कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

सार्धैष्षड्भिर्यवै र्वाथ सार्धैस्सप्तभिरेव वा ।।
अङ्गुलास्त्रिविधाः प्रोक्तास्सार्धैरष्टभिरेव वा ।
sa'rdhais"s"ad'bhiryavai rva'tha sa'rdhaissaptabhireva va' // 5
an'gula'strividha'h prokta's sa'rdhairas"t'abhireva va' /
An an'gula obtained by six and a half barley corns is the smallest. That obtained by
seven and a half barley corns is the intermediate. That obtained by eight and a half
barley corns is the largest. In this way there are three kinds of an'gula measure,
considered in an alternate way.
मध्यमाङ्गुलि मध्यस्थ पर्वदीर्घं तु यद्भवेत् ।। ६
श्रेष्ठं मात्राङ्गुलं प्रोक्तं पादहीनं तु मध्यमम् ।
अर्धोनमधमं प्रोक्तं मात्राङ्गुल विभेदतः ।। ७
madhyama'n'guli madhyastha parva di'rgham tu yadbhavet // 6
s'res"t'am ma'tra'n'gulam proktam pa'dahi'nam tu madhyamam /
ardhonam adhamam proktam ma'ta'n'gula vibhedatah // 7
The length of the middle digit of the middle finger is claimed to be the foremost type
of matra'n'gula. One fourth less of this length is known as the intermediate ma'tra'n'gula.
Half less of this length is known as the smallest ma'tra'n'gula. The ma'tra'n'gula type of
measure is of these three different kinds.
नवधा मानमुद्दिष्टं नराद्यङ्गुष्ठतोऽपि वा ।
एवं मात्राङ्गुलं प्रोक्तं यागादीनां प्रशस्यते ।। ८
navadha' ma'namuddis"t'am nara'dyan'gus"t'hato pi va'/
evam ma'tra'n'gulam proktam yagadi'na'm pras'asyate // 8