Sutra 6

Devanagari script

अष्टौ यवमध्या अङ्गुलम् ॥ कZ_०२.२०.०६ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭau yavamadhyā aṅgulam

Translation

Eight yava-madhya make one aṅgula (finger-breadth).

Word by Word

• अष्टौ: eight
• Type: Noun (Numeral)
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: सङ्ख्यावाचक-शब्दः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (अष्टौ)

• यवमध्याः: (measured as) of barley-middle (i.e., barleycorn-thickness units)
• Type: Noun (Compound)
• Root: यव + मध्य
• Form: समासः (यव-मध्य); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (अङ्गुलम् इति माप-शब्दं विशेषयति)

• अङ्गुलम्: an aṅgula (finger-breadth unit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुलि/अङ्गुल
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; मापन-शब्दः; वाक्ये विधेयम्/परिभाष्य-रूपेण

Entities Mentioned

• aṅgula

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FAQs

What administrative activities depend on a standardized aṅgula?

Surveying, building specifications, workshop production standards, and uniform assessment of workmanship in state contracts.