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अवक्षेपः प्रतिमानम् अग्निर् गण्डिका भण्डिक अधिकरणी पिञ्छः सूत्रं चेल्लं बोल्लनं शिर उत्सङ्गो मक्षिका स्व काय ईक्षा दृतिर् उदक शरावम् अग्निष्ठम् इति काचं विद्यात् ॥

(The state goldsmith) shall infer deception (kácham vidyát) when ॥ the artisan preparing articles pays undue attention to॥ throwing away, counter-weight, fire, anvil (gandika), working instruments (bhandika), the seat (adhikarani), the assaying balance, folds of dress (chellachollakam), his head, his thigh, flies, eagerness to look at his own body, the water-pot, and the firepot.

english translation

avakSepaH pratimAnam agnir gaNDikA bhaNDika adhikaraNI piJchaH sUtraM cellaM bollanaM zira utsaGgo makSikA sva kAya IkSA dRtir udaka zarAvam agniSTham iti kAcaM vidyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript