Aṅgula (from - 'a finger; the thumb; a finger's breadth'Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier-Williams, 1899) is a measure of length. Twelve aṅgulas make a Vitasti or span, and twenty-four a Hasta or Cubit. 108 Angulam make a 'Dhanusha'.
One Aṅgula during the Maurya period is believed to be approximately equal to 1.763 centimetres.
In the Hindu , the size of an aṅgula is considerably larger "the length of the middle digit [phalange] of the middle finger", but the ratios with the larger units remain unchanged.
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