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18-24. Such should be the height of the bull, and it should be divided into fifteen *aṅgulas* (parts); the distance from the crown to the top of the neck should be preferably ten *mātras* (parts); below that, eight parts are known to be the height of the neck; below that, (the distance) down to the root of the thigh, should be sixteen *aṅgulas* (parts); the length of the thigh should be six parts, and the height of the knee two parts; the leg should be equal to the thigh in length, and the height of the hoof should be two parts; and the length from the neck to the root of the tail should be forty parts.