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CC Ādi 3.42

Bengali

দৈর্ঘ্য–বিস্তারে যেই আপনার হাত ।
চারি হস্ত হয় ‘মহাপুরুষ’ বিখ্যাত ॥ ৪২ ॥

Text

dairghya-vistāre yei āpanāra hāta
cāri hasta haya ‘mahā-puruṣa’ vikhyāta

Synonyms

dairghya — in length; vistāre — and in breadth; yei — who; āpanāra — of his own; hāta — hand; cāri — four; hasta — cubits; haya — is; mahā-puruṣa — as a great personality; vikhyāta — celebrated.

Translation

One who measures four cubits in height and in breadth by his own hand is celebrated as a great personality.