Knowledge about the world - Verse 99
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 7 · Verse 99
Sanskrit Original
चत्वारि विंशतिश्चैव हस्तः स्यादंगुलानि तु। किष्कुः स्मृतो द्विरत्निस्तु द्विचत्वारिंशदंगुलः।।
catvāri viṃśatiścaiva hastaḥ syādaṃgulāni tu| kiṣkuḥ smṛto dviratnistu dvicatvāriṃśadaṃgulaḥ||
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.