'jal dum

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measurer * measuring instrument [IW]

measurer; 1) new moon 2) Kalachakra: ultimate unit of measure [: an inner 'jal is a time measure a breath and so forth. [chu srang, chu tshod etc.] The 'jal byed of external form having things is ultimate atoms and gross atoms, skra rtse, ske tse, shig nas, sor mo, 8 such from one to another... 24 fingers is a cubit, four cubits a bow length, 2,000 bow lengths a rgyang grags, four of which is a dpag tsad.] [IW]

measurer; 1) new moon 2) Kalachakra: ultimate unit of measure [R] [IW]

the measure of 4 adhakas, measure of capacity, cognitive means [JV]

the measurer, that which fathoms [RY]