Shiva Purana

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पृथक्प्रयोज्या यद्येते बिंदुनादविभूषिताः ॥ अर्धचन्द्रनिभो बिंदुर्नादो दीपशिखाकृतिः ॥ ४४ ॥

sanskrit

If these are not decorated with dots, they should be used separately. The sound of a dot resembling a crescent moon resembled the flame of a lamp.

english translation

pRthakprayojyA yadyete biMdunAdavibhUSitAH ॥ ardhacandranibho biMdurnAdo dIpazikhAkRtiH ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/48/44

पृथक्प्रयोज्या यद्येते बिंदुनादविभूषिताः ॥ अर्धचन्द्रनिभो बिंदुर्नादो दीपशिखाकृतिः ॥ ४४ ॥

sanskrit

If these are not decorated with dots, they should be used separately. The sound of a dot resembling a crescent moon resembled the flame of a lamp.

english translation

pRthakprayojyA yadyete biMdunAdavibhUSitAH ॥ ardhacandranibho biMdurnAdo dIpazikhAkRtiH ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript