{{Short description|Arm-based measure}} The '''''hasta''''' ({{langx|sa|हस्त}} (hásta); {{zh|c=肘}} ({{zh|p=zhǒu}})) is a traditional [[India]]n [[Units of measurement|unit]] of [[length]], measured from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. It equals 24 ''[[aṅgula]]s'' orﾠ about 18 [[inch]]es,<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/1872sanskriten00moniuoft Sanskrit-English Dictionary]'' by [[Monier-Williams]], (c) 1899</ref> about 45 centimetres.
4 ''hastas'' make one ''dhanus'',<ref>{{Cite MWSD|dhanus}}</ref> and 400 ''hastas'' make one ''[[nalva]]''. 8 ''hastas'' make one '''''rajju'''''.
== See also == * [[Cubit]] ==Notes== {{reflist}}
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