Brihat Samhita

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कण्ठाद्द्वादश हृदयं हृदयान्नाभी च तत्प्रमाणेन । नाभीमध्याद्मेढ्रान्तरं च तत्तुल्यं एवौक्तम् ॥ ५८-१६ ॥

The heart shall be 12 digits below the neck; the navel shall be 12 digits below the heart, and the genital organ shall be 12 digits below the centre of the navel.

english translation

kaNThAddvAdaza hRdayaM hRdayAnnAbhI ca tatpramANena । nAbhImadhyAdmeDhrAntaraM ca tattulyaM evauktam ॥ 58-16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ऊरू चाङ्गुलमानैश्चतुर्युता विंशतिस्तथा जङ्घे । जानुकपिच्छे चतुरङ्गुले च पादौ च तत्तुल्यौ ॥ ५८-१७ ॥

The thighs shall be 24 digits long; the shanks shall also be 24 digits; the knee-shell shall be 4 digits, and the feet shall be 4 digits high.

english translation

UrU cAGgulamAnaizcaturyutA viMzatistathA jaGghe । jAnukapicche caturaGgule ca pAdau ca tattulyau ॥ 58-17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्वादशदीर्घौ षट्पृथुतया च पादौ त्रिकऽयताङ्गुष्ठौ । पञ्चाङ्गुलपरिणाहौ प्रदेशिनी त्र्यङ्गुलं दीर्घा ॥ ५८-१८ ॥

The length of the feet shall be 12 digits and the breadth shall be 6 digits; the length of big toe shall be 3 digits; the same when measured around shall be 5 digits; the next toe shall also be 3 digits.

english translation

dvAdazadIrghau SaTpRthutayA ca pAdau trika'yatAGguSThau । paJcAGgulapariNAhau pradezinI tryaGgulaM dIrghA ॥ 58-18 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अष्टांशांशऊनाः शेषाङ्गुल्यः क्रमेण कर्तव्याः । सचतुर्थभागं अङ्गुलं उत्सेधो अङ्गुष्ठकस्यौक्तः ॥ ५८-१९ ॥

The other three toes shall each be one-eighth less than the length of the toe before it. The height of the big toe shall be a digit and a quarter.

english translation

aSTAMzAMzaUnAH zeSAGgulyaH krameNa kartavyAH । sacaturthabhAgaM aGgulaM utsedho aGguSThakasyauktaH ॥ 58-19 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अङ्गुष्ठनखः कथितस्चतुर्थभागऊनं अङ्गुलं तज्ज्ञैः । शेषनखानां अर्धाङ्गुलं क्रमात्किंचिदूनं वा ॥ ५८-२० ॥

The learned say that the nail of the big toe shall be three-fourths of a digit broad and that the toe-nails shall each be half a digit or less.

english translation

aGguSThanakhaH kathitascaturthabhAgaUnaM aGgulaM tajjJaiH । zeSanakhAnAM ardhAGgulaM kramAtkiMcidUnaM vA ॥ 58-20 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript