manangula
Mānāṅgula (मानाङ्गुल), digit (finger-breadth); basic measuring unit for idols; unit of measurement (cf. Angula); 12 Aṅgulas = 1 Vitasti
- 6 Yavas = 1 Adhama-mānāṅgula (inferior inch measure),
- 7 Yavas = 1 Madhyama-mānāṅgula (middling inch measure),
- 8 Yavas = 1 Uttama-mānāṅgula (superior inch measure),
- 24 Aṅgula or Mānāṅgulas (inch measure) = 1 Kisku (cubit),
- 25 Mānāṅgulas = 1 Prajapatya,
- 26 Mānāṅgulas = 1 Dhanurgraha (bowlength),
- 27 Mānāṅgulas = 1 Dhanurmusti (bowlength).
The table shows the different units of measurement in relation to each other:
- 8 Paramanu = 1 Rathadhūli,
- 8 Rathadhuli = 1 Vālāgra,
- 8 Valagra = 1 Likṣā,
- 8 Liksha = 1 Yūka,
- 8 Yuka = 1 Yava,
- 8 Yava = 1 Aṅgula,
- 12 Aṅgulas = 1 Vitasti = 1 Tala,
- 2 Vitasti (24 Aṅgulas) = 1 Kisku,
- 4 Dhanurmusti (26 Aṅgulas) = 1 Daṇḍa,
- 8 Danda = 1 Rajju.