Knowledge about the world - Verse 98
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 7 · Verse 98
Sanskrit Original
कनिष्ठया वितस्तिस्तु द्वादशांगुल उच्यते। रत्निरंगुलपर्वाणि संख्यया त्वेकविशतिः।।
kaniṣṭhayā vitastistu dvādaśāṃgula ucyate| ratniraṃgulaparvāṇi saṃkhyayā tvekaviśatiḥ||
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.