Knowledge about the world - Verse 96
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 7 · Verse 96
Sanskrit Original
ययांगुलप्रदेशांस्त्रीन्हस्तः किष्कुं धनूंषि च। दश त्वंगुलपर्वाणि प्रादेश इति संज्ञितः।।
yayāṃgulapradeśāṃstrīnhastaḥ kiṣkuṃ dhanūṃṣi ca| daśa tvaṃgulaparvāṇi prādeśa iti saṃjñitaḥ||
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.