aṃguṣṭhaḥ

aṃguṣṭhaḥ [aṃgau pāṇau prādhānyena tiṣṭhati; aṃgu-sthā P. VIII. 3. 97]

1 The thumb; great toe.

2 A thumb's breadth, usually regarded as equal to aṃgula. [cf. Zend angusta, Pers. angust.]

Comp.

— mātra a. [parimāṇārthe mātrac] of the length or size of a thumb; °traṃ puruṣaṃ niścakarṣa balādyamaḥ Mb.