Knowledge about the world - Verse 100
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 7 · Verse 100
Sanskrit Original
चतुर्हस्तो धनुर्द्दंडो नालिका युगमेव च। धनुःसहस्त्रे द्वे तत्र गव्यूतिस्तौः कृता तदा।।
caturhasto dhanurddaṃḍo nālikā yugameva ca| dhanuḥsahastre dve tatra gavyūtistauḥ kṛtā tadā||
Sūta said: (Defective) with Aṅgulas (finger-width) as the basis they made the units, Pradeśa, Hasta, Kiṣku and Dhanus. Ten joints of the fingers (Aṅgulas) constitute what is called Pradeśa. The space delimited by the tips of the extended thumb and index finger is called Pradeśa. The same with (the tip of the extended) middle finger is remembered as Tāla. The same with (the tip of the extended) ring finger is Gokarṇa. The same with (the tip of the extended) small finger is called Vitasti. It has twelve Aṅgulas.