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One should know [him to be] a pursuer of others' wives original: "paradārakaṃ" — literally "one who goes after another's wife" if his second toe pradeśinī: the second toe, next to the big toe is thick, and the little toe kāniṣṭakā is likewise [thick]. 31
Short [toes lead to] a life of affliction and a lack of enjoyments. If the big toe aṅguṣṭha is long and the second toe is equal [to it in length], it is considered a base or inferior sign.
If the middle toe original: "jyeṣṭhā" — usually "the eldest," here referring to the middle toe and the little toe are both long... 32
A man with short toes is [fated to be] like a servant, truly [performing] the work of a servant; such is the word of Sāmudra The mythical sage Sāmudra to whom the science of body-reading is attributed. 33
The toes should be even, long, close-set, and well-proportioned. Those whose second toes are round [at the tips] will undoubtedly become lords of the earth. 34
With nails that are white and curved at the tips, men become partakers of sorrow.
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They are ill-behaved, and their lives are devoid of love and pleasure. 35
With nails that are cracked, split, or swollen, one becomes a vessel of poverty dāridrabhājanaṃ: one who "enjoys" or possesses only poverty.
[Nails that are] small or stunted cause great distress. 36