Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s2.77

v2.c74.s2.77

The 75th Chapter entitled ‘Mānotpatti’ gives the units of measurements together with other allied canons of iconometry. We know that there are two different kinds of units of measurements in the traditional measure of length. They are absolute and relative. The following table shows the relation between the various quantities used in the absolute systems as prescribed by the Samarāṅgaṇa-Sūtradhāra:—