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

The measure obtained from the right thumb of a man is of nine different kinds.Thus
the ma’tra’n’gula type of measure is spoken of. This kind of measure is to be applied
to the sacrificial hall and the related things.
अङ्गुलैस्सूर्यसङ्ख्यातै र्वितस्तिरिह कथ्यते ।
तद् द्वयं हस्तमुद्दिष्टं स किष्कुरिह सम्मतः ।। ९
पञ्चविंशति मात्रं तु प्राजापत्य इति स्मृतः ।
मात्रैस्तु षड्विंशतिभिर्धनुर्मुष्टिः प्रकीर्तितः ।। १०
सप्तविंशतिभिर्मात्रैर्धनुर्ग्रह उदाहृतः ।
मानाङ्गुलोत्थ हस्तास्तु शास्त्रेऽस्मिन् संप्रकीर्तिताः ।। ११
an’gulaissu’rya san’khyatair vitastiriha kathyate /
tad dvayam hastamuddis”t’am sa kis”kuriha sammatah // 9
pan”ca vims”ati ma’tram tu pra’ja’patya iti smr’tah /
ma’traistu s”ad’vims’atibhir dhanurmus”t’i praki’rtitah // 10
saptavims’atibhir ma’trair dhanurgraha uda’hr’tah /
ma’na’n’gulottha hasta’stu s’a’stre smin sampraki’rtitah // 11
It is set forth in this Agama that 12 an’gulas make one vitasti. Two vitastis make one
hasta. This kind of hasta is accepted as kis”ku hasta. 25 an’gulas constitute one
pra’ja’patya hasta. 26 an’gulas make one dhanur mus”t’i hasta. 27 an’gulas make
one dhanurgraha hasta. These are different kinds of hastas obtained from ma’na’n’gula
type of measure.
The most commonly used hasta is the kis’ku hasta. It is equal to 33 inches in
the modern English system. That is 2 feet 9 inches. One an’gula equals one and
three by eight inches. In the tradition of sthapatis kis”ku is commonly known
as ‘Thanjai Muzham’, since the famous Brugadisvara Temple of Tnajore had been
built with this basic unit.