Indian Epigraphy c16.s6.75
Indian Epigraphy c16.s6.75
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c16.s6.75
⁵ Ibid., p. 171. The inscription possibly also refers to the cubit (*hasta*) of 36 *aṅgulas* or 27 inches and to the measuring rod (*daṇḍa*=nala) of 32 cubits of the above length. Cf. Hunter's reference to the cubit of 20¾ inches as prevalent in Sandvip in the Noakhali District and of 34 inches in certain areas of the Faridpur District, and also the measuring rod of 56 cubits of 34 inches each prevalent in the Naldi Pargana of the Faridpur District.