aṃgula अंगुल – aṃgulaḥ [aṃg-ul] 1 A finger.

Original text · English · substantive masculine

aṃgulaḥ [aṃg-ul] 1 A finger. 2 The thumb, aṃgau pāṇau līyate (n. also). 3 A finger's breadth (n. also), equal to 8 barley-corns, 12 Aṅgulas making a vitasti or span, and 24, a hasta or cubit; śaṃkurdaśāṃgulaḥ Ms. 8. 271. 4 (Astr.) A digit or 12th part. 5 N. of the sage Chāṇakya or Vātsyāyana.