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# Shantikamalakara 3.16

Śāntikamalākara 3.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.3.16)

ślo .. dvādaśāṃguḻavistāro dairghyaṃ dviguṇamucyate .  
yoniḥ kuṃḍè prakartavyā nādhikāśasyate kvicit .. 16

> The width is twelve angulas; the length is said to be twice that. / A vulva-shaped lip should be made on the fire-pit; an oversized one is never commended anywhere. // 16  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt.3.16) — English, machine translation

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