History, Art and Life

Category Weights and measures

Units of measurement for lengths and weights

yava

Yava (Sanskrit: यव), barley-corn; unit of measurement; 1 Yava = 8 Yuka and 8 Yava = 1 Angula The table shows the different units of measurement in relation to each other: 8 Paramanu = 1 Rathadhūli, 8 Rathadhuli = 1… Continue Reading →

yojana

Yojana (Sanskrit: योजन) is a unit of measurement of distance, according to the Vāyu Purāṇa; 8000 Dhanu = 1 Yojana.

yuka

Yūka (यूक), louse; unit of measurement; 1 Yūka = 8 Liksha and 8 Yūka = 1 Yava The table shows the different units of measurement in relation to each other: 8 Paramanu = 1 Rathadhūli, 8 Rathadhuli = 1 Vālāgra,… Continue Reading →

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