Sushruta Samhita

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अथ जातस्योल्बं मुखं च सैन्धवसर्पिषा विशोध्य, घृताक्तं मूर्ध्नि पिचुं दद्यात्; ततो नाभिनाडीमष्टाङ्गुलमायम्य सूत्रेण बद्ध्वा छेदयेत्, तत्सूत्रैकदेशं च कुमारस्य ग्रीवायां सम्यग् बध्नीयात् ||१२||

sanskrit

Then, after cleansing the face of the newborn with salt butter, he should apply ghee to the head and give it a cotton swab. Then, taking the umbilical cord, stretch it eight finger-breadths and tie it with a thread, and bind one part of that thread properly around the neck of the child.

english translation

hindi translation

atha jAtasyolbaM mukhaM ca saindhavasarpiSA vizodhya, ghRtAktaM mUrdhni picuM dadyAt; tato nAbhinADImaSTAGgulamAyamya sUtreNa baddhvA chedayet, tatsUtraikadezaM ca kumArasya grIvAyAM samyag badhnIyAt ||12||

hk transliteration