feeble, glossy, resonant, arising from deep within, and steady; lips neither too thick nor too thin, endowed with width, covering the mouth, and red; large jaws; a neck round and not too large; a chest broad and fleshy; collarbones and vertebral column concealed; breasts set far apart; flanks uncollapsing and firm; arms, thighs, and fingers round, full, and long; hands and feet large and fleshy; nails firm, round, glossy, copper-colored, elevated, and shaped like a tortoise; a navel spiraling to the right and deep-set; a waist one-third smaller than the chest, even, and well-muscled; buttocks round, firm, fleshy, neither too elevated nor too depressed; thighs tapered, round, and endowed with plumpness; shanks neither too fleshy nor too emaciated, like an antelope's leg, with deeply concealed veins, bones, and joints; ankles neither too fleshy nor too emaciated; feet endowed with the previously taught qualities and shaped like a tortoise; wind, urine, feces, and genital organs endowed with natural characteristics, as well as sleep, waking, exertion, smiling, crying, and taking the breast; and whatever else that has not been mentioned, all of that too is desirable when endowed with natural characteristics, but undesirable if contrary.