stick or staff (डंडा); If it is held by Śiva, it is indicative either of death or of Śiva teaching. Daṇḍa, rod; unit of measurement; 4 Dhanurmusti (26 Aṅgulas) = 1 Daṇḍa and 8 Daṇḍa = 1 Rajju The table… Continue Reading →
Daśatāla (दशताल), Measurement of images by ten tālas; measure of major gods
Dhanu (Sanskrit: धनु): is a unit of measurement of distance, according to the Vāyu Purāṇa; 96 Angula = 1 Dhanu, 8000 Dhanu = 1 Yojana.
Dhanurgraha (धनुर्ग्रह), bowlength; unit of measurement; 1 Dhanurgraha = 27 Angula’s
Dhanurmuṣṭi (Sanskrit: धनुर्मुष्टि), bowlength; unit of measurement; 1 Dhanurmuṣṭi = 26 Aṅgulas and 4 Dhanurmuṣṭi = 1 Danda The table shows the different units of measurement in relation to each other: 8 Paramanu = 1 Rathadhūli, 8 Rathadhuli = 1… Continue Reading →
Dvitāla (द्विताल), Measurement of images by two tālas
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