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