Brihat Samhita

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कर्माङ्गुलं यवाष्टकं उदरऽसक्तं तुषैः परित्यक्तम् । अङ्गुलशतं नृपाणां महती शय्या जयाय कृता ॥ ७९-०८ ॥

The length of 8 grains of barley rice placed close and parallel to one another, is known as the Carpenter’s inch; the length of the king’s cot shall be 100 such digits.

english translation

karmAGgulaM yavASTakaM udara'saktaM tuSaiH parityaktam । aGgulazataM nRpANAM mahatI zayyA jayAya kRtA ॥ 79-08 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript