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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Google Books: The Theory of Citrasutras in Indian Painting

The mātrāṅgula is determined by the length of the middle phalanx of the patron’s right hand and is employed for the construction of images or sacrificial altars. According to Marasinghe (1991, p. xxiii) the mātrāṅgula is the kind of linear measure taken to be the length of the middle link of the middle finger of the artisan or of the patron that directs a monastery to be built or an image to be installed. This means that this meaurement is a fixed unit determined before the realization of any work and is considered auspicious.

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)

Mātrāṅgula (मात्राङ्गुल) refers to a type of measurement, as defined in the texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The length of the middle digit of the middle finger of either the sculptor or the architect, or of the devotee is mātrāṅgula.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Mātrāṅgula (मात्राङ्गुल) refers to “unit of measurement for the rites § 2.4.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mātrāṅgula (मात्राङ्गुल).—a measure equal to the middle digit of the middle finger in the right hand of the architect or priest, employed in measuring the sacrificial objects like the kuśa grass or seat, the spout of a ladle, and the ladle &c.; Suprabhedāgama 3.4/5,7/8.

Derivable forms: mātrāṅgulam (मात्राङ्गुलम्).

Mātrāṅgula is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mātrā and aṅgula (अङ्गुल).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mātrāṃgula (ಮಾತ್ರಾಂಗುಲ):—[noun] (arcit.) a measure equal to the middle digit of the middle finger in the right hand.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Matra, Angula.

Full-text: Angulamana, Angula.

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