[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c5.16 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c5.16 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c5.16 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.16) Aratni, ‘cubit.’ According to the Śulvasūtra of Baudhāyana,¹ this measure is equal to 24 Aṅgulas or ‘finger-breadths.’ The Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa² also mentions 24 Aṅgulis or ‘finger-breadths’ as a measure, but without reference to the Aratni.³ - [Previous: v2.c5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.15) - [Next: v2.c5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.17) - [Up: v2.c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c5.16) · Pramāṇa