Indian Epigraphy c16.s6.34
Indian Epigraphy c16.s6.34
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c16.s6.34
Even in areas where the ancient names of land measures are still current, we cannot escape similar uncertainty. In the age of the Guptas, the popular units of the measurement of area in Bengal are known to have been the *Kulyavāpa*, *Droṇa-vāpa* and *Āḍhavāpa*.³ These words are derived from *vāpa* (from the root *vap*, ‘to sow’) added to certain measures of capacity.