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5-8. The fifteen kinds of the transverse measurement (i.e., diameter) of a wheel should begin from three spans (i.e., one and a half cubits, or twenty-seven inches) and end at five cubits, the increment being by six *aṅgulas* (i.e., a quarter cubit); the same number of variety (i.e., fifteen kinds) as before may begin (again) from two spans (i.e., one cubit) and end at four cubits and a half, the increment being by half a span (i.e., a quarter cubit): these should be the diametrical measure of the wheels (in the cars) of the gods, the Brahmans, and the kings.