Arthashastra

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चतुर् दश अङ्गुलं शमः शलः परीरयः पदं च ॥

14 angulas are equal to 1 sama, sala, pariraya, or pada.

english translation

catur daza aGgulaM zamaH zalaH parIrayaH padaM ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्वि वितस्तिर् अरत्निः प्राजापत्यो हस्तः ॥

2 vitastis are equal to 1 aratni or 1 prájápatya hasta 2 vitastis plus 1 dhanurgraha are1 hasta used in measuring balances and cubic measures, equal to and pasture lands.

english translation

dvi vitastir aratniH prAjApatyo hastaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स धनुर् ग्रहः पौतव विवीत मानम् ॥

He, the bow, grasping the standard of measure in the enclosed ground.

english translation

sa dhanur grahaH pautava vivIta mAnam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स धनुर् मुष्टिः कुष्कुः कंसो वा ॥

That ॥ is a॥ bow, a fist, a kuṣku, or a vessel.

english translation

sa dhanur muSTiH kuSkuH kaMso vA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्वि चत्वारिंशद् अङ्गुलस् तक्ष्णः क्राकचनिक किष्कुः स्कन्ध आवार दुर्ग राज परिग्रह मानम् ॥

Two, forty aṅgulas, carpenter, krākacanika, kiṣku, shoulder, shelter, fortress, king, possession, measure.

english translation

dvi catvAriMzad aGgulas takSNaH krAkacanika kiSkuH skandha AvAra durga rAja parigraha mAnam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript