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Adh. LVIII. Sl. 8-11.] अष्टपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 505
Sloka 7.—The tip of the ear is 4½ digits off the
corner of the eye on a level with the brows. The ear-
hole and the raised margin near it lie at the same level
as the centre of the eye and measure one digit.
चतुरङ्गुलं वसिष्ठः कथयति नेत्रान्तकर्णयोर्विवरम् ।
अधरोऽङ्गुलप्रमाणस्तस्यार्धेनोत्तरोष्ठश्च ॥८॥
Sloka 8.—Sage Vasishta observes that the distance
between the eye-corner and the ear is four digits. The
lower and the upper lip measure respectively one digit
and half a digit in breadth.
अर्धाङ्गुला तु गोच्छा वक्त्रं चतुरङ्गुलायतं कार्यम् ।
विपुलं तु सार्धमङ्गुलमव्यात्तं त्र्यङ्गुलं व्यात्तम् ॥९॥
Sloka 9.—The dimple above the lip is half a
digit. The mouth must be made four digits in length
and 1½ digits in thickness. An opened mouth is of three
digits in the middle.
द्व्यङ्गुलतुल्यौ नासापुटौ च नासा पुटाग्रतो ज्ञेया ।
स्याद्द्व्यङ्गुलमुच्छ्रायश्चतुरङ्गुलमन्तरं चाक्ष्णोः ॥१०॥
Sloka 10.—The sides of the nose measure two digits;
the tip of the nose is two digits in height and breadth.
The space between the eyes is four digits.
द्व्यङ्गुलमितोऽक्षिकोषो द्वे नेत्रे तत्रिभागिका तारा ।
दृक्तारा पञ्चांशो नेत्रविकासोऽङ्गुलं भवति ॥११॥
Sloka 11.—The socket of the eye and the eye itself
measure two digits. The pupil measures one-third of
the above, i. e. ⅔ digit; and the innermost circle of the
pupil is ⅖ digit. The width of the eye is one digit.
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