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:

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