[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Vedic ancillary literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc) › [Supplements of the Vedic schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista) › [Atharvavedaparishishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva) › 26.1 # Atharvavedaparishishta 26.1 Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 26.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [26.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.1.1) oṃ samidhāṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi pramāṇaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ śubham | tathāśubhaṃ ca tattvena yathāphalavibhāgataḥ || > Oṃ. I shall declare the measurement, auspicious characteristic, / and inauspicious characteristic of sacrificial kindling-sticks in truth according to the division of fruits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.1.2) yajñakarmaṇi kartavyā\[ḥ\] śāntike pauṣṭike tathā | prādeśamātrīḥ samidhaḥ proktāḥ sarveṣu karmasu || > In a sacrificial rite, in a rite of appeasement, and likewise in a rite of prosperity, / kindling-sticks measuring a span are prescribed for all rites. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.1.3) tiryag yavodarāṇy aṣṭāv ūrdhvā vā vrīhayas trayaḥ | aṅgulasya pramāṇena prādeśo dvādaśāṅgulaḥ || > Eight barley grains placed crosswise or three paddy grains upright / are the measure of a digit; a span is twelve digits. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.1.4) ata ūrdhvaṃ na kartavyā nāpi hrasvā na cordhvataḥ | na vakrā caiva kartavyā nāpi granthisamanvitā || > Above this it must not be made, nor shorter, nor longer; / neither should it be made crooked, nor full of knots. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.1.5) ūrdhvatas tu yato vakrā citradadruvicarcikāḥ | karoti yāge kṣipraṃ tu tasmāt tāṃ parivarjayet || > Because one that is crooked at the upper end quickly produces / spotted ringworm and scabies in the sacrifice, one should therefore avoid it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva~en-mt.26.1.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.1) · Pramāṇa