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A '''vitasti''' ({{langx|sa|वितस्ति}}, ''{{IAST|vitasti}}'') is an ancient [[India|Indian]] unit of length approximating 21 [[centimeter]]s.{{cn|date=December 2017}}<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The [[Sanskrit]] word ''vitasti'', meaning "span", is an ancient Indo-Iranian term. It is derived from the [[Proto-Indo-Iranian]] term ''*witasti-'' and is related to [[Avestan]] ''vītasti'', Kurdish ''bist'' and [[Persian language|Persian]] ''bidast'', all meaning "span".<ref>The Indo-Aryan inherited lexicon by Alexander Lubotsky</ref><br />
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==Measurement==<br />
According to the Vāstuśāstra, a vitasti is equal to 12 [[Aṅgula|aṅgulas]]. It is defined as the long span between the extended thumb and the little finger or as the distance between the wrist and the fingertips.<ref>Sir Monier Monier Williams dictionary</ref><br />
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==Equivalence to other units of length==<br />
8 ''Paramāṇu'' = 1 ''Rathadhūli'' (chariot-dust)<br>8 ''Rathadhūli'' = 1 ''Vālāgra'' (hair-end)<br>8 ''Vālāgra'' = 1 ''Likṣā'' (nit)<br>8 ''Likṣā'' = 1 ''Yūkā'' (louse)<br>8 ''Yūkā'' = 1 ''Yava'' (barley)<br>8 ''Yava'' = 1 ''Aṅgula'' (finger)<br>12 ''Aṅgula'' = 1 ''Vitasti'' (span)<br> 2 ''Vitasti'' = 1 ''Kiṣku'' (cubit){{cn|date=December 2017}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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