Hasta (unit)

The hasta (Sanskrit: हस्त (hásta); Chinese: 肘 (pinyin: zhǒu)) is a traditional Indian unit of length, measured from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. It equals 24 aṅgulas orﾠ about 18 inches,^[1] about 45 centimetres.

4 hastas make one dhanus,^[2] and 400 hastas make one nalva. 8 hastas make one rajju.

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