Charak Samhita

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अरत्निमष्टादशषोडशाङ्गुलं तथैव नेत्रं हि दशाङ्गुलं क्रमात्। गजोष्ट्रगोश्वाव्यजबस्तिसन्धौ चतुर्थभागोपनयं हितं वदेत् ॥२१॥

॥ Length of enema nozzles for different animals॥ Length of enema nozzles for elephants should be one aratni (length of the fore arm), for camels should be 18 angulas (one angula=3/4 of an inch), for cattle or horses should be 16 angulas, for sheep and goats ten angulas. Only 1/4 of this length of the nozzle should be inserted into the anus of the animals, while administering medicated enemas.

english translation

aratnimaSTAdazaSoDazAGgulaM tathaiva netraM hi dazAGgulaM kramAt। gajoSTragozvAvyajabastisandhau caturthabhAgopanayaM hitaM vadet ॥21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript