STANDARDIZATION OF ANGULĪ PRAMĀNA

Abstract

Introduction: Pramāna Shārīr is the unique concept presented by our āchārya at times when there were no standardized tools of measurements. Angulī pramāna deals with the measurement of different body parts. For this they developed swa-anguli pramāna as a unit of measurement. There are different opinions regarding which angulī i.e. finger to be considered for Angulī pramāna. Hence the present study reveals the standardization of Angulī pramāna. Methodology: The present study was conducted on 100 participants. Breadth of index finger and middle finger was measured at the proximal interphalangeal joint for both hands using Vernier caliper. Breadth of both hands measured at metacorpo-phalangeal joint with the help of Vernier caliper and breadth of the thumb measured at proximal end of nail. At the same time Shir parināh i.e. head circumference of each participant is measured using measuring tape in centimeter which afterward converted into Anguli pramāna. The values thus obtained for Shir parināh compared with the Samhita values. Result: The result obtained by using middle finger breadth of right hand was found more appropriate. Discussion: It may be concluded that the middle finger breadth of right hand taken at proximal inter-phalangeal joint should be consider as the standardized tool for Angulī pramāna.