[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 6.3.227.56 # Skandapurana 6.3.227.56 Skandapurāṇa 6.3.227.56 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.3.227.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.56) vitastidvitayaṃ hastaścaturhastaṃ dhanuḥ smṛtam . sa eva daṇḍo gadito viśeṣajñairyudhiṣṭhira .. 227.56 .. > Two spans are a cubit (hasta); a bow (dhanus) is recognized as four cubits. / That very \[measure\] is called a staff (daṇḍa) by those who know the distinctions, O Yudhiṣṭhira. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3.227.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.55) - [Next: 6.3.227.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.57) - [Up: 6.3.227](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.6.3.227.56) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Revākhaṇḍa (Vāyupurāṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.revakhanda.227.56) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.6.3.227.56) · Pramāṇa