Dvitāla

By Swami Harshananda

Dvitāla literally means ‘measuring two tālas’.

In the murtiśilpaśāstra, all the measurements are based on tāla^[1] being referred as the basic unit. The images and associated figures are to be made as per this tālamāna system.

The measurement of dvitāla^[2] is adopted while preparing the images of birds like swan, dwarfish spirits such as Kuṣmāṇḍa and for the Matsyāvatāra of Viṣṇu.

References[edit]

↑ Tāla means measurement of the length of the face, which is equal to the span.
↑ Dvitāla means two tālas or spans equal to 24 aṅgulas.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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[1] Tāla means measurement of the length of the face, which is equal to the span.

[2] Dvitāla means two tālas or spans equal to 24 aṅgulas.

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