Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

त्र्याद्यैर्निः स्वा मानवाः स्युर्दुः स्वभाजश्च निन्दिताः / केशाश्च वै कुञ्चिताश्च प्रवासे म्रियते नरः

Transliteration

tryādyairniḥ svā mānavāḥ syurduḥ svabhājaśca ninditāḥ / keśāśca vai kuñcitāśca pravāse mriyate naraḥ

Translation

ఇలాంటి త్రయాది లక్షణాల వల్ల మనుష్యులు నిర్ధనులై, దురదృష్టభాజనులై, నిందితులవుతారు. అలాగే జుట్టు ముడుచుకొని గజిబిజిగా మారితే మనిషి ప్రవాసంలోనే మరణిస్తాడు।

Word by Word

• त्रि-आद्यैः: by the three (and other) signs
• त्रि-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (Masculine, Instrumental plural; 'by the three etc. (signs)')

• निःस्वाः: poor
• निःस्वाः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative plural; adjectival)

• मानवाः: men, humans
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• स्युः: would be / are (said to be)
• स्युः: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Optative mood, 3rd person plural)

• दुःस्व-भाजः: partakers of misfortune
• दुःस्व-भाजः: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (Masculine, Nominative plural; 'sharers of bad fortune')

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (Indeclinable; conjunction)

• निन्दिताः: condemned
• निन्दिताः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निन्द् (धातु) → निन्दित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Masculine, Nominative plural; 'blamed/condemned')

• केशाः: hairs
• केशाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (Indeclinable; conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खलु (Indeclinable; emphatic particle)

• कुञ्चिताः: curled
• कुञ्चिताः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुञ्च् (धातु) → कुञ्चित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Masculine, Nominative plural; 'curled')

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (Indeclinable; conjunction)

• प्रवासे: in exile / while away from home
• प्रवासे: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (Masculine, Locative singular; in exile/away from home)

• म्रियते: dies
• म्रियते: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

Speaker

Likely Lord Vishnu speaking to Garuda (Vinata-putra), consistent with the Garuda Purana dialogue frame; exact speaker may vary by edition.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Certain ominous signs/conditions (‘triads and the like’) correlate with decline—poverty, ill-fate, blame—and culminate in death during sojourn.

Vedantic Theme: Anityatā and duḥkha of saṃsāra; external signs are secondary to inner causality (karma) and the need for spiritual anchoring.

Application: Reduce risk through ethical living and preparedness: maintain supportive ties, avoid reckless travel/choices, and cultivate spiritual practice that steadies the mind amid uncertainty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: foreign land/sojourn (pravāsa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa emphasis on the importance of post-death rites and the anxiety around improper circumstances of death (thematic); Garuda Purana śrāddha sections addressing those who die away from home and remedial rites (general parallel)

FAQs

What is the importance of omens and bodily signs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats certain clustered indicators ("triads and the like") and physical changes as signals of misfortune and possible death, especially during travel or living away from home.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it flags conditions associated with death (mriyate), which in the Garuda Purana context leads into discussions of post-death journey, rites, and consequences—though this specific verse focuses on fore-signs rather than the soul’s route.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a prompt for caution and self-audit during risky travel—prioritize safety, health, and dharmic conduct, and if following tradition, ensure timely family/ritual responsibilities are not neglected during long absences.