Manasara 63.1

63.1

siṃhalakṣaṇam
devānāṃ vāhanaṃ siṃhaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣyate'dhunā
uṣṇīṣātkhuravaryantaṃ tuṅge pañcaśarāṅgulam

Characteristics of the Lion:
The characteristics of the lion, the mount of the deities, are now stated: / from the crown of the head to the hoof, the height is fifty-five digits;