पुटपरिशीलयितुं काचित् समस्या अस्ति
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Next come the details of vertical measurements:-
- 1. First is the Mastaka-sutra i. e. the line of the crown.
- 2. Four angulas below is the Kesänta (cnd of the front hair) sutra. This goes round the head three angulas above the कर्णाग्र .
- 3. Two angulas below is the Tapanoddeśa-sutra. This goes through the Sankhamadhya, one angula above the Karnagra and one angula above the occiput.
- 4. One angula below is the Kacotsanga-sutra which goes from near the eyebrows, the upper end of the ear to the Sirsakurma (occiput).
- 5. One angula below is the Kanīnikā-sūtra which goes by the Apanga, the upper end of the Pippali and above the pit of the back of the head.
- 6. Two angulas below is the Nãsamadhya-sutra. It goes through the high portion of the cheeks to the middle of the ear.
- 7. Two angulas below is the Näsagrasutra. It goes through the cheeks, the root of the ear, the Keśotpatti-pradeśa and the back.
- 8. Half an angula below is the Vaktramadhya-sūtra. It goes by the Sprkkā or Krkātikā.
- 9. Half an angula below is the Adharostha-sútra. It goes by the joint of the chin to the back of the neck.
- 10. Two angulas below is the Hanvagra-sutra. It goes by the neck to the joint of the shoulder.
- 11. Four angulas below is the Hikka-sutra. It goes from below the shoulders and the tops of the hands.
- 12. Seven angulas below is the Vaksaḥsthala-sutra. It goes by the red part of the nipples and the arm-pit joints to the back-bone.
- 13. Five angulas below is the Vibhramasanga-sutra. It goes below the nipples, the part between the breast and the backbone, the upper part of the elbow joint to the middle of the back.
- 14, Six angulas below is the Jatharamadhya-sutra. It goes by the end of the biceps to the back.