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Arthashastra

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स युग्म उरस्यो दण्ड पक्षः शकटः ॥

That is a pair , a chest-piece, a staff, a wing, a cart.

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विपर्यये मकरः ॥

the reverse of this is called a crocodile-like array

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हस्त्य् अश्व रथैर् व्यतिकीर्णः शकटः पारिपतन्तकः ॥

the cart-like array which consists of elephants, horses and chariots is called váripatantaka (?)--these are the varieties of the snake-like array.

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इति भोग व्यूहाः ॥

Thus are the arrays of enjoyment.

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पक्ष कक्ष उरस्यानाम् एकी भावे मण्डलः ॥

The unification of the flanks, armpits, and chest constitutes the maṇḍala.

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