ON INDIAN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



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On the meafures of fpace, Go'pa'la Bhatta' quotes 

 a text from Vriddha Menu, which traces thefe from 

 the fame minute quantity as weights. 



8 trajar'enus =z 1 renu. 



8 renus = 1 bdlagra y or hair's point. 



8 balagras — 1 licjha y or poppy feed. 



8 lie/has z=z 1 yuca. 



8 yucas = 1 yava y or very fmall barley-corn, 



8 yavas z=z 1 angula y or finger. 



From this Menu proceeds to longer meafures. 



1 2 angulasy or fingers, = 1 vitefti, or fpan. 

 2 vitefiiS) or fpans, = 1 #<?/?<2, or cubit. 



In the Ma'rcande'ya pur ana meafures are traced 

 from atoms. 



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