Shiva Purana

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विप्रः कुर्याद्दंतकाष्ठं द्वादशांगुलमानतः।। एकादशांगुलं राजा वैश्यः कुर्याद्दशांगुलम् ।।२५।।

sanskrit

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