Comprehensive Study on Standardization of Anguli Pramana W.S.R.

The study entitled "A comprehensive study on standardization of Anguli Pramana w.s.r. to Pramana of urdhva shakha (upper limb)" comprises of 8 chapters namely. Chapter 1: - IntroductionConcise introduction about need of such a study, concept of Pramana Sharira and anthropometry as described in Ayurveda and need of studies and a short review of relevant previous works done in this regard. Chapter 2: - Review of Ayurvedic literature this chapter includes descriptio n of Pamana, Maana, types of measures described in Ayurvedic classics and Anguli pramanas, a brief description of Angula as a unit of measure, etymology of the word Angula, a critical analysis of different prevalent opinions regarding Anguli pramana, detailed description of various contexts in which Anguli pramana has been used in Ayurvedic samhitas. Brief notes on Historical review of Anguli Pramana and significance of Anguli Pramana. This is followed by detailed description of references related to praman sharira as described in Ayurvedic literature, mainly Brihattrayees and also from available commentaries such as that of Dalhana, Chakrapani, Gangadhara, Haranachandra and Indu.