[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Phonetics and recitation](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa) › [Śikṣā treatises](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa) › [Māṇḍūkī Śikṣā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa.manduki) › 26 # Māṇḍūkī Śikṣā 26 Māṇḍūkīśikṣā 26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa.manduki.26) ete vai hastadoṣāḥ syuḥ paraśuchedastu saptamaḥ kūrmo'ṅgānīva saṃhṛtya ceṣṭāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ dṛḍhaṃ manaḥ > these indeed are flaws of hand gesture, and the axe-chop is the seventh. / Drawing in one's limbs like a tortoise, \[one should keep\] motion, sight, and mind firm. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa.manduki.25) - [Next: 27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa.manduki.27) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa.manduki~en-mt.26) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Nāradīyāśikṣā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa.naradiya.1.6.12) — Nārada, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa.manduki.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.siksa.manduki.26) · Pramāṇa