Dhamma Topics and their Analysis

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35. Asītyanubyañjanāni
35. The Eighty Secondary Characteristics

from Milindaṭīkā

1. Citaṅgulitā,
1. (The great man has) fingers without spaces,

2. anupubbaṅgulitā,
2. graduated fingers,

3. vaṭṭaṅgulitā,
3. rounded fingers,

4. tambanakhatā,
4. copper-coloured nails,

5. tuṅganakhatā,
5. prominent nails,

6. siniddhanakhatā,
6. glossy nails,

7. nigūḷhagopphakatā,
7. hidden ankles,

8. samapādatā,
8. even feet,

9. gajasamānakkamanatā,
9. he proceeds like an elephant,

10. sīhasamānakkamanatā,
10. he proceeds like a lion,

11. haṁsasamānakkamanatā,
11. he proceeds like a goose,

12. usabhasamānakkamanatā,
12. he proceeds like a bull,

13. dakkhiṇāvaṭṭagattatā,
13. he has limbs turning to the right,

14. samantato cārujāṇumaṇḍalatā,
14. kneecaps that are charming on all sides,

15. paripuṇṇapurisabyañjanatā,
15. fullsome genitals,

16. acchiddanābhitā,
16. a navel without defects,

17. gambhīranābhitā,
17. a deep navel,

18. dakkhiṇāvaṭṭanābhitā,
18. a navel turning to the right,

19. suvaṇṇakadalūrutā,
19. beautiful thighs like a plantain,

20. Erāvaṇakarasadisabhujatā,
20. hands that are shaped like Erāvaṇa’s Erāvaṇa is Indra’s elephant. trunk,

21. anupubbagattatā,
21. graduated limbs,

22. maṭṭhakagattatā,
22. smooth limbs,

23. sucigattatā,
23. pure limbs,

24. suvibhattagattatā,
24. well-arranged limbs,

25. anussannānussannasabbagattatā,
25. every limb is neither too big nor too small,

26. alīnagattatā,
26. unsluggish limbs,

27. tilakādivirahitagattatā,
27. limbs free of spots and so on,

28. anupubbaruciragattatā,
28. graduated, pleasant limbs,

29. visuddhagattatā,
29. purified limbs,

30. koṭisahassahatthibaladharagattatā,
30. limbs that have the strength of a million elephants,

31. tuṅganāsatā,
31. a prominent nose,

32. susaṇṭhānanāsatā,
32. a well-shaped nose,

33. rattadvijamaṁsatā,
33. red gums,

34. susukkadantatā,
34. clean teeth,

35. suvisuddhindriyatā,
35. very purified sense faculties,

36. vaṭṭadāṭhatā,
36. rounded canine teeth,

37. rattoṭṭhasamabimbitā,
37. red lips like fruits,

38. āyatavadanatā,
38. a long face,

39. gambhīrapāṇilekhatā,
39. deep lines of the hands,

40. āyatalekhatā,
40. long lines,

41. ujulekhatā,
41. straight lines,

42. surucirasaṇṭhānalekhatā,
42. well-shaped, pleasant lines,

43. parimaṇḍalakāyavantatā,
43. a proportionate body,

44. paripuṇṇakapolatā,
44. fullsome cheeks,

45. āyatavisālanettatā,
45. long and large eyes,

46. pañcapasādavantanettatā,
46. eyes that are clear in five ways,

47. kuñcikaggapakhumatā,
47. eyelashes like reeds,

48. mudutanukarattajivhatā,
48. a soft and thin red tongue,

49. āyatajivhatā,
49. a long tongue,

50. āyatarucirakaṇṇatā,
50. long and pleasant ears,

51. niggaṇṭhisiratā,
51. veins that are not varicose,

52. nigguyhasiratā,
52. veins that are not hidden,

53. chattasannibhacārusīsatā,
53. a charming head shaped like an umbrella,

54. āyataputhulalāṭasobhatā,
54. a long and broad forehead that is radiant,

55. susaṇṭhānabhamukatā,
55. well-shaped eyebrows,

56. kaṇhābhamukatā,
56. black eyebrows,

57. saṇhabhamukatā,
57. smooth eyebrows,

58. anulomabhamukatā,
58. regular eyebrows,

59. mahābhamukatā,
59. large eyebrows,

60. āyatabhamukatā,
60. long eyebrows,

61. sukhumālagattatā,
61. graceful limbs,

62. ativiya-ujjalitagattatā,
62. extremely bright limbs,

63. ativiyasommagattatā,
63. extremely agreeable limbs,

64. ativimulagattatā,
64. very pure limbs,

65. komalagattatā,
65. soft limbs,

66. siniddhagattatā,
66. glossy limbs,

67. sugandhatanutā,
67. a fragrant body,

68. samalomatā,
68. even body-hairs,

69. atisukhuma-assāsapassāsadhāraṇatā,
69. maintaining very fine in- and out-breaths,

70. susaṇṭhānamukhatā,
70. a well-shaped mouth,

71. sutanusukhatā,
71. a pleasant and slender waist,

72. sugandhamukhatā,
72. a fragrant mouth,

73. sugandhamuddhatā,
73. a fragrant head,

74. sunīlakesatā,
74. black hair,

75. dakkhiṇāvaṭṭakesatā,
75. hair turning to the right,

76. susaṇṭhānakesatā,
76. well-shaped hair,

77. siniddhakesatā,
77. glossy hair,

78. saṇhakesatā,
78. smooth hair,

79. alulitakesatā,
79. untangled hair,

80. ketumālāratanacittatā.
80. a beautiful, bejewelled halo.