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 Vālāgra,
- 8 Valagra = 1 Likṣā,
- 8 Liksha = 1 Yūka,
- 8 Yūka = 1 Yava,
- 8 Yava = 1 Aṅgula,
- 12 Aṅgula = 1 Vitasti = 1 Tala,
- 2 Vitasti (24 Aṅgulas) = 1 Kisku,
- 4 Dhanurmusti (26 Aṅgulas) = 1 Daṇḍa,
- 8 Danda = 1 Rajju.