Sushruta Samhita

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तत्र स्वस्तिकयन्त्राणि- अष्टादशाङ्गुलप्रमाणानि, सिंहव्याघ्रवृकतरक्ष्वृक्षद्वीपिमार्जारशृगालमृगैर्वारुककाककङ्ककुररचासभासशशघात्युलूकचिल्लिश्येन- गृध्रक्रौञ्चभृङ्गराजाञ्जलिकर्णावभञ्जननन्दीमुखमुखानि , मसूराकृतिभिः कीलैरवबद्धानि , मूलेऽङ्कुशवदावृत्तवारङ्गाणि , अस्थिविदष्टशल्योद्धरणार्थमुपदिश्यन्ते ||१०||

sanskrit

"In the case of Swastika instruments, which are eighteen fingers in measurement, they are typically made in the shapes of various animals and birds such as lions, tigers, wolves, jackals, trees, islands, cats, and so on. They may also resemble shapes like the crow, crane, vulture, owl, etc. The instruments are designed to have specific forms, such as those shaped like lentils, with specific purposes including the extraction of foreign objects from the body, indicated by their construction and the presence of pointed or circular parts. These instruments are used in the removal of splinters and other foreign bodies."

english translation

tatra svastikayantrANi- aSTAdazAGgulapramANAni, siMhavyAghravRkatarakSvRkSadvIpimArjArazRgAlamRgairvArukakAkakaGkakuraracAsabhAsazazaghAtyulUkacillizyena- gRdhrakrauJcabhRGgarAjAJjalikarNAvabhaJjananandImukhamukhAni , masUrAkRtibhiH kIlairavabaddhAni , mUle'GkuzavadAvRttavAraGgANi , asthividaSTazalyoddharaNArthamupadizyante ||10||

hk transliteration