Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c76.3

v2.c76.3

| PARTS OF THE BODY. | MEASUREMENTS Length | MEASUREMENTS Breadth |
| *(i). The Ear* | | |
| The middle of the eye and the ear | 5 Angulas | |
| The ears and the eyes | Equal in dimensions-in length & twice the height. | |
| *N. B.* The further text 7th & 8th & 9th verses being corrupt, no authentic interpretation is forthcoming till the correct manuscript is available—it, however, gives a clue for the dimensions of the ear. | | |
| Karṇapippalī | 1 Aṅgula | 4 Yavas |
| The lakāra in the middle of the pippalī and the ādhāta | ½ Aṅgula | 1 Aṅgula |
| | (Its depth in the middle being 4 Yavas). | |
| The ear-hole at the root of the pippalī | 4 Yavas. | |
| Stūtikā | ½ Aṅgula | 2 Yavas |
| Pīyūṣī (in the middle of the Lakāra and the Āvarta) | 2 Aṅgulas | 1½ Aṅgulas |
| Avarta (The external lines of the ear) | 6 | " |
| | (It should be vakra & vṛttāyata, crooked and elliptical). | |
| The Mūlāṃśa, *i. e.* the space at the root of the ear | ½ Aṅgula in girth. | |
| Ditto (in the middle) | 2 Yavas " " | |
| Ditto (further up) | 1 Yava " " | |
| Uddhāta (the middle of the Lakāra and the Āvarta) | 3 Yavas " " | |
| The upper expansion of the ear | One Golaka & 2 Yavas. | |
| The middle one | Twice the Nala. | |
| At the root | 6 Mātrās. | |
| Taken as a whole | 2 Golakas in girth. | |
| Nāla (the hind) | One Aṅgula in girth. | |
| Nāla (the frontal) | ½ Angula in girth. | |
| The two soft nālas-komala nālas | 2 Kalās in girth, | |