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Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c21.s3: Measurements of the Mouth

Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c21.s3

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Measurements of the Mouth

v3.c21.s3.1

| The length of the upper lip, which is also the length of the mouth | ... | 4 0 | 2 3½ | 4 0 | 2 3½ | 4 0 | ½ 3½ |
| The breadth of the upper lip at its middle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The breadth of the upper lip should gradually diminish from the middle to the sides. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| There should be a thin rim throughout the length of the upper lip (*pāli* in Sanskrit) whose thickness should be a *yava*; and the rim should slant from 3½ *yavas*, the breadth of the middle part of the upper lip, to half a *yava* at its extremity. The upper lip should have three bends along its length. | ... | 2 1 0 | 2 1 1½ | 2 1 0 | 2 1 | 0 1 ... | 1 3 ... |
| The length of the lower lip | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Its breadth at the middle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The thickness of the *pāli* of the lower lip | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The *pāli* of the lower lip should be turned downwards. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The height of the tip of the upper lip, from the chin | ... | 0 | 6½ | 0 | 6½ | 0 | 7 | ... |
| The mouth should always be sculptured so as to express a smiling appearance. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The *snāna* (?) of the cheek from the chin. | ... | 0 3 | 1½ 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The breadth of the cheek. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The length of the cheek. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 3 | ... |
| The height or convexity of the cheek, (*vardhana*). | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| The cheek should be oval in shape. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

v3.c21.s3.2

| PARTS OF THE BODY MEASURED. | MEASUREMENTS ACCORDING TO THE | | | | | | | | |
| | Śilparatna. | | Amśumad-bhēdāgama. | | Kāraṇāgama. | | Vaikhānasa-gama. | | |
| | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. | Ang. | Yava. | |
| The length of *hanu-chakra* (the oval elevation at the chin) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 6 | |
| The breadth of the same | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 3 | |
| The length of the four upper front teeth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 3 | |
| The width of these teeth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 3 | |
| The length and width of the four lower front teeth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 3 | |
| The length of the canine teeth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2½ | 4 | |
| The shape of the canine teeth should be like the (jasmine) bud. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| The length of the teeth in the lower jaw, corresponding to the canine teeth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 4½ | |
| The width of the molar teeth is the same as that of the front teeth and their length is half a *yava* longer than that of the front teeth. There should be five teeth on each side of the front middle four teeth. Total, 32 teeth. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| The length of the tongue | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 0 | |
| The width of the same | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 0 | |
| The length and width of the uvula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | |

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