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12 Yéşăm rékba imastisraḥ sampūrṇā doṣa-varjitāḥ;
Téṣām gotra-dhana"yümṣi sampurṇānyanyathā na tu 12
11 The paternal line-the line of Gotra-starts from the wrist-joint; the line of prosperity and the line of life, both of them, start from the outer portion of the palm between the wrist joint and the little finger. These three lines proceed towards the portion of the hand between the thumb and the index finger. 11
12 If these three lines are perfect and without defects, they indicate perfection in regard to gotra, wealth, and age-limit; otherwise not.
?a eggerà a archspeed fiftatean i पश्चविंशतया ज्ञेया स्वावत्यः शरदां बुधैः ॥ १३ ॥
13 Ullanghyanté ca yāvatyo 'angulyo jivitarékhayā; Pancavimśatayo jnéyāstāvatyaḥ śaradām budhaiḥ 13
of a
13 The wise should know the time-limit of age person (in this world) by each period of twenty five years, for every finger the line of life goes by (the fingers) 13
That is to say, if the line of life goes beyond only the little finger, it indicates an existence of life only for twentyfive years; if it goes beyond the little finger and reaches as far as the ring finger, it indicates an existence of life for fifty years; if the line of life, transgresses the little the ring, and the middle finger, it indicates an age-limit of seveny-five years, and beyond that time-limit, if the line of life goes further.
If the off-shoots from the line of life, point towards the wrist-joint, it indicates prosperity; and if they point towards the fingers it indicates adversity.
If the
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