History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.27

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²²⁸⁷ परिधि means an encircling stick of wood 'अग्नेः परितो धीयन्ते तानि काष्ठानि परिधयः' com. on Sat. I. 2, p. 88. They are of some sacrificial tree such as palāśa, kārśmarya, khadira, udumbara &c. They may be undried or dried but must have the bark on. The middle one is the thickest, that to the south is the longest, that to the north is the thinnest and shortest. Vide Āp. I. 5. 7-10 and Kāt. II. 8. 1 for paridhis. The paridhis are about three spans or one *bāhu* long, while samidhs are two spans (prādeśa, distance between the thumb and index finger when both are stretched away from each other).