Shloka 66

Purusha-Strī-Lakṣaṇa (Samudrika-śāstra): Marks of Kingship, Wealth, Longevity, and Conduct

Devanagari script

क्रूरे दक्षिणवक्रा स्याद्वलिनां च क्षुतं सकृत् / स्याद्विनिष्पिण्डितं ह्रादि सानुनादं च जीवकृत्

Transliteration

krūre dakṣiṇavakrā syādvalināṃ ca kṣutaṃ sakṛt / syādviniṣpiṇḍitaṃ hrādi sānunādaṃ ca jīvakṛt

Translation

Beim Grausamen verzieht sich die rechte Seite (von Gesicht oder Körper); und bei denen, die durch Körperfalten (valin) gekennzeichnet sind, geschieht das Niesen nur ein einziges Mal. In der Herzgegend ist gleichsam ein Zusammenpressen oder Knoten zu spüren, begleitet von einem Laut — so wird es vom jīva, dem lebenden Wesen, hervorgebracht.

Word by Word

• क्रूरे: in a cruel (person)
• क्रूरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (सन्दर्भे ‘क्रूरे (पुरुषे)’ इति)

• दक्षिणवक्रा: rightward-curved (nose)
• दक्षिणवक्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (दक्षिणा वक्रा)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वलिनाम्: of the wrinkled/creased (people)
• वलिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘वलिन्’ = having folds/wrinkles

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्षुतम्: sneezing
• क्षुतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुत (प्रातिपदिक; √क्षु/क्षिव् ‘to sneeze’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘sneeze’ (action noun)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विनिष्पिण्डितम्: compressed, squeezed
• विनिष्पिण्डितम्: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + निस् + पिण्डित (कृदन्त; √पिण्ड्/पिण्डय्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• ह्रादि: in the sound/roar (context)
• ह्रादि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (पाठभेद/रूपभेद सम्भवः: ह्रादे)

• सानुनादम्: with a resonant echo
• सानुनादम्: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) + अनुनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (सह अनुनादेन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• जीवकृत्: life-causing / giving life
• जीवकृत्: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त; √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जीवं करोति/जीवस्य कर्ता)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodied signs (distortion, sneezing pattern, heart-sensation with sound) are effects produced through the living principle (jīva) operating in the body.

Vedantic Theme: Jīva’s association with upādhis (body-mind) yields observable effects; mind/guṇa influence somatic expression.

Application: Attend to psychosomatic signals; cultivate non-cruelty and mental balance; treat bodily anomalies as prompts for self-examination and, practically, for health checkups.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.65 (bodily signs; internal sensations as indicators)

Characters & Entities

• Jiva

FAQs

What is the importance of bodily signs (nimitta) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats certain bodily distortions and sensations as outward indicators connected to inner disposition and karmic impressions, urging moral self-correction rather than superstition.

How does this verse explain the role of the jīva in bodily experience?

By stating these effects are 'jīva-kṛt', it frames bodily sensations and expressions as arising through the living principle shaped by samskāras and karma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use such descriptions as prompts for introspection—reduce cruelty, cultivate compassion, and observe mind-body patterns as signals to refine conduct (dharma).