aṅgula

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[mw] m. (ag or aṅg), a finger 8,2 1705 m. the thumb 8,2 1706 m. a finger's breadth, a measure equal to eight barley-corns, twelve an3gulas aNgula s making a vitasti vitasti or span, and twenty-four a hasta hasta or cubit 8,2 1707 m. (in astron.) a digit, or twelfth part 8,2 1708

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m. (ag or aṅg), a finger 8,2 1705 m. the thumb 8,2 1706 m. a finger's breadth, a measure equal to eight barley-corns, twelve an3gulas aNgula s making a vitasti vitasti or span,...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

768

Texts Appeared In

69

DCS: name of a king | Monier-Williams: N. of the sage Cāṇakya , L.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 87 11.3%
2. Tantrāloka 59 7.7%
3. Suśrutasaṃhitā 54 7.0%
4. Rasakāmadhenu 52 6.8%
5. Liṅgapurāṇa 46 6.0%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rasaratnākara surface: aṅgulā

  bālye ṣaḍaṅgulā yojyā yauvane sā navāṅgulā

• Rasaratnākara surface: aṅgulā

  bālye ṣaḍaṅgulā yojyā yauvane sā navāṅgulā

• Rasaratnākara surface: aṅgula

  mukhāgre tasya kuṇḍaṃ tu dvādaśāṅgulanīlakam