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On the features of the Elephant (hasti-lakṣaṇa) - Verse 6-7

Brihat Samhita (Wisdomlib English) · 67 · Verse 6-7

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The elephant whose lips and mouth are red, whose eyes resemble those of the sparrow, whose tusks are shining, rising and with sharp end, whose face is large and long, whose back bones are like bows, long and invisible, whose frontal globes (round protuberances on the temples) are covered with hair and resemble the turtle, whose ears, mouth corners, navel, forehead and genital organs are large, whose body resembles the turtle, whose nails are 18 or 20, whose trunk has three lines and is round, whose tail is beautiful, and whose juice (when in rut) is felt to be of good smell when the animal blows through its trunk, will bring on wealth.