बृहत्संहिता: प्रथम भाग (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - विमला हिन्दी व्याख्या, पं. अच्युतानन्द झा)

" vs "सङ्घियों" vs "सद्गियों".
Wait, look at 'ङ्क', 'ङ्ग', 'ङ्घ':
In 'ङ्घ', ङ् is above घ.
Look at the middle character in line 28:
Top part: looks like ङ् or द्.
Bottom part: has two curves like घ or ध!
Wait! A 'घ' has two curves! A 'ग' has a loop and a bar.
Here the bottom has two curves! That is definitely 'घ'!
So top is 'ङ्' (or 'द्'), bottom is 'घ'!
In Sanskrit, is it 'द्घ' or 'ङ्घ'? It is 'ङ्घ'!
Word: "सङ्घियों" (or "सद्घियों" if misprinted, but standard is "सङ्घियों").
Wait, let's look at line 28 again:
"सङ्घियों में प्रधान" - this makes 1000% sense both semantically, contextually, and visually!
Wait, let me look at whether it's "सङ्घियों" or "सद्गियों" or "सङ्घियों":
Wait, can it be "सद्गियों"? No, "सद्गियों" is not a word in Hindi or Sanskrit.
"सङ्घियों" is a perfectly normal Hindi word (plural of सङ्घी, meaning संघ से सम्बद्ध लोग / संघ के सदस्य).
Wait, look at whether it's "