Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c21.68

v3.c21.68

| PARTS OF THE BODY MEASURED. | MEASUREMENTS ACCORDING TO THE | | | | | | | |
| | Śilparatna. | | Amśumat-bhedāgama. | | Kāraṇāgama. | | Vaikhānasā-gama. | |
| | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. |
| The length of the space between the root of the thumb and the root of the forefinger | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 |
| The distance between the root of the thumb and the wrist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The thickness of the palm of the hand near the wrist (Pārṣṇihasta) | ... | ... | 1 | 4 (?) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The thickness of the same near the finger end. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ... | ... | 4 | 0 |
| | 1 | 0 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | The width of the Parshnihasta = 3 | 6 |
| The shape of the two halves of the palm near the wrist should have the shape of the body of a parrot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | The width of the portion resembling the belly of the parrot. 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | The thickness of this portion = 2 | 4 |
| At the roots of the fingers there should be strips of flesh 4 yavas in thickness | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The thickness of the palm should decrease from the wrist to the finger by 5, 4 and 3 yavas... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |