Surya Siddhanta
पञ्चहस्तोच्छ्रितौ शङ्कू यथादिग् भ्रमसम्स्थितौ । ग्रहान्त्रेण विक्षिप्ताव् अधो हस्तनिखातगौ॥
Take 2 cones (çankus), each of 5 hands (hasta) in height and bury their bases about 1 hand (hasta) each separating them by the interval of two planets in measures of digits (aìgula).
english translation
paJcahastocchritau zaGkU yathAdig bhramasamsthitau । grahAntreNa vikSiptAv adho hastanikhAtagau॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript