Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c21.62
Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c21.62
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v3.c21.62
| PARTS OF THE BODY MEASURED. | MEASUREMENTS ACCORDING TO THE | | | | | | | |
| | Śilparatna. | | Amśumad-bhēdāgama. | | Kāraṇāgama. | | Vaikhānasa-gama. | |
| | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. |
| The width of the fingers at the tips is less by one sixteenth of their width at the root | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Five-sixths of the width at the tips of the fingers is the width of the nail of each finger | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The lengths of the nails of the fingers are five fourths of their width | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The nails of the toes should be circular and those of the fingers oval in shape | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The length of the digit of the finger bearing the nail should be twice the length of the nail... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The length of that digit of the thumb which is near the palm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The width of the digit of the thumb which bears the nail = | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The width of the index finger = | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The width of the middle finger = | 1 | 7½ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The width of the ring-finger = | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The width of the small finger = | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The width of that digit of the | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cites (3)
- Kāśyapaśilpa — Sanskrit
- Kāraṇāgama — Sanskrit
- Śilparatna — Śrīkumāra (Śilparatna) 1500, Sanskrit