Shiva Purana

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विप्रः कुर्याद्दंतकाष्ठं द्वादशांगुलमानतः॥ एकादशांगुलं राजा वैश्यः कुर्याद्दशांगुलम् ॥२५॥

The Brahmin should use a piece of wood, twelve fingers in length. The king should use an eleven-finger length, while the Vaishya should use a ten-finger length.

english translation

vipraH kuryAddaMtakASThaM dvAdazAMgulamAnataH॥ ekAdazAMgulaM rAjA vaizyaH kuryAddazAMgulam ॥25॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript