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¹ Measurement from the foot to the top of the head is called Māna (which is nothing but height). Pramāṇa is the measurement of breadth. Parimāṇa is the measurement of width or circumference (paritaḥ) Lambamāna is the measurement by the plumb-lines or the lines drawn perpendicularly through different parts of the body, the māna or the measurement of height being taken by the surface of the body. Unmāna is the measurement of thickness (nimna) or diameter. Upamāna is the measurement of inter-space (antara), such as that between the two feet of an image. Parimāṇa, unmāna and māna are also mentioned in the Śukra-nīti (I. 310), but their meanings are not quite clear.