Brihat Samhita

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छिन्द्यात्प्रभातसमये वृक्षं उदक्प्राङ्मुखो अपि वा भूत्वा । परशोर्जर्जरशब्दो नैष्टः स्निग्धो घनश्च हितः ॥ ४३-१९ ॥

sanskrit

At dawn, facing the east or north, the carpenter should cut the tree. A rough and creaking sound of the axe is not auspicious, but a soft and deep one is beneficial.

english translation

chindyAtprabhAtasamaye vRkSaM udakprAGmukho api vA bhUtvA । parazorjarjarazabdo naiSTaH snigdho ghanazca hitaH ॥ 43-19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/brihat-samhita/43/19

छिन्द्यात्प्रभातसमये वृक्षं उदक्प्राङ्मुखो अपि वा भूत्वा । परशोर्जर्जरशब्दो नैष्टः स्निग्धो घनश्च हितः ॥ ४३-१९ ॥

sanskrit

At dawn, facing the east or north, the carpenter should cut the tree. A rough and creaking sound of the axe is not auspicious, but a soft and deep one is beneficial.

english translation

chindyAtprabhAtasamaye vRkSaM udakprAGmukho api vA bhUtvA । parazorjarjarazabdo naiSTaH snigdho ghanazca hitaH ॥ 43-19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript