# Cc. Antya 9.57
> সংখ্যা লাগি’ দুই-হাতে অঙ্গুলীতে লেখা ।
> সহস্রাদি পূর্ণ হৈলে, অঙ্গে কাটে রেখা ।।” ৫৭ ।। ॥৫৭॥
## Text
> saṅkhyā lāgi' dui-hāte aṅgulīte lekhā
> sahasrādi pūrṇa haile, aṅge kāṭe rekhā"
## Synonyms
*saṅkhyā lāgi'*—for counting; *dui-hāte*—in two hands; *aṅgulīte*—on the fingers; *lekhā*—marking; *sahasra-ādi*—one thousand times; *pūrṇa haile*—when finished; *aṅge*—on the body; *kāṭe rekhā*—makes a mark.
## Translation
**"He counted the chants on the fingers of both hands, and after he had finished chanting one thousand times, he would make a mark on his body."**