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Next come the details of vertical measurements:
1. First is the Mastaka-sutra i. e. the line of the crown.
2. Four angulas below is the Kesanta (end of the front hair) sutra. This goes round the head three angulas above the Karṇāgra.
3. Two angulas below is the Tapanoddeśa-sutra. This goes through the Sankhamadhya, one angula above the Karṇagra and one angula above the occiput.
4. One angula below is the Kacotsanga-sutra which goes from near the eyebrows, the upper end of the ear to the Sirṣakūrma (occiput).
5. One angula below is the Kanīnikā-sūtra which goes by the Apanga, the upper end of the Pippali and above the pit of the back of the head.
6. Two angulas below is the Nasāmadhya-sutra. It goes through the high portion of the cheeks to the middle of the ear.
7. Two angulas below is the Nasāgrasutra. It goes through the cheeks, the root of the ear, the Kesotpatti-pradeśa and the back.
8. Half an angula below is the Vaktramaḍhya-sutra. It goes by the Sprkka or Krkaāṭikā.
9. Half an angula below is the Adharoṣṭha-sutra. It goes by the joint of the chin to the back of the neck.
10. Two angulas below is the Hanvagra-sutra. It goes by the neck to the joint of the shoulder.
11. Four angulas below is the Hikka-sutra. It goes from below the shoulders and the tops of the hands.
12. Seven angulas below is the Vakṣaḥsthala-sutra. It goes by the red part of the nipples and the arm-pit joints to the back-bone. 13. Five angulas below is the Vibhramasanga-sutra. It goes below the nipples, the part between the breast and the backbone, the upper part of the elbow joint to the middle of the back.
14. Six angulas below is the Jatharamadhya-sutra. It goes by the end of the biceps to the back.
Aho! Shrutgyanam
