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श्यामं सदापीव्यवयोऽङ्गलक्ष्म्या स्त्रीणां मनोज्ञं रुचिरस्मितेन ।
प्रत्युत्थितास्ते मुनयः स्वासनेभ्यस् तल्लक्षणज्ञा अपि गूढवर्चसम् ॥ २८ ॥
 
syamam sadapivya-vayo-'ṅga-laksmya
strinam mano-jnam rucira-smitena
pratyutthitas te munayah svasanebhyas
tal-laksana-jna api gudha-varcasam
syamam-blackish; sada-always; apivya-excessively; vayah-age; aṅga-symptoms; laksmya-by the opulence of; strinam-of the fair sex; manah-jnam-attractive; rucira-beautiful; smitena-smiling; pratyutthitah-stood up; te-all of them; munayah-the great sages; sva-own; asanebhyah-from the seats; tat-those; laksana-jnah-expert in the art of physiognomy; api-even; gudha-varcasam-covered glories.