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Hasta (unit)
The hasta (Sanskrit: हस्त (hásta); Chinese: 肘 (pinyin:
zhǒu)) is a traditional Indian unit of length, measured
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from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. It equals • Cubit
24 aṅgulas or? about 18 inches,[1] about 45 centimetres.
400 hastas make one nalva. Notes
[1] Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier-Williams,
(c) 1899
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