'aṅga'-śabde amśa kahe śāstra-paramāṇa
aṅgera avayava 'upāṅga'-vyākhyāna

 aṅga-śabde - by the word aṅga, or limb; amśa - part; kahe - says; śāstra - of the scriptures; paramāṇa - the evidence; aṅgera - of the limb; avayava - the constituent part; upāṅga-vyākhyāna - the exposition of the word upāṅga.


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According to the evidence of the revealed scriptures, a bodily limb [aṅga] is also called a part [aṁśa], and a part of a limb is called a partial part [upāṅga].

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