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19-21. The length of the axle (*aksha*) together with the axle-hands (*śikhā*) should begin from three spans (i.e., one and a-half cubits) and end at five cubits, the increment being by six *aṅgulas* (i.e., a quarter cubit); exclusive (of the length of the axle) the length of the axle-hands (alone) should begin from one *aṅgula* and end at eleven *aṅgulas*.