Brihat Samhita

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सुरभूषणं लतानां सहस्रं अष्टोत्तरं चतुर्हस्तम् । इन्दुच्छन्दो नाम्ना विजयच्छन्दस्तदर्धेन ॥ ८१-३१ ॥

A collection of pearls consisting of 1,008 strings, each 4 cubits long is known as Inducchanda. This must be used as ornaments for the Devas only. A collection of pearls consisting of 504 strings each 2 cubits long is known as Vijayacchanda.

english translation

surabhUSaNaM latAnAM sahasraM aSTottaraM caturhastam । inducchando nAmnA vijayacchandastadardhena ॥ 81-31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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शतं अष्टयुतं हारो देवच्छन्दो ह्यशीतिरेकयुता । अष्टाष्टको अर्धहारो रश्मिकलापश्च नवषट्कः ॥ ८१-३२ ॥

A collection of pearls consisting of 108 strings each 2 cubits long is known as a Hāra; one of 81 strings of the same length is known as Devācchanda; one of 64 strings is known as Ardhahāra; and one of 54 is known as Raśmikalāpa.

english translation

zataM aSTayutaM hAro devacchando hyazItirekayutA । aSTASTako ardhahAro razmikalApazca navaSaTkaH ॥ 81-32 ॥

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द्वात्रिंशता तु गुच्छो विंशत्या कीर्तितो अर्धगुच्छाख्यः । षोडशभिर्माणवको द्वादशभिश्चार्धमाणवकः ॥ ८१-३३ ॥

A collection of pearls consisting of 32 strings each 2 cubits long is known as Guccha; one of 20 strings is known as Ardha-Guccha; one of 16 as Māṇavaka; and one of 12 as Ardhamāṇavaka.

english translation

dvAtriMzatA tu guccho viMzatyA kIrtito ardhagucchAkhyaH । SoDazabhirmANavako dvAdazabhizcArdhamANavakaH ॥ 81-33 ॥

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मन्दरसंज्ञो अष्टाभिः पञ्चलता हारफलकं इत्युक्तम् । सप्ताविंशतिमुक्ता हस्तो नक्षत्रमालाइति ॥ ८१-३४ ॥

A collection of pearls consisting of 8 strings each two cubits long is known as Mandāra, and one of 5 strings is known as Hāraphalaka or a necklace-slab, a cubit in length, consisting of a string of 27 pearls is known as a Nakṣatramāla.

english translation

mandarasaMjJo aSTAbhiH paJcalatA hAraphalakaM ityuktam । saptAviMzatimuktA hasto nakSatramAlAiti ॥ 81-34 ॥

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अन्तरमणिसंयुक्ता मणिसोपानं सुवर्णगुलिकैर्वा । तरलकमणिमध्यं तद्विज्ञेयं चाटुकारं इति ॥ ८१-३५ ॥

A Nakṣatramāla with gems or gold beads between the pearls (muktā) is known as Maṇisopāna. A Maṇisopāna with a central gem is known as Cāṭukāra.

english translation

antaramaNisaMyuktA maNisopAnaM suvarNagulikairvA । taralakamaNimadhyaM tadvijJeyaM cATukAraM iti ॥ 81-35 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

Chapter 81

Verses 26-30

Chapter 81

Verses 36-40